Poster for the Folklore Library & Archive and The Academy of Magical History's online Festival of Magical History An online exploration of our magical past Saturday 11 April and Sunday 12 April 2026, 2pm - 9pm Speakers: Rebecca Beattie, John Callow, Marion Gibson, Jeremy Harte, Anna Milon, Joan Passey, Diane Purkiss, Mark Stoyle Tickets: £10 per day, £15 for the weekend (+booking fee) at bit.ly/flaevents Recordings available for ticket holders This is a fundraising event for The Folklore Library and Archive Registered Charity no 1203418

THIS WEEKEND! 11/12 Apr 2026

Last call for tickets (plus recordings for all ticket holders, so you won't miss out due to timezone differences, life etc!)

JUST £10 for individual days, or JUST £15 for the whole weekend

bit.ly/flaevents

#witchsky #skystorians #folklore #witch #history #magic

I am, but it's going to be a while yet! I'll keep you posted ☺️

So long as the research is original, yes... We're definitely open to MAs

As one of the organisers, yes please do! Bear in mind the conference has a historical focus, but if your work draws on /interprets past plant lore it could be a good fit!

CALL FOR PAPERS

Friendly reminder that the abstract deadline for this year's York Magic and Witchcraft conference is 14th March 📜 the theme is NATURE AND THE SUPERNATURAL, broadly defined 🌦️🌛🌍

Please send your abstracts to magicwitchcraft2024@gmail.com !
@drdebsmoretti.bsky.social

Our brand new podcast, Folklore Matters, launches today.

David Clarke, Sophie Parkes-Nield, and Diane Rodgers speak to people working with or researching folklore to find out more about their work, how they discovered folklore, and to get their thoughts on the findings of the Survey.

Hey #Frome, let's talk about witches! There's still some tickets for my talk on the 22nd 🌟

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-histor...

Cunning Folk is coming out in Japan! I've been sitting on this for a while because, frankly, it seemed too amazing to be real. But now I have the translation to prove it, and I'm very excited!

Oh amazing, best of luck with it 😊 lmk if I can help with any magic info

Oh hey! 1. That's hilarious, 2. What are you both working on? I hope Cunning Folk helped! And 3. Happy birthday!!

There's only a few tickets left for this! Come drink cider and hear about magic and witchcraft with yours truly 😊 🍎
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-histor...

Can't be going out without your hat.

If 'join a book club' was one of your resolutions, take this as a sign to join @TheUL.bsky.social's ONLINE Really Popular Book Club! I'm excited to be the guest for January's meet, on R. F. Kuang's Katabasis.

27th January, 7-8pm GMT. Sign up here: www.lib.cam.ac.uk/whats/really...

I can send a better image to you tomorrow! No pressure, it's been driving me crazy for a while 🤦🏻‍♀️

Are there any beautiful Latinists out there who could help me translate this? I can get the gist, but the specific details elude me. It regards the trial of Agnes Westland for bewitching Elizabeth Cheesewright to death (happy New Year!)

Pre-clocking off reminder of this CfP!

✨ The York Magic and Witchcraft Conference is back for 2026! ✨
Join us in historic York from 24–26 June as we explore the mysteries of Nature and the Supernatural. 🪄🌿
Submit your abstracts by 14 March 2026 to magicwitchcraft2024@gmail.com ☺️

The Haunted Landscape 2025: Ghosts, Magic and Lore Whose claws are scratching at the church door? What’s that ghost tumbling over the moor? Who’s that figure cut into the earth? What can I do...

Two weeks until The Haunted Ladscape VII: Ghosts, Magic and Folklore
Terrific speakers @conwayhall.bsky.social and online.
Full details at the following link:
forteanlondon.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-...

@icysedgwick.bsky.social @folklorepod.bsky.social
@magicnotwitches.bsky.social

The latest @folkloresociety.bsky.social newsletter FLS News is out today, and contains a CFP from me and @magicnotwitches.bsky.social inviting proposals for our new @universitypress.cambridge.org series 'Elements in Folklore':

Episode 181 ​Listen to the audio podcast on the player below:

Halloween appropriate podcast! The overlap between The Traitors and early modern witch hunts is more complex than I even I expected. Hope you enjoy this discussion!

#traitors #halloween #witchcraft

www.thefolklorepodcast.com/episode-181....

The cover of They Are Still Here (Mae Nhw Yma O Hyd). The image is of the sorceror, Gwydion, surrounded by wild animals (wolf, boar, deer) in a Celtic knotwork frame. Gwydion's hat is crowned with antlers. He carries an axe in his right hand and an oak twig in his left. Art by Josh Arklin.

We had a wonderful weekend at #BristolCon, including reaching our first stretch goal. Thank you, everyone. Here's a brief update on what happens next.
www.kickstarter.com/...

HOORAY I'm back in London on 25th November! Did you know that a magician used to ply his trade where The Gherkin now stands? Come join me for more weird facts that will make you see England's history differently 🌟

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/english-magic-witchcraft-tickets-1743090002119

This was an EXCELLENT telling of Faustus, and I had a great time discussing this and all other things wyrd with @rebekahking.bsky.social . Thank you @beyondshakes.bsky.social for inviting me!

Having one of those moments where I do not feel cool enough to be doing the thing, but I'm really looking forward to this event with the Sophia Club next month. Tickets available here: sophiaclub.co/event/the-se...

Wonderful to meet up online with @rebekahking.bsky.social @magicnotwitches.bsky.social and @beyondshakes.bsky.social Master of the Wyrd Revels Robert Crighton this evening in advance of our post-show discussion 👇

Ha, it's a pun!

Only just saw this! I figured the dough is on the table and she's squatting onto it? But that's all level of living history I haven't reached yet!

Did Victorians believe heavy drinking caused spontaneous human combustion?

Dr Pam Lock @pamplemoussepam.bsky.social is going to enlighten us on this rather unusual subject, on Thursday 16th October at Glenside Hospital Museum, and we can't wait!

Tickets here: glensidemuseum.org.uk/introducing-...

Dr Tabitha Stanmore, Historian of magic, witchcraft and environments

A woodcut showing a devil and a ship sinking.

Join @magicnotwitches.bsky.social in an exploration of practical magic in English history on 28th October at the Mary Rose Museum!

maryrose.org/events/cunni...

Skeptics In The Theatre: Should we believe witchcraft confessions? - The Wardrobe Theatre Science lectures for the inquisitive and wondering

Tickets still available for 'Should We Believe Witchcraft Confessions?' at The Wardrobe Theatre in Bristol!

16th September, 7.30pm. This is part of my ongoing research, so please do come along and share your thoughts!

thewardrobetheatre.com/shows/skepti...