Category Archives: OGOM: Ill met by moonlight
Fairy Resources: bibliographies and links to folklore, myth, and romance writing sources
We’ve set up a new page of Resources following the ‘Ill met by moonlight’ conference. It will be a useful page for material on the conference theme of Gothic fairies and will be continually updated. It holds a partial bibliography … Continue reading
Rewards and Fairies
We had many marvellous entries for the flash fiction competition at the ‘Ill met by moonlight’ Gothic Fairies conference. It was very difficult to choose, but we settled on two joint winners: Michaela Hausmann and Sarah McPherson–congratulations! The winning entries … Continue reading
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Gothic Fairies conference a huge success!
OGOM’s ‘Ill met by moonlight’: Gothic encounters with enchantment and the Faerie realm in literature and culture was a huge success, despite all the anxieties and problems with it being on line. It worked so well only because of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Conference, enchantment, ethical Gothic, Fae, Gothic fairies
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‘Ill met by moonlight’ Gothic Fairies programme
Preparations are going well for our fabulous conference, ‘Ill met by moonlight’: Gothic encounters with enchantment and the Faerie realm in literature and culture (online, 8-11 April 2021). Tickets are now sold out, alas (though there may be cancellations). You … Continue reading
Fairy Conference Poster
OGOM are delighted to reveal the enchanting design for our Gothic Fairies Conference 8-11 April. There are only a few tickets remaining so do be quick and make sure you order your fairy wings for the wings and wine social! … Continue reading
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Tagged Dark Fairies, Gothic, Gothic fairies
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Gothic Fairies Conference 8-11 April – Booking is Open
We are excited to announce that booking has opened for our Gothic Fairies Online Conference ‘Ill met by moonlight’: Gothic encounters with enchantment and the Faerie realm in literature and culture, 8‒11 April 2021 Full Conference Programme Keynotes and Activities Booking Link Fees: … Continue reading
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Tagged fairies, fairy tale, Folklore, Gothic, Open Graves Open Minds
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Gothic Fairies conference – new plenaries
We are beyond excited to announce that we have two more very special plenary speakers for OGOM’s online Gothic Fairies conference, ‘Ill met by moonlight’: Gothic encounters with enchantment and the Faerie realm in literature and culture, on 8-11 April … Continue reading
CFP extension: ‘Ill met by moonlight’ Gothic Fairies Conference
We are pleased to announce an extension to the CFP for our ‘”Ill met by moonlight”: Gothic encounters with enchantment and the Faerie realm in literature and culture’ Conference. You can now submit proposals up till to 31 January 2021. … Continue reading
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Tagged Faerie, fairies, Fantasy, Folklore, global Gothic, Gothic, Gothic fairies, YA Fiction
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Betsy Cornwell: Steampunk Faerie at ‘Ill met by moonlight’ Conference
We are delighted to announce an addition to the guest speakers at our ‘Ill met by moonlight’ Gothic Faery conference. Betsy Cornwell, the esteemed author of YA fantasy, will be talking about her creative adaptation of fairy lore in her … Continue reading
Fairy News: Jeanette Ng, Holly Black, Carnival Row, Queen Mab, and Irish sidhe
the fae are the mythical creatures of the hour. Sometimes they’re portrayed as monstrous, sometimes as tricksters, sometimes as sensuous love interests So says Samantha Shannon, who is herself a superb fantasy novelist. So the next OGOM event, our conference … Continue reading
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Tagged Brontës, Carnival Row, fairies, Fantasy, Gothic fairies, neo-Victorianism, Percy Shelley, Queen Mab, Romanticism, sidhe, steampunk, TV
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