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Happy Antarctic Midwinter! ❄️🌨️🎉

Wherever you are, take a second to congratulate yourself for making it halfway through the year!

Fancy a celebration? Head on over to our website to find out how you can get involved in hosting your very own polar party!

And if you’re in NYC, we’ll see you TOMORROW for The Longest Day Of The Year Picnic 🤩✨

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Workshop: Learn how to write an abstract!

Terror Camp is back, and so is our annual abstract workshop! If you’ve got an idea for a proposal but aren’t sure where to start, our fabulous Programming team are here to help.

Join us on Sunday, June 29th, at 12:00 EST (18:00 CET / 17:00 BST).

Can’t make the live session? We’ll send a link to a recording out to everyone who RSVPs.

❄️ RSVP

See you there! ✨🤩

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Introducing: Terror Camp Polar Parties!

Terror Camp’s main event will always be online and free to attend for anyone. But the joy of real-life community is something powerful, irreplaceable, and more important than ever.

So with your help, we want to celebrate Terror Camp all over the world in person this December, as well as online!

What are Polar Parties?

Along with official events in New York and London (to be announced), our dream is to have a full calendar of regional Terror Camp meetups happening during the conference weekend (December 5-7, 2025).

But we can’t do it alone. We need YOU, Terror Campers around the world, to get involved in organizing and hosting each event!

What kind of event?

Here are some ideas:

Picnic or park meetup (if your part of the world will have good weather in December!)

Pub or bar meetup

Group dinner

House party

Museum meetup

Fancy gala or soiree

Or a combination of any of the above!

Also, your event could definitely include an in-person watchalong of Terror Camp livestream programming (but that’s not a requirement).

Where do I sign up?

Please fill out this form if:

you want to volunteer to organize a Terror Camp Polar Party for your city or region on December 5, 6, or 7, or:

you would attend an event in your city or region but are unable to take on the responsibility of hosting.

Once you’ve registered your interest in hosting a Polar Party, along with your location, we’ll list your event (even if date and place is TBD) and contact info on our site, so that other Campers in your region can get involved.

We encourage you to find co-hosts and partner up. We’d also really love it if you teamed up with local museums or institutions!

If you have any questions, or want guidance on how to organize an event, please reach out to command@terror.camp.

We’re so excited to celebrate with you across the world! ❄️🌐✨

xoxo Terror Camp Command

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☀️ Want to celebrate the longest day of the year with a bit of a benjo?

Join your NYC-area polar community Saturday June 21st, for a picnic & trivia in Central Park!

Bring your favourite blanket, camp chairs, snacks of choice, and any crafts or zines you'd like to share! 🥫🥫 Sign-ups for polar flash tattoos benefiting charity will also be available.

We will be meeting on the hill between Bethesda Terrace and Bow Bridge (closest subway is 72nd Street Station) from 4pm till sundown, with option of drinks to follow at a local UWS pub 🍋

As June 21st is Indigenous People's Day in Canada, we are fundraising for Northern Mosaic Network, located in Yellowknife, NT. 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ Northern Mosiac is a registered charity committed to making the Northwest Territories a safer, more equitable place for 2SLGBTQIPA+ youth, families, and adults.

☀️ This is a free event for Terror Campers, general polar enthusiasts, and people who really love boats and/or picnics: all are welcome! Please RSVP on Partiful to keep up with the latest updates.

☀️ Questions? Feel free to reach out to me (Lars) here in DMs. Hope to see you there!

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Terror Camp is coming to the Shackleton Autumn School in Ireland!

We'll hosting an art workshop + polar panel presentation on Friday, October 24th to kick off the conference weekend in Athy.

The panel will be streamed live from the new museum building for everyone, but if you're interested in attending in person and you're under 40, please get in touch with us via DM or email for a chance to grab discounted tickets 🥳

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Announcing Terror Camp V!

It’s that time again! We’re amazed and delighted to be kicking off the FIFTH(!) annual Terror Camp polar conference, with information about our programming, key dates, our fancy new branding, and more.

When?

Terror Camp V will take place online from December 5th–7th, 2025. We can’t wait to set sail on a three day voyage with you all once again!

What?

Based on previous years and your feedback, our fabulous Programming team have put together a brand new structure for the three days. As always, we’re looking for presentations, workshops and posters — but this year we’re changing things up a little. Here’s what to expect:

- Presentations. This year, we’re looking for presentations in three formats: 30 minutes, 15 minutes, or 5 minutes.

- Workshops. Same as last year, we’re looking for presenters to teach us a skill, craft, recipe, or other hands-on activity!

- Posters. To improve the accessibility of our posters, we’ve got a new set of guidelines for how to present your ideas.

The deadline to submit your abstract is September 1, 2025.

How?

Our 2025 Call For Abstracts contains all the information you need on how to pitch your piece, plus the submission link for when you’re ready to apply!

❄️ Read our Call For Abstracts

We can’t wait to hear your ideas!

As ever, you can stay up to date with Terror Camp by subscribing to our newsletter, or following us on X, Bluesky and Instagram.

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Check out this upcoming NYC event hosted by community members @thepratandtheidiot ‼️ See you there 🤩🫶

☀️ Want to celebrate the longest day of the year with a bit of a benjo?

Join your NYC-area polar community Saturday June 21st, for a picnic & trivia in Central Park!

Bring your favourite blanket, camp chairs, snacks of choice, and any crafts or zines you'd like to share! 🥫🥫 Sign-ups for polar flash tattoos benefiting charity will also be available.

We will be meeting on the hill between Bethesda Terrace and Bow Bridge (closest subway is 72nd Street Station) from 4pm till sundown, with option of drinks to follow at a local UWS pub 🍋

As June 21st is Indigenous People's Day in Canada, we are fundraising for Northern Mosaic Network, located in Yellowknife, NT. 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ Northern Mosiac is a registered charity committed to making the Northwest Territories a safer, more equitable place for 2SLGBTQIPA+ youth, families, and adults.

☀️ This is a free event for Terror Campers, general polar enthusiasts, and people who really love boats and/or picnics: all are welcome! Please RSVP on Partiful to keep up with the latest updates.

☀️ Questions? Feel free to reach out to me (Lars) here in DMs. Hope to see you there!

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Win a copy of The Last Sunset Of The Year! 🎶

We're running a giveaway over on our Instagram! Dave has kindly given us TWO copies of The Last Sunset Of The Year to give away 🤩

These LPs have slight flaws but still sound just as beautiful! Find more details of how to enter at the link below.

❄️ Enter on Instagram

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Thanks so much to everyone who came out last night and packed the room at the Seaport Museum for our NYC Polar History talk! It was SO FUN and we're excited to do more of these events this year—stay tuned! ❄️🤩💖

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This week in NYC!

Join us for a FREE EVENT at the South Street Seaport Museum in Manhattan on Thursday May 8, featuring talks from Julian Sancton (Madhouse at the End of the Earth), Laurie Gwen Shapiro (The Stowaway) and Erin L. Thompson (Art Crime Prof). There will be wine and book signing after the talks!

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Happy Davechella and Easter!

thanks @terrorcamp for the amazing experience, Dave K for being the kindest genius and this fandom for being beautiful weirdos <3

I was having the time of my life!

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STARTING NOW: #Davechella Q&A 2!

Our second Q&A with Dave K is starting NOW over on Discord!

Can’t make the Q&A live? Catch up any time in the Q&A channel in the server, where you can read all Dave’s answers at any time. And if you’re not in the Terror Camp Discord server, you can request an invite link by emailing command[at]terror[dot]camp.

See you there 🤩🎶

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Davechella Q&A #2: Sunday 4/20

By popular demand, Dave is returning to the Terror Camp Discord for a second Davechella Q&A this Sunday 4/20, at 3PM ET/8PM UK.

Just like last time, you'll be able to ask your questions in a dedicated question channel in the server which will open shortly before the text-only chat.

If you're not in the Discord yet, make sure you're signed up for our mailing list and keep an eye on your inbox, we'll send the link out again shortly!

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Terror Camp is hiring!

We are looking to expand our volunteer staff for this year’s conference.

We have two job listings based on our current needs, but if we receive a lot of great applicants there is the possibility we’ll split up these responsibilities into 3 or even 4 separate positions.

Terror Camp is a fully volunteer, remote, asynchronous workplace (with occasional sync meetings as schedules permit). We communicate over Discord and organize our documentation over Notion and Google Drive.

We are looking for people who can devote up to a few hours a week, depending on the time of year. Commitment increases around the times of Submission Opening (June 1), Submission Closing/Acceptances (September 1-Oct 1) and the conference itself (early December).

Terror Camp looks great on your resume. You can say that you volunteer for a successful community-led online history & heritage conference with an audience in the thousands!

You don’t need to match the job descriptions perfectly in order to apply. If your experience doesn’t match up but you think you’d still be good at the job, please apply anyway!

Here are the positions we're looking to fill:

🎨 Designer 🎨

Terror Camp is seeking a dedicated Designer who will:

Ideate and deliver a new evergreen brand identity for TC that can be revamped and reused each year

Including logo, logotype, color scheme, font families, and other brand assets for use on web, social media, and printed merch

Be an proactive team member with strong communication skills, able to quickly and regularly deliver new graphics for promotional use on social media and in email marketing

Help design an evergreen/permanent collection of merchandise as well as a limited-edition collection for this year’s conference

Assist our Webmaster in revising our website & email marketing templates to fully match new brand identity and meet best practices for UX

Potentially work on print layout for a Terror Camp book or zine (TBD)

This job would be a good fit if you:

Work or have worked professionally or semi-professionally as a graphic designer; or are a hobbyist designer with a standout portfolio

Have experience working with both digital and print assets

Have a working knowledge of web design best practices and HTML/CSS

Have experience with Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Canva (but not ONLY Canva, sorry) and Wix or similar WYSIWYG ESP/site builder

The Designer will report to our Assistant Director/Webmaster, & will also collaborate closely with our Marketing Lead on graphic assets for social media and with our Merch Lead on preparing designs for print.

To apply, please fill out this form.

💬 Communications Coordinator 💬

Terror Camp is seeking an enthusiastic Communications Coordinator who will:

Own Terror Camp’s main email inbox and oversee all direct communication with attendees and interested parties

Respond promptly to inquiries including:

Requests for past recordings

Requests to join the Discord

Questions about schedule, programming, submissions, guests, and other conference topics

Catch inbounds to social media inboxes (Tumblr, X, Bluesky, Insta) & answer or redirect to email as appropriate

Act as coordinator/assistant for Marketing Lead, with responsibilities including:

Scheduling pre-written content

Assisting with ideating and drafting content, proposing content ideas

Cross-posting content to multiple platforms

Consistently and frequently engaging with social audiences (finding content to repost, replying to people, etc)

This job would be a good fit if you:

Work or have worked in any digital customer-facing environment; have experience with support tickets and/or ongoing user communications; have run social media for brands or institutions; are an efficient and clear writer able to work creatively within brand voice guidelines

Have successfully and sustainably moderated Discord servers, Tumblr communities, social media for other fandom projects like fests, zines, and charity events

Can spare the time and attention to respond to inquiries and turn around new social media posts in a timely manner

Are prepared to represent the Terror Camp brand professionally and maturely in digital public spaces

The Communications Coordinator will report directly to our Marketing Lead.

To apply, please fill out this form.

If you have any questions about these positions, please email us at command [at] terror [dot] camp!

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hello terror camp!

i was looking at possibly applying for one of your positions and i was just wondering if you needed my legal name or if my preferred name is ok for the application?

Hi, just use whatever name you want us to use for communicating with you and putting up on the website!

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Davechella #22: The Archaeologist

As promised by Dave in the Q&A, here’s a playlist of music Dave listened to while working on The Terror!

(we’re not going to say it’s the last one any more 😅)

For Dave’s Le Vesconte playlist, Declan Hannigan chose Aphex Twin’s “Windowlicker”.

Missed Dave’s Q&A? Never fear — you can catch up by reading the whole thing in our Discord! Drop us an email if you don’t have the link.

And if you — yes YOU — would like to be part of Terror Camp 2025, have a look at our open job postings! ❄️✨

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Terror Camp is hiring!

We are looking to expand our volunteer staff for this year’s conference.

We have two job listings based on our current needs, but if we receive a lot of great applicants there is the possibility we’ll split up these responsibilities into 3 or even 4 separate positions.

Terror Camp is a fully volunteer, remote, asynchronous workplace (with occasional sync meetings as schedules permit). We communicate over Discord and organize our documentation over Notion and Google Drive.

We are looking for people who can devote up to a few hours a week, depending on the time of year. Commitment increases around the times of Submission Opening (June 1), Submission Closing/Acceptances (September 1-Oct 1) and the conference itself (early December).

Terror Camp looks great on your resume. You can say that you volunteer for a successful community-led online history & heritage conference with an audience in the thousands!

You don’t need to match the job descriptions perfectly in order to apply. If your experience doesn’t match up but you think you’d still be good at the job, please apply anyway!

Here are the positions we're looking to fill:

🎨 Designer 🎨

Terror Camp is seeking a dedicated Designer who will:

Ideate and deliver a new evergreen brand identity for TC that can be revamped and reused each year

Including logo, logotype, color scheme, font families, and other brand assets for use on web, social media, and printed merch

Be an proactive team member with strong communication skills, able to quickly and regularly deliver new graphics for promotional use on social media and in email marketing

Help design an evergreen/permanent collection of merchandise as well as a limited-edition collection for this year’s conference

Assist our Webmaster in revising our website & email marketing templates to fully match new brand identity and meet best practices for UX

Potentially work on print layout for a Terror Camp book or zine (TBD)

This job would be a good fit if you:

Work or have worked professionally or semi-professionally as a graphic designer; or are a hobbyist designer with a standout portfolio

Have experience working with both digital and print assets

Have a working knowledge of web design best practices and HTML/CSS

Have experience with Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Canva (but not ONLY Canva, sorry) and Wix or similar WYSIWYG ESP/site builder

The Designer will report to our Assistant Director/Webmaster, & will also collaborate closely with our Marketing Lead on graphic assets for social media and with our Merch Lead on preparing designs for print.

To apply, please fill out this form.

💬 Communications Coordinator 💬

Terror Camp is seeking an enthusiastic Communications Coordinator who will:

Own Terror Camp’s main email inbox and oversee all direct communication with attendees and interested parties

Respond promptly to inquiries including:

Requests for past recordings

Requests to join the Discord

Questions about schedule, programming, submissions, guests, and other conference topics

Catch inbounds to social media inboxes (Tumblr, X, Bluesky, Insta) & answer or redirect to email as appropriate

Act as coordinator/assistant for Marketing Lead, with responsibilities including:

Scheduling pre-written content

Assisting with ideating and drafting content, proposing content ideas

Cross-posting content to multiple platforms

Consistently and frequently engaging with social audiences (finding content to repost, replying to people, etc)

This job would be a good fit if you:

Work or have worked in any digital customer-facing environment; have experience with support tickets and/or ongoing user communications; have run social media for brands or institutions; are an efficient and clear writer able to work creatively within brand voice guidelines

Have successfully and sustainably moderated Discord servers, Tumblr communities, social media for other fandom projects like fests, zines, and charity events

Can spare the time and attention to respond to inquiries and turn around new social media posts in a timely manner

Are prepared to represent the Terror Camp brand professionally and maturely in digital public spaces

The Communications Coordinator will report directly to our Marketing Lead.

To apply, please fill out this form.

If you have any questions about these positions, please email us at command [at] terror [dot] camp!