NESFA events are canceled until further notice because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
NESFA events are highlighted like this. Non-NESFA events at the clubhouse are highlighted like this. Extraordinary and exceptional events, dates, and reminders are highlighted like this.
Please report any errors, and any relevant events which are not listed but are in or near New England or otherwise of interest to NESFA members, to calendar@nesfa.org.
In addition to the activities listed here, some NESFA members gather at the clubhouse almost every Wednesday evening to work, socialize, and play games (often Dominion). The building is almost always open between 6 pm and 10 pm on Wednesday evenings, and often later. When the weather is inclement, please call 617-625-2311 to make sure that there are people at the clubhouse before showing up.
The dumpster will be emptied every two weeks on Mondays (except on Tuesday when Monday is a holiday).
Please leave a clear path to the dumpster, and plenty of clear space around it on pickup days.
In 2021, upcoming dumpster emptying dates are Jun 21, Tuesday Jul 6, Jul 19, Aug 2, Aug 16, Aug 30, Sep 13, Sep 27, Oct 11, Oct 25, Nov 8, Nov 22, Dec 6, and Dec 20.
The clubhouse will be cleaned by professional cleaners on the first Friday of every month until further notice.
Please schedule your activities so as not to interfere with their work.
In 2021, upcoming clubhouse cleaning dates are Jul 2, Aug 6, Sep 3, Oct 1, Nov 5, and Dec 3.
NESFA Writes (virtual) A Maker Space for Making Fiction (or nonfiction) -8pm - 8:15pm - Group Chat -8:15 - 9pm - Breakout for Writing -9pm - 9:15pm - Group Chat -9:15 - 10pm - Breakout for Writing -10pm - 10:30pm(ish) - Group Chat
Otakon in Washington, DC
NESFA Reading Group Book: Seven of Infinities by Aliette de Bodard
This meeting will be held online.
Game Day A game day is planned. RSVP (through NESFA email lists or meetup.com) will be required and attendance will be limited. At the clubhouse.
NESFA Writes (virtual) A Maker Space for Making Fiction (or nonfiction) -8pm - 8:15pm - Group Chat -8:15 - 9pm - Breakout for Writing -9pm - 9:15pm - Group Chat -9:15 - 10pm - Breakout for Writing -10pm - 10:30pm(ish) - Group Chat
Readercon 31 (virtual) The 2021 convention will be a virtual one.
NESFA Writes (virtual) A Maker Space for Making Fiction (or nonfiction) -8pm - 8:15pm - Group Chat -8:15 - 9pm - Breakout for Writing -9pm - 9:15pm - Group Chat -9:15 - 10pm - Breakout for Writing -10pm - 10:30pm(ish) - Group Chat
The Somerville Sci-Fi/Fantasy Reading Group Book: Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Morena-Garcia
This meeting will be held online.
Bubonicon 52: Take Two (virtual) This year’s convention will be Virtual
Boskone and NESFA Business Meetings The Boskone meeting will start at 1PM. The NESFA business meeting will follow at about 3PM
These meetings will be held online.
NESFA Writes (virtual) A Maker Space for Making Fiction (or nonfiction) -8pm - 8:15pm - Group Chat -8:15 - 9pm - Breakout for Writing -9pm - 9:15pm - Group Chat -9:15 - 10pm - Breakout for Writing -10pm - 10:30pm(ish) - Group Chat
NESFA Writes (virtual) A Maker Space for Making Fiction (or nonfiction) -8pm - 8:15pm - Group Chat -8:15 - 9pm - Breakout for Writing -9pm - 9:15pm - Group Chat -9:15 - 10pm - Breakout for Writing -10pm - 10:30pm(ish) - Group Chat
FanExpo Boston in Boston, MA
NESFA Reading Group Book: House of Suns by Alastair Reynolds
This meeting may be held online or may be a hybrid, if we head back to the Clubhouse.
NESFA Picnic at The Shelter (a covered area with 6 grills and 8 tables) at Larz Anderson Park in Brookline.
Note that neither dogs nor hibachis are allowed in this area.
All fans are welcome. NESFA will provide the basics: hamburgers, hot dogs, buns, condiments, and fire; bring something to share.
There is a link for directions to the park on the same webpage.
NESFA Writes (virtual) A Maker Space for Making Fiction (or nonfiction) -8pm - 8:15pm - Group Chat -8:15 - 9pm - Breakout for Writing -9pm - 9:15pm - Group Chat -9:15 - 10pm - Breakout for Writing -10pm - 10:30pm(ish) - Group Chat
ConnectiCon XVIII in Hartford, CT
Boskone and NESFA Business Meetings The Boskone meeting will start at 1pm. The NESFA business meeting will follow at about 3PM.
These meetings are likely be held online.
NESFA Writes (virtual) A Maker Space for Making Fiction (or nonfiction) -8pm - 8:15pm - Group Chat -8:15 - 9pm - Breakout for Writing -9pm - 9:15pm - Group Chat -9:15 - 10pm - Breakout for Writing -10pm - 10:30pm(ish) - Group Chat
FenCon XVII in Irving (DWF airport), TX.
Albacon 2021 Virtual con (Regularly in Albany, NY)
Granite State Comicon in Manchester, NH
NESFA Writes (virtual) A Maker Space for Making Fiction (or nonfiction) -8pm - 8:15pm - Group Chat -8:15 - 9pm - Breakout for Writing -9pm - 9:15pm - Group Chat -9:15 - 10pm - Breakout for Writing -10pm - 10:30pm(ish) - Group Chat
The Somerville Sci-Fi/Fantasy Reading Group Book: Dawn by Octavia Butler
This meeting may be held online or may be a hybrid if we return to the Clubhouse.
NESFA Writes (virtual) A Maker Space for Making Fiction (or nonfiction) -8pm - 8:15pm - Group Chat -8:15 - 9pm - Breakout for Writing -9pm - 9:15pm - Group Chat -9:15 - 10pm - Breakout for Writing -10pm - 10:30pm(ish) - Group Chat
Capclave in Rockville, MD
NESFA Reading Group Book: Persephone Station by Stina Leicht
This meeting may be held online or may be a hybrid, if we head back to the Clubhouse.
NESFA Writes (virtual) A Maker Space for Making Fiction (or nonfiction) -8pm - 8:15pm - Group Chat -8:15 - 9pm - Breakout for Writing -9pm - 9:15pm - Group Chat -9:15 - 10pm - Breakout for Writing -10pm - 10:30pm(ish) - Group Chat
Boskone and NESFA Business Meetings The Boskone meeting will start at 1PM. The NESFA business meeting will follow at about 3PM
These meetings may be held online.
NESFA Writes (virtual) A Maker Space for Making Fiction (or nonfiction) -8pm - 8:15pm - Group Chat -8:15 - 9pm - Breakout for Writing -9pm - 9:15pm - Group Chat -9:15 - 10pm - Breakout for Writing -10pm - 10:30pm(ish) - Group Chat
NESFA Writes (virtual) A Maker Space for Making Fiction (or nonfiction) -8pm - 8:15pm - Group Chat -8:15 - 9pm - Breakout for Writing -9pm - 9:15pm - Group Chat -9:15 - 10pm - Breakout for Writing -10pm - 10:30pm(ish) - Group Chat
The Somerville Sci-Fi/Fantasy Reading Group Book: Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City by K. J. Parker.
This meeting may be held online or may be a hybrid if we return to the Clubhouse.
NESFA Writes (virtual) A Maker Space for Making Fiction (or nonfiction) -8pm - 8:15pm - Group Chat -8:15 - 9pm - Breakout for Writing -9pm - 9:15pm - Group Chat -9:15 - 10pm - Breakout for Writing -10pm - 10:30pm(ish) - Group Chat
Astronomicon 13 at RIT Inn and Conference Center, in Rochester, NY
NESFA Writes (virtual) A Maker Space for Making Fiction (or nonfiction) -8pm - 8:15pm - Group Chat -8:15 - 9pm - Breakout for Writing -9pm - 9:15pm - Group Chat -9:15 - 10pm - Breakout for Writing -10pm - 10:30pm(ish) - Group Chat
World Fantasy Convention 2021 in Montréal, Quebec, Canada.
Rhode Island Comic Con in Providence, RI
Corflu Concorde in Bristol, England
NESFA Reading Group Book: The Voyages of Cinrak the Dapper by A. J. Fitzwater
This meeting may be held online or may be a hybrid, if we head back to the Clubhouse.
end of daylight saving time 2 am EDT, end of daylight saving time; change clocks backward to 1 am EST.
NESFA Writes (virtual) A Maker Space for Making Fiction (or nonfiction) -8pm - 8:15pm - Group Chat -8:15 - 9pm - Breakout for Writing -9pm - 9:15pm - Group Chat -9:15 - 10pm - Breakout for Writing -10pm - 10:30pm(ish) - Group Chat
Boskone and NESFA Business Meetings The Boskone meeting will start at 1PM. The NESFA business meeting will follow at about 3PM
These meetings may be held online.
NESFA Writes (virtual) A Maker Space for Making Fiction (or nonfiction) -8pm - 8:15pm - Group Chat -8:15 - 9pm - Breakout for Writing -9pm - 9:15pm - Group Chat -9:15 - 10pm - Breakout for Writing -10pm - 10:30pm(ish) - Group Chat
The Somerville Sci-Fi/Fantasy Reading Group Book: The Vanished Birds by Simon Jimenez
This meeting may be held online or may be a hybrid if we return to the Clubhouse.
Philcon in Cherry Hill, NJ.
NESFA Writes (virtual) A Maker Space for Making Fiction (or nonfiction) -8pm - 8:15pm - Group Chat -8:15 - 9pm - Breakout for Writing -9pm - 9:15pm - Group Chat -9:15 - 10pm - Breakout for Writing -10pm - 10:30pm(ish) - Group Chat
NESFA Writes (virtual) A Maker Space for Making Fiction (or nonfiction) -8pm - 8:15pm - Group Chat -8:15 - 9pm - Breakout for Writing -9pm - 9:15pm - Group Chat -9:15 - 10pm - Breakout for Writing -10pm - 10:30pm(ish) - Group Chat
SMOFCon Europe in Lisboa, Portugal
NESFA Reading Group Book: Cat Country by Lao She
This meeting may be held online or may be a hybrid, if we head back to the Clubhouse.
Boskone and NESFA Business Meetings The Boskone meeting will start at 1PM. The NESFA business meeting will follow at about 3PM
These meetings may be held online. And the date is probably only 80% certain.
NESFA Writes (virtual) A Maker Space for Making Fiction (or nonfiction) -8pm - 8:15pm - Group Chat -8:15 - 9pm - Breakout for Writing -9pm - 9:15pm - Group Chat -9:15 - 10pm - Breakout for Writing -10pm - 10:30pm(ish) - Group Chat
NESFA Writes (virtual) A Maker Space for Making Fiction (or nonfiction) -8pm - 8:15pm - Group Chat -8:15 - 9pm - Breakout for Writing -9pm - 9:15pm - Group Chat -9:15 - 10pm - Breakout for Writing -10pm - 10:30pm(ish) - Group Chat
DisCon III the 79th World Science Fiction Convention, in Washington, DC, USA
NESFA Writes (virtual) A Maker Space for Making Fiction (or nonfiction) -8pm - 8:15pm - Group Chat -8:15 - 9pm - Breakout for Writing -9pm - 9:15pm - Group Chat -9:15 - 10pm - Breakout for Writing -10pm - 10:30pm(ish) - Group Chat
The Somerville Sci-Fi/Fantasy Reading Group Book: Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson
This meeting may be held online or may be a hybrid if we return to the Clubhouse.
The Somerville Sci-Fi/Fantasy Reading Group Book: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
This meeting may be held online or may be a hybrid if we return to the Clubhouse.
The Somerville Sci-Fi/Fantasy Reading Group Book: The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski
This meeting may be held online or may be a hybrid if we return to the Clubhouse.
Boskone 59
Intercon U in Warwick, RI
beginning of daylight saving time 2 am EST, beginning of daylight saving time; set clocks forward to 3 am EDT.
HELIOsphere in Tarrytown, NY
RavenCon in Glen Allen, VA
Anime Boston
Anime North in Toronto, ON, Canada
Chicon 8 the 80th World Science Fiction Convention, in Chicago, Illinois.
end of daylight saving time 2 am EDT, end of daylight saving time; change clocks backward to 1 am EST.
Smofcon 38 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Costume-Con 39 in San Jose, CA
