Mythcon

In what may be a first, the Mythopoeic Society has had a special day proclaimed in the host city for our upcoming Mythcon. Pictured here is Mythcon Chair Phillip Fitzsimmons meeting the Mayor of Weatherford to accept this honor.

Responses to proposals for Mythcon 54: Get Your Fantasy Kicks on Route 66 have been sent out, which means schedule sneak peaks should be coming shortly!

If you sent in a paper or panel proposal and have not received a reply, please reach out to us.

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The first progress report for the upcoming Mythcon 54 is now up athttps://www.mythsoc.org/assets/mythcon/mc54/mc54_Progress_Report_1.pdf

But here's a little taste of what's in store:

Mythcon 54: Get Your Fantasy Kicks on Route 66 is featured in this article from TheOneRing.net on North American Tolkien-related events taking place in 2026!

Our call for papers is open now (closing Mar 31st), and registration is open as well. Just head to https://www.mythsoc.org/mythcon/mythcon-54.htm for more information.

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The Mythopoeic Society hosts more events than just Mythcon! If you weren't aware, we also host a series of online-only events called OMS. If you haven't yet attended an OMS, you can get a good idea of what they are about with the conference proceedings from this year's event which have just been published by Mythopoeic Press. You can also view the recordings of the conference (which includes even more presentations!) on our archive: https://dc.swosu.edu/oms/oms4/

Just released! This collection of papers presented at the Mythopoeic Society's 2025 online conference focuses on intersectional feminist approaches to women and gender in fantasy, science fiction, speculative fiction, and other mythopoeic work. The conference honored the first anthology on women and Tolkien, Perilous and Fair: Women in the Works and Life of J.R.R. Tolkien (2015), edited by Janet Brennan Croft and Leslie A. Donovan. Available in paperback ($10) and e-book ($8).

Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1887726373?tag=mythopoeicsociet
Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/Online-Midsummer-Seminar-2025-Proceedings-ebook/dp/B0G6HPC5BW/?tag=mythopoeicsociet
Other e-book formats: https://books2read.com/u/3LAkg7

Happy Hobbit Day Mythies! We come bearing mathoms.... It is my pleasure to share that the paper and panel presentation recordings from Mythcon 53 have all been posted on the Mythopoeic Society's digital archive. All recordings can be accessed via this page: https://dc.swosu.edu/mythcon/mc53/

Please note, we are aware that a handful of the videos have issues with the quality of the audio recording where the audio is quiet or difficult to hear. Please accept our apologies for these issues, which are a result of a mixture of technical and practical difficulties. We will seek to improve the consistency of the audio quality for future
in-person events.

And finally, I'd like to extend my appreciation to the Mythcon 53
organizing committee, contributors, and attendees for a successful
event. Especially to Janet & David for co-chairing the event.

Tim Lenz, Mythcon Steward

Mythcon 53 | Mythcon In keeping with the location in the middle of the continental U.S., Mythcon 53’s theme builds on the idea of “middle-ness” in various ways. Possible subjects for papers and discussions would include:

registration is now open! You can register for this hybrid event (and book hotel room if you're joining us in person!) at https://buff.ly/3QW8NlZ. The CFP is still open as well, closing May 15th. Hope to see you there!

Mythcon 53 - The Mythopoeic Society conference 2024

The CFP for : Fantasies of the Middle Lands is now live! The idea of “middle-ness” can suggest stability—the center of an object is less likely to break than its edges. It can also suggest the opposite: something in a state of change can be said to be “in the middle”—neither one thing nor another. Mythcon 53, located in the middle of the continental U.S., welcomes papers exploring the concept of “middle-ness” as it is worked out in fantasy, science fiction, and related genres.

CFP: https://buff.ly/47Jb8Hl
Registration: https://buff.ly/3vFBDAd

Call for Papers - The 53nd Annual Mythopoeic Society Conference, 2024 - Mythcon 53

Registration has now opened for ! Mythcon will be a hybrid event, online and in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Early bird registration rates are available until February 15, 2024!

Mythcon 53 - The Mythopoeic Society conference 2024

If you couldn't join us for or missed virtual/recorded sessions during it, all recordings are now live on our SWOSU archive! You can also find recordings from our virtual on there if you need more mythcon in your life 😀

Mythcon 52 | Mythcon To work toward being stewards of a more sustainable world, the Mythcon 52 Organizing Committee has chosen to promote digital materials and print only a few hard copy versions of our program book that will be for sale during the conference. Paper, ink, printing press machinery, and other resources in...