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This special double issue of Colloquy: Text, Theory, Critique arises from the (Un)Ethical Futures: Utopia, Dystopia and Science Fiction conference, held 15–17 December 2017 at the Monash University Law Chambers in Melbourne. The conference was organised by an interdisciplinary team of postgraduate students from Monash University and the University of Warwick, including Colloquy editors. Participants explored a wide range of topical issues in science fiction and utopian studies, with a strong emphasis on the ethical dimensions of these genres. Andrew Milner, Jacqueline Dutton and Nick Lawrence gave keynote speeches and participated in an introductory panel, with Meg Mundell, Sascha Morrell and Evie Kendal coming on board to run interactive workshops. In addition to these, the conference hosted 59 research papers and six creative writing presentations, given by postgraduate students, early career researchers, established academics, and independent researchers. The conference saw almost 100 attendees from around the world and feedback was overwhelmingly positive, with strong social media engagement on Twitter under the hashtag #utopias2017. (Zachary Kendal and Aisling Smith : Editorial introduction)

'Issue thirty-four of Colloquy: Text, Theory, Critique is our final release for the year and truly highlights the breadth of the journal. This issue includes an example of every type of writing we publish; it contains several articles, creative writing from two authors (in the form of both poetry and fiction), one original translation with a scholarly introduction, as well as three book reviews.' (Editorial)

'Welcome to the 33rd issue of Colloquy. There have been many changes afoot in recent months, including several new additions to the editorial team. After our 32nd issue, Zachary Kendal came on board as co-editor-in-chief. Zachary is a PhD candidate at Monash University, researching ethics and literary representation in science fiction, and works part-time as a librarian at the Monash University Library. We would also like to acknowledge our two new associate editors, Mia Goodwin and Matilda Grogan.' (Editorial introduction)