Mythcon 54

July 24-27, 2026

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Theme: Get Your Fantasy Kicks on Route 66

As part of the Route 66 centennial events that will be occurring across Oklahoma throughout 2026, Mythcon 54, a three-day conference, will add literary discussions to the festivities with the theme Get Your Fantasy Kicks on Route 66 that encourages attendees to register for conference and to join us in discussions of fantasy literature that include:

• - urban or epic fantasy about the adventures of travels on the road
• - fantasy literature from or inspired by native American oral, written, or historic traditions
• - the MythSoc archive, located on Route 66, and the role of archives in fantasy literature
• - exploring local tales of cryptids, the supernatural, or other horrors
• - and of course, tales taking place in Oklahoma, the Southwest, and Route 66, the Mother Road

We are interested in presentations about the subjects listed above, related topics, or explorations of fantasy in literature, movies, television, video games, and other media.

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Guests of Honor

Author guest of honor: David R. Slayton

David R. Slayton grew up in Guthrie, Oklahoma, where finding fantasy novels was pretty challenging and finding ones with diverse characters was downright impossible. Now he lives in Denver and writes the books he always wanted to read. His debut, White Trash Warlock, received a starred review from Publishers Weekly. In 2015, David founded Trick or Read, an initiative to give out books along with candy to children on Halloween as well as uplift lesser-known authors or those from marginalized backgrounds. His epic fantasy, Dark Moon, Shallow Sea, won the 2024 Colorado Book Award. Find him online at www.DavidRSlayton.com.

Scholar guest of honor: Joe Christopher

Dr. Joe R. Christopher, originally from Bartlesville, Oklahoma, is a retired professor of English from Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas. A prolific writer, he has published over 200 scholarly essays and notes, with a significant concentration on the Inklings as well as Dorothy L. Sayers. Dr. Christopher has been a fixture in scholastic science-fiction studies since the 1950s, attending the first Mythcon and almost every subsequent one. He was recognized as a Scholar Guest of Honor by the Mythopoeic Society in 1981, and won the Mythopoeic Scholarship Award for Inklings Studies in 1988 for his biography of C.S. Lewis. He also was awarded the Neuhouser Award for Distinguished Scholarship and Service at the 11th Frances White Ewbank Colloquium on C.S. Lewis & Friends in 2018. He is a life member of the C.S. Lewis and Inklings Society and has served as a keynote speaker for their convention.

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Location: Stafford Air & Space Museum, Weatherford, OK

Weatherford OK is the home of the Mythopoeic Society Archives at Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU).

The Stafford Air & Space Museum, named in honor of Weatherford native, astronaut Thomas P. Stafford, is considered one of the finest and most comprehensive air and space museums in the central United States and is an Affiliate of the Smithsonian.

Hotel: Lucille's Hotel, Weatherford

The Mythcon 54 official hotel is Lucille’s Hotel in Weatherford. Mythcon attendees will receive a special rate of $99.99 (+ taxes) per night (provided we rent 40+ rooms). Be sure to ask for the special rate when you make your reservations. The contact information for the hotel is:


A link for reserving online with the special rate will be supplied soon.

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Registration

Mythcon 54 registration is not yet open.

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Committee:

Mythopoeic Society Steward for Conferences: Tim Lenz. Email: mythcon @ mythsoc.org.

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For more information

If you have questions or ideas, or would like to volunteer for the committee, please email chair @ mythcon.org.