SF Minnesota (not to be confused with SF-Finn) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to

speculative fiction Speculative fiction is an umbrella term, umbrella genre of fiction that encompasses all the subgenres that depart from Realism (arts), realism, or strictly imitating everyday reality, instead presenting fantastical, supernatural, futuristic, or ...

(science fiction and fantasy, or SF) education. Founded in February 1992 in Minneapolis/St. Paul,

Minnesota Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ...

, it describes itself as "a multicultural, multimedia organization".SF Minnesota Web site
Retrieved June 16, 2007.

Projects

SF Minnesota sponsors several projects:
* '' Diversicon''—an annual convention with programming exploring the diversity of humanity and the diversity of artistic expression within the realm of

.Diversicon Web site
Retrieved June 16, 2007. * '' Arcana''- an annual convention of dark fantas

* ''Annual Classic Horror Films Party''—a screening of about a half-dozen

horror film Horror is a film genre that seeks to elicit physical or psychological fear in its viewers. Horror films often explore dark subject matter and may deal with Transgressive art, transgressive topics or themes. Broad elements of the genre include Mo ...

s with liner notes; free and open to the public.SF Minnesota Web site
Retrieved June 16, 2007. * ''Speculations Reading Series'' at DreamHaven Books in

Minneapolis Minneapolis is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, and its county seat. With a population of 429,954 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the state's List of cities in Minnesota, most populous city. Locat ...

—part of S.A.S.E.: The Write Place's Carol Connolly Readings.S.A.S.E. Web site (Carol Connolly Reading Series)
Retrieved June 16, 2007. * ''

Gordon R. Dickson Gordon Rupert Dickson (November 1, 1923 – January 31, 2001) was an American science fiction writer. He was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in 2000. Biography Dickson was born in Edmonton, Alberta, in 1923 ...

Fund for Clarion West students''—SF Minnesota makes donations to this fund.Gordon Dickson Memorial Scholarship Fund Web site
Retrieved June 16, 2007. * '' Tales of the Unanticipated''—SF Minnesota makes donations to this literary

magazine/anthology.Heideman, E. (Ed.).
Tales of the Unanticipated
' #28. 2008. Minneapolis, MN: TOTU-Ink. p. ''?''.

Officers

2009 officers: Sybil Smith, President; Scott Lohman; and Bryan Thao Worra.Heideman, E., SF Minnesota Corresponding Secretary, personal correspondence

References

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