F.A.C.T.

Monthly Board Meeting - May (NOTE location change)
2025-05-10 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | Southeast Branch Library, 5803 Nuckols Crossing Rd., Austin, TX, 78744, United States
Please join us at the F.A.C.T Board Meeting on Sat May 10 at 2 PM at the Southeast Branch of the Austin Public Library.
Note that the location changed on May 7 due to repairs at the previously selected location.
What would you like to see happen? Where can you help? Where is fandom going and what can our little literary-focused group do in that space? Come share your ideas and stay for socializing afterwards!
Questions to: secretary@fact.org

Reading Group: The Cautious Traveler’s Guide to the Wastelands by Sarah Brooks
2025-05-05 19:00 - 20:00 | Online
F.A.C.T.’s book discussion group meets online on the first and third Monday of each month at 7PM. Everyone is welcome to attend! To get the link for an upcoming meeting, send an email to reading@fact.org. At this meeting, we’ll discuss: The Cautious Traveler’s Guide to the Wastelands by Sarah Brooks!

ArmadilloCon – May ConCom Meeting (online)
2025-05-04 15:00 - 17:00 | Online
ArmadilloCon is run entirely by volunteers. Each year, people generously give of their time in order to make ArmadilloCon the best it can be.
If already on our volunteer list, watch for an email link with a Zoom login link. If not yet on our list, please email info at armadillocondotorg for details.

Online Celebration: Winners of the 2025 F.A.C.T. Flash Fiction Contest
2025-04-26 19:00 - 20:30 | Online
Come help celebrate the winners & thank our sponsors & readers!

Reading Group: Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle
2025-04-21 19:00 - 20:00 | Online
F.A.C.T.’s book discussion group meets online on the first and third Monday of each month at 7PM. Everyone is welcome to attend! To get the link for an upcoming meeting, send an email to reading@fact.org. At this meeting, we’ll discuss: Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle

FACT Annual Meeting of the Membership (Rescheduled)
2025-04-12 14:00 - 16:00 | John Gillum Branch Library, 2505 Steck Ave., Austin, TX, 78757
FACT’s Annual Meeting of the Membership is scheduled for Saturday, April 12, 2025, at the John Gillum Branch Library (2505 Steck Ave., Austin, TX).
FACT’s Annual Meeting of the Membership on March 8, 2025, was adjourned for lack of a quorum and other issues to 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 12, 2025, at the John Gillum Branch Library (2505 Steck Ave., Austin, TX). There will likely be socializing afterwards! Members generally go out for dinner afterwards.

Please make sure to vote! The agenda will include the election of Board members for 2025. FACT members, if you cannot attend, please vote online. Watch your email for an email from board@fact.org with your electronic ballot. If you have not received an email and think you should have, please email us to check!
Read up more on FACT, the Board, and how FACT works:

Guide to FACT’s organization, including the Board, Officers, and Committees, including the ArmadilloCon committee
Current list of the FACT Board members and officers
List of FACT members deemed Board-eligible for 2025
Bylaws of the Fandom Association of Central Texas. The bylaws were last amended at the 2023 Annual Meeting.

Reading Group: The Limpet Syndrome by Tony Moyle
2025-04-07 19:00 - 20:00 | Online
F.A.C.T.’s book discussion group meets online on the first and third Monday of each month at 7PM. Everyone is welcome to attend! To get the link for an upcoming meeting, send an email to reading@fact.org. At this meeting, we’ll discuss: The Limpet Syndrome by Tony Moyle (394 pages)

ArmadilloCon - April ConCom Meeting
2025-04-06 15:00 - 17:00 | Online
ArmadilloCon is run entirely by volunteers. Each year, people generously give of their time in order to make ArmadilloCon the best it can be. If you can, please join us for an online kickoff meeting:
To get the meeting link, send an email (see below).

Meetup at Cosmic Coffee + Beer
2025-04-05 19:00 - 20:30 | Cosmic Coffee + Beer (Pickle Road location), 121 Pickle Rd, Ste 111, Austin, TX, 78704-7176, United States
As part of the F.A.C.T. Flash Fiction Contest, we are having a meetup on the Saturday after submissions close. Come socialize whether or not you submit a story!

Last Day for Submissions to the F.A.C.T. Flash Fiction Contest!
2025-03-31 | Online
The last day for submissions to the 2025 F.A.C.T. Flash Fiction Contest is today!
See the F.A.C.T. Flash Fiction Contest page for details, and get started! There’s still time!

Reading Group: Night’s Master by Tanith Lee
2025-03-17 19:00 - 20:00 | Online
F.A.C.T.’s book discussion group meets online on the first and third Monday of each month at 7PM. Everyone is welcome to attend! To get the link for an upcoming meeting, send an email to reading@fact.org. At this meeting, we’ll discuss: Night’s Master by Tanith Lee (242 pages).

FACT Social: Board Gaming at Emerald Tavern
2025-03-16 14:00 - 17:00 | Emerald Tavern Games and Cafe, 9012 Research Blvd, Suite C1, Austin, TX, 78758
We are gathering at Emerald Tavern from 2-5 PM on Sunday March 16th. This cafe serves full meals, drinks and makes board games available for play. You are welcome to bring your own games. New players are welcome! Let’s get together to play games in person!

F.A.C.T. 2025 Flash Fiction Contest - Submission Portal Opens
2025-03-16 | Online
It’s that time of year again! ArmadilloCon’s Flash Fiction Contest is officially rebranded as the F.A.C.T. Flash Fiction Contest (F.A.C.T. being the group that brings you ArmadilloCon, the ArmadilloCon Writers’ Workshop and this Flash Fiction Contest). There’s a 1,000-word count limit in any genre of speculative fiction (Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror/Slipstream/etc.). This year’s theme word is tundra!
The contest is open to any workshop student member of ArmadilloCon 2017 through 2025. If you paid a registration fee but were unable to attend, you are still welcome to join the contest. You may also join the contest by registering for this year’s Writers’ Workshop (registration will be open soon!).
See the F.A.C.T. Flash Fiction Contest page for details, and get started!
