Congratulations the winner of the 2026 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature: T. Kingfisher, Snake-Eater (47North, 2025)!

The #mythcon54 schedule is live! And the program book! We are one week away and there is still time to register at www.mythcon.org! Program book: drive.google.com/file/d/1kMS_...

Just in time for #Mythcon54! Scholar GOH Joe R. Christopher's new book In Plain Sight Behind a Wardrobe Door: Essays on C.S. Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia just published by Mythopoeic Press! mythsoc.org/press/in-pla...

Progress report 2 for #Mythcon54 is now live! Lots of info to help you prepare for the event! www.mythsoc.org/assets/mythc...

#Mythcon54 chair Phillip was interviewed about the upcoming con! dc.swosu.edu/libraries_ar... Learn more about what to expect, and remember you can still register at www.mythcon.org!

Country Connections - Phillip Fitzsimmons on Mythcon 54

Interview with Phillip Fitzsimmons about Mythcon 54 being held in a month from recording date at SWOSU.

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If you're attending Mythcon we have shirts available for purchase! They will be available for pickup at con. If not attending in person, we will contact you after the event to arrange shipping: mythsoc.org/mythcon/myth... Also a reminder that banquet tickets are now available!

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Congratulations to the 2026 Mythopoeic Awards Finalists! The winners of this year’s awards will be announced at Mythcon 54, “Get Your Fantasy Kicks on Route 66,” which runs July 24-27, 2026, in Weatherford, Oklahoma.

#Mythcon54 reminder: Early bird registration ends in May 31st. Register by Sunday to take advantage of the early bird rate! www.mythsoc.org/members/even...

Mythcon Steward Tim was interviewed by the Associated Press on behalf of the Mythopoeic Society about Colbert's contributions to Tolkien fandom! apnews.com/article/colb...

Stephen Colbert's long goodbye is coming to an end, leaving a void

Stephen Colbert's run on “The Late Show” ends Thursday, marking the conclusion of his on-air feud with President Donald Trump.

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All proposals for #mythcon54 should have received responses, so schedule sneak peeks should be coming soon! If you responded to the cfp and have not gotten a reply, please reach out to us.

This is the last weekend you have to work on your #Mythcon54 proposals! The CFP deadline (April 30th) is rapidly approaching, but there is still time to participate. Full CFP info can be found here: www.mythsoc.org/mythcon/mc54...

Call for Papers - Mythcon 54

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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...

Call for Papers - Mythcon 54

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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?...

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...

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

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...

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!

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!

Congratulations to our 2024 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature winners! Minsoo Kang, The Melancholy of Untold History (William Morrow, 2024)

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

Mythopoeic Society - Online Midyear Seminar 2025

Janet Brennan Croft is an Associate University Librarian at the University of Northern Iowa. She is the author of the Mythopoeic Award winning War in the Works of J.R.R. Tolkien (Praeger 2004,…

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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

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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Online MidSummer Seminar 2025 More Perilous and Fair: Women and Gender in Mythopoeic Fantasy

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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

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

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:

Mythopoeic Society - Online Midyear Seminar 2025

Janet Brennan Croft is an Associate University Librarian at the University of Northern Iowa. She is the author of the Mythopoeic Award winning War in the Works of J.R.R. Tolkien (Praeger 2004,…

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