The AFS Nominating Committee (chaired by Naomi Sturm-Wijesinghe with members Betty Belanus, Ian Brodie, and Kelley Totten) has announced its slate of candidates for each available office in the AFS 2026 election.
New York Folklore is seeking an experienced and community-focused administrator to serve as Executive Director for the Schenectady-based, state-wide organization. The annual salary range is $72,000 to $75,000. Applications are due January 4, 2027.
The just-assembled Spring 2027 JAF is a themed issue on Folklore and Artificial Intelligence. Because the issue is so timely, and the terrain is changing so rapidly, the JAF Collective is pleased to announce that pre-print versions of these essays can be accessed immediately on the AFS website.
The members of the Journal of American Folklore’s Editorial Collective are delighted to announce that Ziying You has joined the team in editing the journal.
Folklorist Patrick B. Mullen died on November 5, 2026 in Columbus, OH at the age of eighty-five.
The Alabama State Council on the Arts (ASCA) is hiring a director of its Center for Traditional Culture. The salary range for this position is $48,796 to $81,724. Applications are due November 25, 2026 at 5pm CST.
The Vernacular Architecture Forum (VAF) is seeking nominations for their 2027 Bishir Prize. This prize is awarded annually to the scholarly article from a juried North American publication that has made the most significant contribution to the study of vernacular architecture and cultural landscapes. Nominations are due December 1, 2026.
We often speak of a divide between online and offline cultures, but The Internet Is Real Life (University of Wisconsin Press) argues that digital communications and behaviors are already deeply embedded in everyday expressive life and therefore are also already implicated in a variety of ways in the embodied performance and transmission of folklore.
AFS past president and life member Norma Elia Cantú has been selected by the Texas Institute of Letters (TIL) as the 2027 winner of its prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award. She will receive the award at the annual TIL Awards Banquet in College Station, TX on May 1, 2027.
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