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 2020, upcoming dumpster pickup dates are Jul 6 & 20, Aug 3, 17 & 31, Sep 14 & 28, Oct 12 & 26, Nov 9 & 23, Dec 7 & 21.
The clubhouse will be cleaned by professional cleaners on the first Friday of every month (except July in 2020).
Please schedule your activities so as not to interfere with their work.
In 2020, upcoming clubhouse cleaning dates are Jul 2, Aug 7, Sep 4, Oct 2, Nov 6, Dec 4.
NESFA Reading Group Book: Hammers on Bone by Cassandra Khaw
This meeting will be held online.
NESFA Writes (Location TBD) A Maker Space for Making Fiction Location TBD
Game Day (virtual) The games will be played on boardgamearena.com. An account will be needed.
Boskone and NESFA Business Meetings (virtual) noon and 2 pm, respectively This meeting will be held online.
NESFA Writes (Location TBD) A Maker Space for Making Fiction Location TBD
NESFA Writes (Location TBD) A Maker Space for Making Fiction Location TBD
The Book Shop Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Club Book: The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders
This will be held online.
Hugo ballot deadline The Hugo ballot must be received by:
Thursday, 23 July 2020, at 2:59am EDT (Wednesday 22 July 2020 at 11:59pm PDT (GMT-7))
Please note that due a delay in opening online voting, the deadline has been extended.
Game Day (virtual) The games will be played on boardgamearena.com. An account will be needed.
NESFA Writes (Location TBD) A Maker Space for Making Fiction Location TBD
CoNZealand (online) the 78th World Science Fiction Convention. It has been decided to make CoNZealand an online convention. Please see their website for more details.
NESFA Reading Group Book: A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine
This meeting will be held online.
Boskone and NESFA Business Meetings noon and 2 pm, respectively This meeting may be held online.
ReCONvene 2020 first NESFA virtual convention
The Book Shop Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Club Book: Cloud Roads by Martha Wells This will be held online.
Dragon Con in Atlanta, GA
NESFA Reading Group Book: The Dark Side of the Sun by Terry Pratchett
This meeting may be held online.
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.
Boskone and NESFA Business Meetings noon and 2 pm, respectively
The Book Shop Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Club Book: Vast by Linda Nagata
This meeting will be held online.
NESFA Reading Group Book: Ancestral Night by Elizabeth Bear
This meeting will be held online.
Capclave 2020 in Rockville, MD.
The Book Shop Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Club Book: The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
This meeting may be held online.
IlluxCon in Reading, PA.
World Fantasy Convention 2020 (virtual) (Salt Lake City, UT) World Fantasy Convention will be online this year. Please see the website for more details.
DerpyCon 2020 in New Brunswick, NJ
Baycon 2020 in San Mateo, CA. Dates have changed.
NESFA Reading Group Book: Scented Gardens for the Blind by Janet Frame
This meeting may be held online.
Philcon in Cherry Hill, NJ.
NESFA Reading Group Book: The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa
This meeting may be held online.
Boskone 58 at the Westin Waterfront in Boston, MA
Fourth Street Fantasy in St. Louis Park, MN
Northeast Filk Convention
Rhode Island Comic Con in Providence, RI
PortConMaine 2021 in Portland, ME
Readercon 31 in Quincy, MA
Shore Leave in Hunt Valley, MD
ConGregate 2021 in Winston-Salem, NC
ConnectiCon XVIII in Hartford, CT
Confluence in Pittsburgh, PA
Otakon in Washington, DC
FanExpo Boston in Boston, MA
Bubonicon in Albuquerque, NM
DisCon III the 79th World Science Fiction Convention, in Washington, DC, USA
FenCon XVII in Irving (DWF airport), TX.
Granite State Comicon in Manchester, NH
World Fantasy Convention 2021 in Montréal, ON, Canada.
Rhode Island Comic Con in Providence, RI
