Butterbur's
Woodshed
Butterbur's Woodshed is a discussion group by
mail (also known as an "amateur press assocation" or "APA") sponsored by
the Mythopoeic Society. It focuses on contemporary fantasy literature and supports the Society's Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards with specific topics chosen for each issue. Members contribute by writing on the specific topic each month and sending copies to the editor to be collated and mailed. (This is not a magazine, and does not offer subscriptions to people not interested in participating in the discussions.) Butterbur's Woodshed is published bimonthly with deadlines the first of odd-numbered months.
Butterbur's Woodshed Guidelines
Topics for 2005-2006
- September 2005: Andre Norton
- November 2005: The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
- January 2006: Elantris by Brandon Sanderson
- March 2006: Sea of Trolls by Nancy Farmer
- May 2006: Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Nominees
- July 2006: Mazes and Gardens of Fantasy
To receive more information on participation in Butterbur's Woodshed contact the editor:
Diane Joy Baker
1512 W. North Bend #3
Cincinnati, OH 45224
E-mail: dianejoy@earthlink.net
Previous Topics: Butterbur's Woodshed
- #1 (September 1991): Thomas the Rhymer by Ellen Kushner
- #2 (November 1991): The Paper Grail by James Blaylock
- #3 (January 1992): The Sorceress and the Cygnet by Patricia A. McKillip
- #5 (May 1992): Moonwise by Greer Ilene Gilman
- #6 (July 1992): The Summer Queen by Joan Vinge
- #7 (September 1992): Eight Skilled Gentlemen by Barry Hughart
- #8 (November 1992): A Woman of the Iron People by Eleanor Arnason
- #9 (January 1993): Unicorn Mountain by Michael Bishop
- #10 (March 1993): Briar Rose by Jane Yolen
- #11 (May 1993): Lists: MFA or Otherwise
- #12 (July 1993): The Stress of Her Regard by Tim Powers
- #13 (September 1993): The Gormenghast Trilogy by Mervyn Peake
- #14 (November 1993): Strange Devices of the Sun and Moon by Lisa Goldstein
- #15 (January 1994): Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
- #16 (March 1994): The Innkeeper's Song by Peter S. Beagle
- #17 (May 1994): Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Lists
- #18 (September 1994): Robin Hood
- #19 (November 1994): Summer of Love by Lisa Mason
- #20 (January 1995): Towing Jehovah by James Morrow
- #21 (March 1995): Rhinegold by Stephan Grundy
- #22 (May 1995): 1995 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Nominees
- #23 (July 1995): Arthurian Literature
- #24 (September 1995): J.R.R. Tolkien's Short Fiction
- #25 (November 1995): Reluctant Voyagers by Elisabeth Vonarburg
- #26 (January 1996): Possession by A.S. Byatt
- #27 (March 1996): The Book of Atrix Wolfe by Patricia A. McKillip
- #28 (May 1996): 1996 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Nominees
- #29 (July 1996): Vampire Literature
- #30 (September 1996): Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea Quartet
- #31 (November 1996): Lorien Lost by Michael King
- #32 (January 1997): The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson
- #33 (March 1997): Shards of Empire by Susan Shwartz
- #34 (May 1997): 1997 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Nominees
- #35 (July 1997): Tales from the Orient
- #36 (September 1997): C.S. Lewis's Space Trilogy
- #37 (November 1997): Glimmering by Elizabeth Hand
- #38 (January 1998): Freedom and Necessity by Steven Brust and Emma Bull
- #39 (March 1998): Last Call, Expiration Date and Earthquake Weather by Tim Powers
- #40 (May 1998): 1998 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award nominees
- #41 (July 1998): Imaginary Worlds
- #42 (September 1998): War in Heaven and The Greater Trumps by Charles Williams
- #43 (November 1998): The Mistress of Spices by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
- #44 (January 1999): To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis
- #45 (March 1999): The Notorious Abbess by Vera Chapman
- #46 (May 1999): 1999 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Nominees
- #47 (July 1999): Fairy Tales Retold
- #48 (September 1999): The Works of Lord Dunsany
- #49 (November 1999): Selected Fictions by Jorge Luis Borges
- #50 (January 2000): The Ground Beneath Her Feet by Salman Rushdie
- #51 (March 2000): There and Back Again by Pat Murphy
- #52 (May 2000): 2000 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Nominees
- #53 (July 2000): The Mythopoeic Graphic Novel
- #54 (September 2000): Three Hearts and Three Lions by Poul Anderson
- #55 (November 2000): Selected Fictions by Jorge Luis Borges
- #56 (January 2001): The Fox Woman by Kij Johnson
- #57 (March 2001): All of An Instant by Richard Garfinkle
- #58 (May 2001): 2001 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Nominees
- #59 (July 2001): Stately Homes: Bigger on the Inside (Fantastic houses)
- #60 (September 2001): G.K. Chesterton
- #61 (November 2001): Declare by Tim Powers
- #62 (January 2002): Tales of Earthsea or The Other Wind by Ursula K. Le Guin
- #63 (March 2002): American Gods by Neil Gaiman
- #64 (May 2002:) 2002 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award nominees
- #65 (July 2002:) Fantasy and Food
- #66 (September 2002): Humor in Tolkien
- #67 (November 2002): Hawkwood's Voyage by Paul Kearney
- #68 (January 2003): The Jackal Who Begat a God by Nega Mezlekia
- #69 (March 2003): The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold
- #70 (May 2003) Mythopoeic Fantasy Award nominees
- #71 (July 2003): History and Fantasy
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