In 2009, in its inaugural year, Sirens welcomed its first attendees in Vail: nearly 100 people joined us to discuss and debate the diverse, remarkable women of fantasy literature, with a special focus on female warriors. High on a mountaintop, Tamora Pierce delivered the very first Sirens keynote address, sharing with attendees—well into the night—her very personal journey through fantasy literature.

In 2016, in its eighth year, Sirens welcomed its highest number of registrations ever: just over 100 people joined us in Denver to again discuss and debate the diverse, remarkable women of fantasy literature, this time paying particular attention to lovers and the idea that whom you choose to love—or not love—changes you and can help you change the world.

In the years in between, we have examined faeries and monsters, hauntings and rebels. We’ve had our first reunion, and welcomed hundreds of different people to Sirens, some only once and some many times. Our community, though sometimes small, is breathtakingly mighty.

2017 GROWTH

In 2017, nearly 150 people have already registered for Sirens! We are amazed. We are thrilled. We are, as you might expect, somewhat shocked.

Given this unprecedented growth, we must impose a registration cap on Sirens this year. We have carefully examined our available space in Vail, and we can accommodate only 190 registrations.

As of today, only 21 registrations remain available for Sirens in 2017. This number does not include registrations set aside for scholarship recipients and potential presenters. We are currently offering these 21 registrations on a first-come, first-served basis.

PRESENTERS

Sirens is currently holding a registration for every person who proposed programming to Sirens this year. We will hold these registrations for these potential presenters, regardless of whether the vetting board accepts their proposals, until the July 9 presenter registration deadline. On July 10, if any presenters have not registered, we will make those remaining registrations available to others on a first-come, first-served basis.

SCHOLARSHIPS

Sirens has already awarded its Con or Bust and financial hardship scholarships; these awards will not affect the number of registrations available. The scholarships for exemplary programming proposals will be awarded in June and, as we are already holding registrations for presenters, these awards will not affect the number of registrations available.

UPDATES

If we find that we have additional registrations available, we will make an announcement on this blog, on our Twitter, and on our Facebook page. Please also watch our Twitter for announcements of any individuals seeking to sell their registrations.

TICKETS

Our Sirens Supper is sold out for 2017. We have only two Sirens Studio tickets remaining, so if you are interested in attending the Studio, we encourage you to register as soon as possible. We continue to sell Sirens Shuttle tickets and do not yet anticipate any availability issues, but we will let you know if that changes.

QUESTIONS

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at (help at sirensconference.org). Thank you so much to everyone who has ever attended a Sirens—or who is registered this year for the first time—for helping build this brilliant community!