Katharine Briggs Award 2017—Short List
There were many, excellent books submitted for this year’s Award, and the judges have short listed the following entries: Bronner, Simon. Folklore: The Basics (Routledge, 2017) Constantine, Mary-Ann, and Éva Guillorel. Miracles & Murders: An Introductory Anthology of Breton Ballads (Oxford University Press, 2017) Davies, Owen, ed. The Oxford Illustrated History of Witchcraft & Magic (Oxford University Press, 2017) Dillion, Jacqueline. Thomas...
Doc Rowe We are very sad to report the death of Dr Venetia Newall, past president of The Folklore Society and recipient of our Coote Lake Medal for folklore research. Her obituary will be be published in Folklore very soon. Gallery
Special award to Robert McDowall
A special award of an engraved goblet was presented on 31 March 2017 to Robert McDowall as a token of gratitude for his twenty years of devoted service to the Folklore Society, as President, vice-President and, especially, for his financial wizardry as Honorary Treasurer. Thank you Robert. We also record our grateful thanks to John Willmott,...
‘New Beginnings in Folklore’, by J.D.A. Widdowson
Prof. John Widdowson’s article “New Beginnings in Folklore: Towards a National Folklore Survey”, published in our journal Folklore (vol.127/3, 2016), is currently free to download here
We are delighted to announce that the winner of the 2016 biennial Non-Print Media Award is Rod Stradling of Musical Traditions for his 2 CD set of Sam Larner: Cruising Round Yarmouth (MTCD369-0)
We are delighted to announce that this year’s Katharine Briggs Award was won by Lizanne Henderson for her book Witchcraft and Folk Belief in the Age of the Enlightenment: Scotland, 1670-1740 (Palgrave). The runner-up was Éamonn Ó Tuathail (ed.), Sgéalta Mhuintir Luinigh. Munterloney Folktales. Irish Tradition from Co. Tyrone (Comhairle Bhéaloideas Éireann/An Cumann le Béaloideas Éireann).
The Katharine Briggs Award 2016: Short List
Of the nineteen entries this year, the judges short listed the following six books (in alphabetical order): Lizanne Henderson, Witchcraft and Folk Belief in the Age of Enlightenment: Scotland, 1670–1740 (Palgrave Macmillan, 2016). Sophia Kingshill, Mermaids (Little Toller Books, 2015). Carolyne Larrington, The Land of the Green Man: A Journey through the Supernatural Landscapes of...
We are very sad to hear of the death of Stewart Sanderson, editor of Robert Kirk’s Secret Common-wealth in our Mistletoe series, 1976.