What role do maps and landscapes play in fantasy? Is drawing the map necessarily an early part of the subcreative process? How do fantasists go about creating the worlds in which their stories take place? Sometimes it's said that the landscape is a character in the story—what does this mean? Sometimes maps play an important role in the story itself. Maps also provide an opportunity for "other minds and hands" to fill in the blanks left in an author's subcreated world. Native American characters frequently appear in fantastic fiction—how are they portrayed, and what role(s) do they play? Consider fantasies based on native myths and legends and/or fantasy written by Native American authors…what sources and philosophies do they bring to the field of fantasy?

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Guests of Honor

Lois McMaster Bujold, Author

• 2004 Nebula Award for Best Novel (Paladin of Souls)
• 2002 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature (The Curse of Chalion)
• 1990 Hugo Award for Best Novella ("The Mountains of Mourning")

Amy H. Sturgis, Scholar

• Dr. Sturgis's scholarly articles have appeared in numerous periodicals including Seventeenth Century, Winedark Sea, Reason, CSL: The Bulletin of the New York C.S. Lewis Society, and our very own Mythlore (forthcoming).

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Call for Papers

View or Download Call for Papers (PDF)

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Progress Report & Call for Papers, etc.

• Progress Report (PDF)
• Accepted Papers: Download (PDF)
• Call For Papers: Download (PDF)

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Location

Thurman J. White Forum Building

• Each meeting room at the Forum comes equipped with chalkboard, chalk, overhead projector, A/V screen, and a podium microphone.

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Housing and Meals

The Sooner Hotel & Suites (standard hotel rooms and two-bedroom cottages) http://www.housing.ou.edu/soonerhotel/ The Sooner Hotel and Suites offers a number of helpful services and amenities. Each room contains a mini-refrigerator, microwave, and cable TV with free HBO and a VCR. The Sooner Hotel and Suites also provides a complete line of services to cater to your every need. These services include:

• On-site ATM
• Facsimile and copy services
• Free parking permits
• Laundry/valet/dry cleaning
• Handicapped facilities
• Free game area with ping-pong, foos ball, and pool tables
• Passes for Huston Huffman Athletic center and Murray Case Sells Swim Complex
• Breakfast, lunch, and dinner in the Commons Restaurant on-site
• Lots of open space for golfimbul…

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Events

• Friday night book signing and reception at the University of Oklahoma main campus bookstore: link
• The Annual Banquet will be held Sunday night in the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History. http://www.snomnh.ou.edu/

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T-Shirts!

Order conference t-shirts here!

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Campus Amenities

• http://www.visit.ou.edu/vc_campus_map.htm (the Forum is #49 on this map)
• http://www.visit.ou.edu/vc_gallery.htm
• http://www.visit.ou.edu/vc_hcg1.htm

While you’re on campus, be sure to see:

• The newly expanded Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art and our Impressionist collection http://www.ou.edu/fjjma/
• The Charles M. Russell Center for the Study of Art of the American West http://www.ou.edu/special/russellcenter/
• The Jacobson House http://www.jacobsonhouse.com/
• The Western History Collections, with a special exhibit on Native American writers http://libraries.ou.edu/info/index.asp?id=22
• The beautiful rocks, fossils, and minerals exhibits outside the Youngblood Energy Library http://libraries.ou.edu/info/index.asp?id=19
• And a special exhibit on maps in the History of Science Collection in Bizzell Library http://libraries.ou.edu/info/index.asp?id=20

Maps and brochures are available for self-guiding walking tours of the campus, with a focus on our wonderful sculptures, architecture, and gardens.

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Local Points of Interest

There's plenty to do in Norman, Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Dallas/Fort Worth, and along Route 66 for those who want to make a vacation of it. Try these sites:

• http://www.visit.ou.edu/vc_norman.htm
• http://www.okccvb.org/
• http://www.travelok.com/index.asp
• http://www.cityoftulsa.org/CULTURE/
• http://www.thedallaspage.com/
• http://www.oklahomaroute66.com/

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Transportation

Will Rogers International Airport in Oklahoma City

• About 45 minutes from Norman
• Airport Express shuttle is $27 per person one way but cheaper if shared; call 405-681-3311 or look for blue and gold vans at airport

Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport or Dallas Love Field

• A three-hour drive by rental car, straight north on I-35

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Maps

Norman:

• link

Will Rogers Airport:

• http://www.flyokc.com/index.aspx?page=direction

Dallas airports:

• http://maps.yahoo.com/py/maps.py?addr=DAL

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