Mythcon 54

July 24-27, 2026

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Theme: Get Your Fantasy Kicks on Route 66

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Guests of Honor

Author guest of honor: David R. Slayton

David R. Slayton grew up in Guthrie, Oklahoma, where finding fantasy novels was pretty challenging and finding ones with diverse characters was downright impossible. Now he lives in Denver and writes the books he always wanted to read. His debut, White Trash Warlock, received a starred review from Publishers Weekly. In 2015, David founded Trick or Read, an initiative to give out books along with candy to children on Halloween as well as uplift lesser-known authors or those from marginalized backgrounds. His epic fantasy, Dark Moon, Shallow Sea, won the 2024 Colorado Book Award. Find him online at www.DavidRSlayton.com.

Scholar guest of honor: Joe Christopher

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Location: Stafford Air & Space Museum, Weatherford, OK

Weatherford OK is the home of the Mythopoeic Society Archives at Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU).

The Stafford Air & Space Museum, named in honor of Weatherford native, astronaut Thomas P. Stafford, is considered one of the finest and most comprehensive air and space museums in the central United States and is an Affiliate of the Smithsonian.

Hotel
(to be announced)

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Registration

Mythcon 54 registration is not yet open.

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Committee:

Chair: Phillip Fitzsimmons. Email: chair @ mythcon.org.

Papers Coordinator: Cami Agan. Email: papers @ mythcon.org.

Committee members at large:
Khrystyna Melnychuk, Victoria Gaydosik, Conner Kirk, Robert Williams

Mythopoeic Society Steward for Conferences: Tim Lenz. Email: mythcon @ mythsoc.org.

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For more information

If you have questions or ideas, or would like to volunteer for the committee, please email chair @ mythcon.org.