Mythopoeic Society

The Mythopoeic Society is an international organization promoting the study, discussion, and enjoyment of fantastic and mythopoeic literature through books and periodicals, annual conferences, discussion groups, and awards. It sponsors Mythcon.

The Society is especially interested in the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, and Charles Williams, prominent members of the informal Oxford literary circle known as the "Inklings."

The Society was born during the first major flurry of interest in J. R. R. Tolkien, the mid-1960s boom encouraged by the publication of U. S. editions of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Many Tolkien societies were founded at that time, but most of them died off during the next few years.

The Society has presented the annual Mythopoeic Awards since 1983, for English-language fantasy literature and scholarship.

Local Branches
Location	Group
Albuquerque	The UNM Hobbit Society
Ann Arbor, MI	Galadhremmin Ennorath
Baton Rouge, LA	Roke
Berkeley	Starforge
Chicago	Minas Aeron
Dayton-Kettering, OH	The Prancing Pony
Detroit (northern suburbs)	Fornost
Honolulu, HI	Sammath Naur
Los Angeles-Hollywood/Wilshire	Mydgard
Los Angeles-Orange County	Nargothrond
Los Angeles-Pomona Valley	Desolation of Smaug
Los Angeles-San Gabriel Valley	Lothlorien
Milwaukee	The Burrahobbits
Minneapolis-St. Paul	Rivendell Group
New Haven, CT	New Haven Mythopoeic Society Discussion Group
New York City	Heren Istarion
Northeastern Ohio	The Last Alliance
Philadelphia	Rhun Branch
Portland, ME	The Khazad
Portland, OR	Tolkien Society of Marshall
Reno, Sparks, Carson City, NV	Crickhollow
Sacramento, CA	Avalon
San Diego, CA	Cair Paravel
Santa Cruz	Khazad-Dum
Washington, DC	Knossos
Washington, DC (Maryland suburbs)	Association of Pfifltriggi
	Kingdom of Gwynedd

In addition, it has a special interest group: The Elvish Linguistic Fellowship.

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