Mythopoeic Awards

Founded in 1967, The Mythopoeic Society is a non-profit international literary and educational organization for the study, discussion, and enjoyment of fantastic and mythic literature, especially the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Charles Williams.

Process

The Mythopoeic Awards are chosen from books nominated by individual members of the Mythopoeic Society, and selected by a committee of Society members. Authors or publishers who are members of the Society may not nominate their own books for any of the awards, nor are books published by the Mythopoeic Press eligible for the awards. The Mythopoeic Society does not accept or review unsolicited manuscripts.To nominate books contact the Mythopoeic Awards Administrator.

• Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature
• Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children’s Literature
• Mythopoeic Scholarship Award in Inklings Studies
• Mythopoeic Scholarship Award in Myth and Fantasy Studies

Mythopoeic Fantasy Award

After 1991 the awards split into Adults and Children's literature.

• 1991 Thomas the Rhymer by Ellen Kushner
• 1990 The Stress of Her Regard by Tim Powers
• 1989 Unicorn Mountain by Michael Bishop
• 1988 Seventh Son by Orson Scott Card
• 1987 The Folk of the Air by Peter Beagle
• 1986 Bridge of Birds by Barry Hughart
• 1985 Cards of Grief by Jane Yolen
• 1984 When Voiha Wakes by Joy Chant
• 1983 The Firelings by Carol Kendall
• 1982 Little, Big by John Crowley
• 1981 Unfinished Tales by J.R.R. Tolkien
• 1975 A Midsummer Tempest by Poul Anderson
• 1974 The Hollow Hills by Mary Stewart
• 1973 The Song of Rhiannon by Evangeline Walton
• 1972 Red Moon and Black Mountain by Joy Chant
• 1971 The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart

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