Good news to all the procrastinators (I'm including myself in this), the CFP deadline for #Mythcon54 has been extended to April 30th! For full CFP info: www.mythsoc.org/mythcon/mc54...
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March 31st is the CFP deadline for this year's #Mythcon54! Just a little over a week to get in those proposals for virtual or in-person presentations. More details:
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Progress Report #1 for the upcoming #Mythcon54 is now up at www.mythsoc.org/assets/mythc...
It's shaping up to be a great event! We hope to see you there in person or virtually. Also reminder that the CFP is still open! For CFP details, go to www.mythcon.org
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Our new members area is live! You can now log into our website and update your info whenever you want and also set your membership to auto-renew if you always forget to renew it too😅
members area: mythsoc.org/members/logi...
a short explainer for first time login: youtu.be/lwKo4H-hNcs?...
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It's time for the 2026 Mythopoeic awards! You have until February 15th to provide us with suggestions for the best in Fantasy (children, YA, & adult) & Scholarship (Inklings & Myth/Fantasy studies). You can also join our committees to be a part of the process. More info: mythsoc.org/news/news-20...
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We are pleased to announce the CFP for 2026's #Mythcon54 is now live! Mythcon is a hybrid conference, the in-person component being along Route 66 in Weatherford, OK (where our archives are!) The deadline for proposals is March 31, 2026. Hope to see you there! CFP: www.mythsoc.org/mythcon/mc54...
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Mythprint #414 is out! As we use a new system for distribution, please check your promotions and spam folders, and if you don't see it, please email mythprint@mythsoc.org to let us know of any issues
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New release from Mythopoeic Press! Proceedings from our 2025 OMS focusing on intersectional feminist approaches to women and gender in fantasy, science fiction, speculative fiction, and other mythopoeic work.
Paperback: www.amazon.com/dp/188772637...
Kindle: www.amazon.com/Online-Midsu...
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Mythcon news! Mythcon 54: Get Your Fantasy Kicks on Route 66 will be taking place the weekend of July 24th 2026 in Weatherford, OK ! Please note that this will be a hybrid event.
More info (including the CFP and registration) is forthcoming. Watch our socials and mythcon.org for news!
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A belated thank you to everyone who helped make this year's OMS truly exceptional! Celebrating the 10th anniversary of Mythopoeic Press's Perilous and Fair was such an honor. We're pleased to announce that the presentations are now live at dc.swosu.edu/oms/oms4/ for everyone to enjoy!
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Congrats to Lyra Keran Zhang for winning the Alexei Kondratiev Award her paper
‘Desirable Lady’ or ‘She Who Desires’: Examining Aredhel’s Agency in Tolkien’s Legendarium!
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Congratulations to our 2024 Mythopoeic Scholarship Award in Myth and Fantasy Studies winners!
Stefan Ekman (author)
Urban Fantasy: Exploring Modernity through Magic
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Congratulations to our 2024 Mythopoeic Scholarship Award in Inklings Studies winners!
Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond (editors)
The Collected Poems of J. R. R. Tolkien
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Congratulations to our 2024 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children’s Literature winners!
Frances Hardinge (author) and Emily Gravett (illustrator),
Island of Whispers (Harry N. Abrams, 2024)
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Congratulations to our 2024 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Young Adult Literature winners!
Amie Kaufman, The Isles of the Gods (Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2024)
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Congratulations to our 2024 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature winners!
Minsoo Kang, The Melancholy of Untold History (William Morrow, 2024)
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Today is the last day to register for this weekend's event! Come join us for a weekend of discussion about the women of Tolkien and other mythopoeic fantasy. Register now: mythsoc.org/oms/oms-04.htm
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OMS is coming up in a little over the week and the schedule is now live! there's still some time to register if you haven't already! mythsoc.org/oms/oms-04.htm
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The paper list for OMS #4: More Perilous and Fair: Women and Gender in Mythopoeic Fantasy is now live and looks fantastic! Registration is still open, come join us August 2-3! mythsoc.org/oms/oms-04.htm
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Congrats to the finalists for Myth & Fantasy Studies!
Stefan Ekman, Urban Fantasy
Sophus Helle, editor, Enheduanna
Matthew Oliver, Magic Words, Magic Worlds
Dennis Wilson Wise, Speculative Poetry and the Modern Alliterative Revival
Jack Zipes, Buried Treasures: The Power of Political Fairy Tales
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Congrats to the finalists for Inklings Studies!
Anahit Behrooz, Mapping Middle-earth
Annie Brust. Tolkien's Transformative Women
Scull & Hammond, The Collected Poems of J. R. R. Tolkien
Robert Stuart, Tolkien, Race & Racism in Middle-earth
Hamish Williams, J.R.R. Tolkien’s Utopianism & the Classics
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Congratulations to this year's Mythopoeic Awards finalists for Children’s Literature!
Frances Hardinge, Island of Whispers
Rajani LaRocca, Sona and the Golden Beasts
Kaela Rivera, The Cece Rios trilogy
David Alexander Robertson, The Misewa Saga
Lisa Stringfellow, Kingdom of Dust
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Congratulations to this year's Mythopoeic Awards finalists for Young Adult Literature!
Anna Bright, The Hedge Witch of Foxhall
Amie Kaufman, The Isles of the Gods
Darcie Little Badger, Sheine Lende
Kelly Murashige, The Lost Souls of Benzaiten
A. B. Poranek, Where the Dark Stands Still
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Congratulations to this year's Mythopoeic Awards finalists for Adult Literature!
Katherine Arden, The Warm Hands of Ghosts
Yangsze Choo, The Fox Wife
Minsoo Kang, The Melancholy of Untold History
Deborah K. Vleck, The Society of Guenevere
Nghi Vo, The City in Glass
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This month, our collection at the SWOSU Digital Commons hit 1 million downloads in 223 countries! This is the primary digital archive of Mythsoc, including our pubs Mythlore, Mythprint, Mythic Circle, and Mythcon/OMS conference recordings among the nearly 5K items available.
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We apologize for the inconvenience but our shop is temporarily closed. Though the Altadena wildfires in January spared our inventory, we continue to have logistical problems fulfilling orders at this time. If you have placed an order that you have not yet received, please contact orders@mythsoc.org
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Registration is now open for this summer's #OMS4 online seminar, celebrating 10 years of Mythpress's Perilous and Fair! Join us for a weekend of discussion centering Tolkien's women, gender, and the legacy of Perilous and Fair. The CFP is also still open! More info here:
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Today is the last day to submit nominations for the 2025 Mythopoeic Awards! If you're a Mythsoc member you can still nominate your favorite literature or scholarly books. There is also still time to join one of our awards committees! More info on our site:
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We're very excited to announce that print and ebook versions of the proceedings of the Something Mighty Queer OMS from last February are live!
trade paperback/kindle: https://buff.ly/40A3Fsu
other ebook options: https://buff.ly/42oKPr3
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