As we prepare to release the call for proposals for the 2026 American Folklore Society Annual Meeting in Asheville, we want to share an exciting update about presentation formats that will enhance attendee experiences at this year’s conference.
The Planning Committee is pleased to announce the theme for the 138th Annual Meeting of the American Folklore Society. The theme of the conference is "Community Persistence: Reckoning with Change, Imagining Futures."
The Nordic-Baltic Section of the American Folklore Society congratulates Joelle E. Jackson on winning the 2025 Barbro Klein Prize for her essay, “With My Own Roots: Estonian Tradition-Bearing and Identity in Ireland.”
The History and Folklore Section of the AFS invites submissions for the Wayland D. Hand Prize to recognize an outstanding book in English that combines historical and folkloristic content and perspectives. Submissions are due June 1, 2026.
Make/Unmake (Open Book Publishers) captures the voices of playworkers, teachers, and artists and documents the ingenuity of children turning objects into tools of imagination and change. The book is freely available to read and download in both PDF and HTML formats.
New York Folklore's 2026 Folklore/Folk Arts Internship will be hosted by the New York State Old-Tyme Fiddlers Association and Hall of Fame in Redfield, NY this June through August. Applications are due March 31, 2026.
ACLS, AHA, and MLA filed a motion that included discovery documents revealing that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) used a flawed ChatGPT process to identify “DEI programs” and inform decisions to terminate grants awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Learn about the motion and how you can take action.
A virtual information session that answers your questions and gives you practical advice for preparing your manuscript to JAF will take place March 25, 2026 at 12:00 pm ET.
Sacred Springs in the Camps (University of Wisconsin Press) explores how legend creates, negotiates, and challenges collective memory; how lived religious practices intersect with the current revival of the Russian Orthodox Church; how politics intertwine with belief; and how the social construction of sacred places affects folk narratives, faith, and local identity.
Jo Farb Hernández, a writer and curator who has worked in the field of vernacular art environment builders for over five decades, will release a visual documentation of self-taught built environments during U.S. Architecture Week.
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