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   Call For Papers   
   47th Annual Mythopoeic Conference   
      
   Omni Colonnade – San Antonio, Texas   
      
   August 5-8, 2016   
      
      
   Faces of Mythology: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern   
      
   Author Guest of Honor: Midori Snyder   
   Midori Snyder is an American writer of fantasy, mythic fiction, and   
   nonfiction on myth and folklore. She has published eight novels for   
   children and adults, winning the 2001 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for The   
   Innamorati (2000), a novel inspired by early Roman myth and the   
   Italian “Commedia dell’Arte” tradition. Snyder’s first novel,   
   Soulstring (1987), is a fairytale fantasy loosely inspired by the   
   Scottish legend of Tam Lin. This was followed by an imaginary world   
   trilogy: New Moon, Sadar’s Keep, and Beldan’s Fire (1989–1993). The   
   Flight of Michael McBride (1994) is a work of mythic fiction set in   
   the old American West, drawing upon Irish-American, Mexican, and   
   indigenous folklore. Hatchling (1995) is a children’s book set in the   
   world of Dinotopia. Hannah’s Garden (2004) is a contemporary fantasy   
   for young adult readers about fairies, folk music, and family   
   dynamics, set in rural Wisconsin. With Jane Yolen, Snyder co-authored   
   the novel Except the Queen (2010), a contemporary urban fantasy   
   featuring two fey who are banished to the World as elderly women,   
   where they find themselves embroiled in a much larger struggle for   
   power. Her short stories have appeared “The Year’s Best Fantasy and   
   Horror,” as well as numerous adult and young adult anthologies. Her   
   nonfiction essays on fairy tale and folklore have appeared in folklore   
   anthologies, magazines, and the Journal of Mythic Arts online. In   
   addition to writing, she co-directs the World Fantasy award winning   
   Endicott Studio for Mythic Arts with Terri Winding.   
      
   Scholar Guest of Honor: Andrew Lazo   
   Andrew Lazo co-edited Mere Christians: Inspiring Stories of Encounters   
   with C.S. Lewis and has contributed articles and reviews on C.S. Lewis   
   and other Inklings to several books and journals, including Mythlore.   
   More recently, he transcribed and edited the landmark “Early Prose   
   Joy,” which has definitively corrected the accepted dating of Lewis’s   
   conversion to Theism. Lazo regularly speaks in Houston and around the   
   country and has taught Lewis in both Oxford and Cambridge. He also   
   teaches English and a course on Lewis at Houston Christian High School   
   and is currently researching and writing a book on Till We Have Faces.   
   This is his first appearance at Mythcon.   
      
   CONFERENCE THEME   
   Faces of Mythology: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern   
   Inspired by the 60th anniversary of C.S. Lewis’s Till We Have Faces   
   and The Last Battle, this year’s theme focuses on the mythology that   
   has shaped and “given faces” to so many of our beloved characters,   
   ranging from the myths of the Ancient Greeks to the legends of the   
   Middle Ages and even to the modern mythology of the American   
   Southwest. Similarly, this mythological influence is also evident in   
   the works of many of our favorite mythopoeic authors, from J.R.R.   
   Tolkien to J.K. Rowling, from Ursula K. Le Guin to Alan Garner, and   
   many, many more.   
      
   Papers dealing with the conference theme are especially encouraged. We   
   also welcome papers focusing on the work and interests of the Inklings   
   (especially J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Charles Williams), of our   
   Guests of Honor, and other fantasy authors and themes. Papers from a   
   variety of critical perspectives and disciplines are welcome. Papers   
   from graduate and undergraduate students are encouraged; we offer an   
   award for “Best Student Paper.” See details here.   
      
   Each paper is generally given a one-hour slot to allow time for   
   questions, but individual papers should be timed for oral presentation   
   in 40 minutes maximum. Participants are encouraged to submit papers   
   chosen for presentation at the conference to Mythlore, the refereed   
   journal of the Mythopoeic Society. Paper abstracts of no more than 300   
   words, along with contact information, should be sent to the Papers   
   Coordinator at the address below (e-mail preferred) by May 1, 2016.   
   Please include your A/V requirements and the projected time needed for   
   your presentation. You will be notified if your paper is accepted   
   after that date.   
      
   Participants are encouraged to submit papers chosen for presentation   
   at the conference to Mythlore, the refereed journal of the Mythopoeic   
   Society. All papers should conform to the MLA Style Manual.   
      
   All paper presenters must register for the conference; please see the   
   Mythcon 47 web page for information and rates.   
      
   Jason Fisher   
   Mythcon 47 Papers Coordinator   
   visualweasel@yahoo.com   
      
      
   The Mythopoeic Society is an international literary and educational   
   organization devoted to the study, discussion, and enjoyment of the   
   works of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and mythopoeic   
   literature. We believe the study of these writers can lead to greater   
   understanding and appreciation of the literary, philosophical, and   
   spiritual traditions which underlie their works, and can engender an   
   interest in the study of myth, legend, and the genre of fantasy. Find   
   out about the Society’s activities at: www.mythsoc.org.   
      
      
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