How does mythopoeic literature address the relationship between the land and its inhabitants, between the wild and the cultivated? What are their respective moral values, their dangers and delights? Tangled forests, majestic trees, the ordered fields, the carefully tended gardens; or untamed, wild beauty: each offers a different kind of bounty to those who would live off the land. What role do advocates and protectors of the land play in fantasy literature, particularly as personified in characters such as Yavanna, Radagast, Sam Gamgee and, of course, Tom Bombadil. Our theme also voices many a cautionary tale-- Tolkien's Dead Marshes, the scouring of the Shire, the desolations of Smaug, Saruman and Sauron, the unnatural winter in Narnia-- inviting eco-critical approaches to mythopoeic literature. From the whimsical wild places of Baum, Seuss and Sendak; to the mysterious and often tutelary landscapes of Orwell, Garner and Burroughs-- not to mention those of our favorite Inklings-- we invite papers on any aspect of the green and growing land in mythopoeic writing.

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Guests of Honor

Douglas A. Anderson - Scholar Guest of Honor
Winner of the 1990 Mythopoeic Award for Inklings Studies for The Annotated Hobbit and as co-winner of the 1994 Mythopoeic Award for Inklings Studies for J.R.R. Tolkien, A Descriptive Bibliography by Wayne G. Hammond with the assistance of Douglas A. Anderson.







Franny Billingsley - Author Guest of Honor
Winner of the 2000 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children’s Literature for The Folk Keeper.

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Progress Reports & Schedule

View or Download Mythcon 44 Advance Schedule here. (PDF)

View or Download Mythcon 44 PR#1 here.

View or Download Mythcon 44 PR#2 here.

View or Download Mythcon 44 PR#3 here.

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Mythcon 44 Reports

Troels' links to various Mythcon 44 reports

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Programming

The current daytime schedule for Mythcon 44 is now available online; we will keep it updated if there are changes. Remember that Mythcon's evening entertainments are a lot of fun after a day of mental stimulation:

• Friday evening we'll enjoy an Ice Cream Social at our Stewards' Reception
• Saturday evening we'll be tapping our toes to the Saline Fiddlers
• Sunday evening features the banquet, our Author Guest of Honor Speech, the Mythopoeic Awards, the Masquerade, The Not-Ready-For-Mythcon Players, etc.

There will be a Bardic Circle and Hospitality Suite each evening after scheduled programming ends.

Download the Mythcon 44 Papers Schedule

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Registration

For historic purposes.
Online and Mail-In registration for Mythcon 44 has ended as of June 26, 2013. You may register for the full conference at the door for $90 and one-day memberships will be $50 at the door. No room and meals package is available to on-site registrants but meals may be purchased individually at the Brody Dining Room; meal packages and single Banquet tickets are available online until July 1, 2013; order here.

There are a few off-site hotels fairly close to the conference center. If you have questions, please contact:
mythcon44@mythsoc.org

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Room & Board

Meals Only

Deadline for Meal packages is July 5.
Those who will not be staying at the hotel can purchase a package with meals only: includes Friday dinner, Saturday lunch and dinner, Sunday lunch and banquet ticket.

Meals and Lodging

Deadline for Room & Board packages has now passed and we can no longer guarantee these special rates; please contact the conference by email to inquire.
Full room and board packages include lodging for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night, along with the following meals: Friday dinner; Saturday breakfast, lunch, and dinner; Sunday breakfast, lunch and banquet ticket; and Monday breakfast.

Additional Lodging

Coming early or leaving a day later? Extra nights (Room Only) are available. (We are not selling meals in advance for these extra days, but the dining room serves walk-ins.)

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