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Tag Archives: Fantasy
Marcus Sedgwick (1968-2022)
We are very saddened to hear of the death of August Sedgwick, who wrote as Marcus Sedgwick, on 15 November. August was a brilliant writer who wrote novels for children, young adults, and adults (though he wasn’t fond of the … Continue reading
Posted in News
Tagged Fantasy, Gothic, historical fiction, Marcus Sedgwick, obituary, vampire books, YA Fiction, YA Gothic
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Mythological Africans: Seeing Beyond the Unknown Other in Folklore
We’d like to showcase the work of Helen Nde, whose project Mythological Africans is an exciting exploration of the diverse mythology, religion, and folklore of the African continent. Helen has a forthcoming book, The Runaway Princess and Other Stories, a … Continue reading
Posted in Books and Articles, Resources
Tagged Africa, African folklore, African literature, Fantasy, foklore, magical realism, Monsters, myth, speculative fiction
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CFPs: Hauntings, Southern Gothic, YA, fantasy, female Gothic, queer Arthuriana
Conference papers and articles for publication requested: 1. CFP: Hauntings Halloween Symposium, online, 30 October 2022. Deadline: 1 June 2022 The CFP is now live for our second annual Halloween Symposium! The theme this year is ‘hauntings’ and presentations on … Continue reading
New links and CFP: Anne Rice, African myth, fantasy journal, Daphne Du Maurier
We’ve added some new links to the OGOM website, expanding its potential as a research tool for students, early career researchers, and established scholars. 1. Sam George on Anne Rice OGOM’s Dr Sam George gave a talk recently on BBC … Continue reading
Posted in CFP (Conferences), Resources
Tagged African mythology, Anne Rice, Daphne du Maurier, Fantasy, Folklore, journals, Rebecca
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CFPs: Fantasy, Irish literature, religion, the occult, Islam, horror, Shelley, the Inklings
CFPs for some exciting conferences ahead. 1. Once and Future Fantasies conference, Centre for Fantasy and the Fantastic (CFF) at the University of Glasgow, 13 –17 July 2022. Deadline: 22 October 2021 We therefore ask how fantasy and the fantastic engage with … Continue reading
Posted in CFP (Conferences)
Tagged C. S. Lewis, Fantasy, horror, Irish literature, Islam, James Joyce, Oscar Wilde, Percy Shelley, religion, SF, the fantastic, The Inklings, theology, Tolkein
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CFPs: Fairy tales and fantasy, The Neverending Story, theology, vampires, Asian Gothic, women and Satanism
Quite a few calls here for journal articles and chapters in edited collections. 1. CFP: Fairy Tales and Fantasy Fiction / Contes de fées et Fantasy, Fantasy Art and Studies journal. Deadline: 25 October 2021 (in French or English) For … Continue reading
Posted in Call for Articles
Tagged Asian Gothic, fairytale, Fantasy, Feminism, popular culture, religion, Satanism, teaching, The Neverending Story, theology, Vampires, Victorian literature
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CFPs: Popular genre fiction, historical fiction, Tolkien & YA fantasy, LGBTQIA+ Graphics
Some CFPs for conferences: 1. Concepts in Popular Genre Fiction, Deakin University (on line), 6-8 December 2021. Deadline: 31 August 2021 Popular genre fiction is an expansive field, covering a myriad of different kinds of texts and narratives. However, critical … Continue reading
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Tagged Fantasy, genre fiction, graphic novel, historical fiction, LGBTQIA+, popular fiction, Romance, SF, Tolkien, YA Fiction
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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
CFPs: SF inequality, Twin Peaks, Georgette Heyer, Through the Looking-Glass, Oceans, The Exorcist, fairy tales, reviewers
Calls for papers for conferences and journals: 1. The Future of/as Inequality, Science Fiction Research Association (Virtual) Annual Conference 2021, 18-21 June 2021. Deadline: 1 May 2021. The Science Fiction Research Association invites proposals for its 2021 annual conference, to … Continue reading