A non-profit group devoted to the study of fantastic and mythopoeic literature; The Mythopoeic Society presents their awards every year at Mythcon. This year, Mythcon43 will be held in Berkeley, CA from August 3-6. And for 2012, the finalists have just been announced in a variety of categories with favorites like Jo Walton and Cat Valente nominated for awards! Check out the full list of nominees below the cut.
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature
- Lisa Goldstein, The Uncertain Places (Tachyon)
- Erin Morgenstern, The Night Circus (Doubleday)
- Richard Parks, The Heavenly Fox (PS Publishing)
- Catherynne M. Valente, Deathless (Tor)
- Jo Walton, Among Others (Tor)
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children’s Literature
- Lisa Mantchev, Théâtre Illuminata series, consisting of Eyes Like Stars, Perchance to Dream, and So Silver Bright (Feiwel and Friends)
- Tamora Pierce, Beka Cooper series, consisting of Terrier, Bloodhound, and Mastiff (Random House)
- Delia Sherman, The Freedom Maze (Big Mouth House)
- Maggie Stiefvater, The Scorpio Races (Scholastic)
- Catherynne M. Valente, The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making (Feiwel and Friends)
Mythopoeic Scholarship Award in Inklings Studies
- Jason Fisher, ed. Tolkien and the Study of His Sources: Critical Essays (McFarland, 2011)
- Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull, The Art of the Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien (HarperCollins, 2011)
- Carl Phelpstead. Tolkien and Wales: Language, Literature and Identity (Univ. of Wales Press, 2011)
- Sanford Schwartz. C.S. Lewis on the Final Frontier: Science and the Supernatural in the Space Trilogy (Oxford Univ. Press, 2009)
- Steve Walker, The Power of Tolkien’s Prose: Middle-earth’s Magical Style (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009)
Mythopoeic Scholarship Award in Myth and Fantasy Studies
- Ruth B. Bottigheimer, Fairy Tales: A New History (SUNY Press, 2009)
- Bonnie Gaarden, The Christian Goddess: Archetype and Theology in the Fantasies of George MacDonald (Fairleigh Dickinson Univ. Press, 2011)
- Ursula K. Le Guin, Cheek by Jowl (Aqueduct Press, 2009)
- Darrell Schweitzer, The Fantastic Horizon: Essays and Reviews (Borgo Press, 2009)
- Jack Zipes, The Enchanted Screen: The Unknown History of Fairy-Tale Films (Routledge, 2011)
For more details, check out the Mythopoeic website here.