The Folklore Society

Dreams in Legend and Tradition: the sixth Legendary Weekend of The Folklore Society

3-4 September, at The Assembly Rooms, Swaffham, Norfolk

Tickets £30.00. Contact jharte@epsom-ewell.gov.uk for more details and provisional programme.

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We congratulate the winners of the following Folklore Society Awards:

THE PRESIDENT'S PRIZE 2010 was awarded to Alice Gleave for her essay "The Female Soldier in Street Literature and Oral Culture in the German-Speaking Lands, c. 1600-1950"

THE ESTELLA CANZIANI BURSARY 2010 was awarded to Maria Kastrinou Theodoropoulou to further her research into Syrian folk dance.

New Book:

"Charms, Charmers and Charming", edited by Jonathan Roper:
Papers from the Second International Charms conference.

Childlore and the Folklore of Childhood

• Report and abstracts
• Read Marc Armitage's report on the Childlore conference
• Programme

The Katharine Briggs Lecture and Book Award 2011

6.30 p.m., Wednesday 9 November, at The Warburg Institute, London WC1H 0AB

This year's lecturer is Michael Rosen, "Folk Tradition: What do we do with it?" The lecture is free and open to all.

After the lecture, there will be a wine reception and buffet supper during which the results of this year's Katharine Briggs Award will be announced and all the books entered for the award will be on display.

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Folklore Society Members' and Friends' Evening: Songs, Stories, Snacks and Second-Hand Book Sale

Friday 8 July 2011 from 6.00 p.m. at The Warburg Institute, Woburn Square, London WC1H 0AB.

Tickets £5.00 for members, £10.00 non-members Performers get in free, and non-members get their £10 back if they join The Folklore Society.

For more information email us using the contact form.