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All readers who love speculative fiction—whether you are scholar or librarian, creator or consumer, astronaut or alchemist, student or parent, or all of the above—are invited to Sirens in 2026. With the help of our expert faculty and other presenters, we’ll examine the works we love, as well as the societies and cultures that surround them, in a cozy space designed to nurture our community.

  • Dates: March 18-22, 2026
  • Location: Omni New Haven at Yale, New Haven, CT
  • Price:
    • March 18, 2025 through September 30, 2025: $299
    • October 1, 2025 through February 20, 2026: $399
    • At the door: $499
  • Inclusions: All programming and events offered by the conference, including the opportunity to learn with our attending faculty; our Night Market event; five receptions or sit-down meals; and our pop-up bookstore showcasing the breadth of progressive, inclusive speculative stories.
  • Non-refundable: Sirens registrations are not refundable, but can be transferred to another attendee. If you have a buyer and would like to transfer your registration, please email us at help@sirensconference.org.
  • Travel: Travel expenses are not included in the conference rate and your personal travel must be booked separately.

Hotel Reservations

Sirens will take place at the Omni New Haven at Yale, in the heart of New Haven, close to restaurants and shops and just steps away from the public common and Yale University. We have negotiated a fantastically low base rate of $199/night at the Omni for Sirens attendees—and we hope you’ll take advantage of it, as every person who stays at the Omni helps us defray the cost of event space for Sirens.

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Hotel lobby with comfy chairs
Hotel gym with equipment
Hotel room with two beds.
Hotel corner room with one bed.

Transportation

New Haven, Connecticut, is a vibrant, progressive college town roughly two hours by train outside New York City. We expect that many attendees will be regional and will travel via Amtrak or NYC’s Metro North. Further, we expect that many attendees will fly into the New York City metro area via one of the area’s three major airports: LaGuardia (LGA), JFK (JFK), and Newark (EWR). We do note that JFK and Newark have more accessible public transportation options than LaGuardia. For these attendees, we will have transportation guides to help you navigate the NYC area’s extensive public transportation later this fall. Smaller, regional airports and other transportation options exist for attendees who may have more flexibility.

If you are flying into the Northeast for Sirens, and find the New York City planes, trains, and buses to be a bit much, please email us at help@sirensconference.org. We are considering offering a Sirens Shuttle—a charter bus serving only Sirens attendees—from Hartford, Connecticut’s Bradley Airport (BDL) to Sirens on Wednesday afternoon, returning Sunday afternoon. To do so would require that we incur additional costs and sell shuttle tickets to interested attendees, so we need to gauge interest. We will make a decision on whether to offer the shuttle, based on indications of interest, no later than December 1, 2025.  

Conference Schedule

Sirens will start at 7:00 pm ET on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, and conclude by 12:00 pm ET on Sunday, March 22, 2026. While the detailed Sirens schedule is still very much in development, especially because programming applications are currently in process, we do want to share the general outline of what your Sirens experience will be:

  • Keynote Presentations: Each of our eight expert faculty will present a lecture to the entire conference. These lectures will be the cornerstone of our conference, providing opportunities to learn and topics to discuss with other attendees throughout the weekend.
  • Programming: Much of our morning and afternoon schedules will be comprised of programming presented by attendees for attendees. These presentations will offer additional opportunities to learn, engage, discuss, and grow.
  • Affinity Groups: Each day during lunch, we will take a two-hour break and offer only programming for one of the following communities: BIPOC people, LGBTQIA+ people, and a coalition of disabled, neurodivergent, and chronically ill people. This programming will be presented by members of the applicable community, often including members of our faculty, for only members of these communities, and will be followed by an opportunity to join others in the community for lunch (at your own cost).
  • Crafts: As we seek both joy and respite, we understand that we must find time to engage with activities that we enjoy, separate from productivity or profit. We will offer crafting classes, where we can gather, try something new, and take a break from the hustle and bustle of our endlessly busy lives.
  • Shared Meals: Your Sirens registration includes a dessert reception, two dinners, a special event dinner in connection with our Night Market, and a breakfast. As community building requires caretaking and safety, we are planning the logistics necessary both for every individual to be able to eat fully and safely, regardless of dietary concerns, and for individuals to be able to take their food elsewhere for social distancing without missing programming.
  • Night Market: We have spent so long dreaming of better worlds that we wanted to create one. On Saturday night, we will offer a Night Market, with food, shopping, a live auction that is critical for our conference funding, and chances to enjoy time with friends both new and old.
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