The Mythopoeic Awards for literature and literary studies are given annually for outstanding works in the fields of myth, fantasy, and the scholarly study of these areas. Established by the

Mythopoeic Society The Mythopoeic Society (MythSoc) is a non-profit organization devoted to the study of mythopoeic literature, particularly the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, Charles Williams, and C. S. Lewis, all members of The Inklings, an informal group of write ...

in 1971, the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award is given for "fiction in the spirit of the Inklings", and the Scholarship Award for non-fiction work. The award is a statuette of a seated lion, with a plaque on the base. It has drawn resemblance to, and is often called, the "

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". The Mythopoeic Award is one of the "principal annual awards" for fantasy according to critic

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. From 1971 to 1991, there was one award per category, annual but not always awarded before 1981. Dual awards in each category were established in 1992: Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards for Adult Literature and Children's Literature; Scholarship Awards in Inklings Studies, and Myth and Fantasy Studies. In 2010, a Student Paper Award was introduced for the best paper presented at Mythcon by an undergraduate or graduate student; it was renamed the Alexei Kondratiev Award several months after its creation. The 2022 winners were announced at Mythcon 52 in

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Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards

In the following tables, the years correspond to the date of the ceremony, rather than when the novel was first published. Each year links to the corresponding "year in literature". Entries with a blue background and an asterisk (*) next to the writer's name have won the award; those with a white background are the other nominees on the shortlist. * Winners

Fantasy (1971–1991)

1970s

1980s

1990s

Adult Literature

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Children's Literature

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Multiple wins and nominations

The following authors have received two or more Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards. The following authors have received four or more nominations.

Mythopoeic Scholarship Awards

There are two Mythopoeic Scholarship Awards since 1992 (and a Student Paper Award related to Mythcon, not covered here, since 2010). The Scholarship Award in Inklings Studies dates from 1971, in effect, its name was expanded in 1992. Scholarly works have three years to win the award once and may be on the final ballot three times.

Inklings Studies

Winners are listed below. * 1971 – C. S. Kilby; Mary McDermott Shideler * 1972 – Walter Hooper * 1973 – ''Master of Middle-earth'' by

Paul H. Kocher Paul Harold Kocher (April 23, 1907 – July 17, 1998) was an American scholar, writer, and professor of English. He wrote extensively on the works of J. R. R. Tolkien as well as on Elizabethan English drama, philosophy, religion, and medicine. His ...

* 1974 – ''C. S. Lewis, Mere Christian'' by Kathryn Lindskoog * 1975 – ''C. S. Lewis: A Biography'' by

Roger Lancelyn Green Roger Gilbert Lancelyn Green (2 November 1918 – 8 October 1987) was a British biographer and children's writer. He was an Oxford academic who formed part of the Inklings literary discussion group along with C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkie ...

and Walter Hooper * 1976 – ''Tolkien Criticism'' by

Richard C. West Richard Carroll West (August 13, 1944 – November 29, 2020) was an American librarian and one of the first Tolkien scholars. He is best known for his 1975 essay on the interlace structure of ''The Lord of the Rings'', for which he won the 1976 ...

; ''C. S. Lewis, An Annotated Checklist'' by Joe R. Christopher and Joan K. Ostling; ''Charles W. S. Williams, A Checklist'' by Lois Glenn * 1981 –

Christopher Tolkien Christopher John Reuel Tolkien (21 November 1924 – 16 January 2020) was an English academic editor, becoming a French citizen in later life. The son of author and academic J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien edited much of his father ...

* 1982 – ''The Inklings'' by

Humphrey Carpenter Humphrey William Bouverie Carpenter (29 April 1946 – 4 January 2005) was an English biographer, writer, and radio broadcaster. He is known especially for his biographies of J. R. R. Tolkien and other members of the literary society the Inkl ...

* 1983 – ''Companion to Narnia'' by Paul F. Ford * 1984 – '' The Road to Middle-earth'' by T. A. Shippey * 1985 – ''Reason and Imagination in C. S. Lewis'' by Peter J. Schakel * 1986 – ''Charles Williams, Poet of Theology'' by Glen Cavaliero * 1987 – ''J. R. R. Tolkien: Myth, Morality and Religion'' by

Richard Purtill Richard Purtill (1931-2016) was an American philosopher and writer, and Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington, US. He was a writer of fantasy and science fiction, critical non-fiction on the sa ...

* 1988 – ''C. S. Lewis'' by Joe R. Christopher * 1989 – ''

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'' by J. R. R. Tolkien, edited by

* 1990 – ''The Annotated Hobbit'' by J. R. R. Tolkien, edited by

Douglas A. Anderson Douglas Allen Anderson (born December 30, 1959) is an American writer and editor on the subjects of fantasy and medieval literature, specializing in textual analysis of the works of J. R. R. Tolkien. He is a winner of the Mythopoeic Award for sch ...

* 1991 – ''Jack: C. S. Lewis and His Times'' by George Sayer * 1992 – ''Word and Story in C. S. Lewis'', edited by Peter J. Schakel and

Charles A. Huttar Charles A. Huttar is an emeritus professor of English at Hope College, known for his work on the Inklings including J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, Owen Barfield, and Charles Williams. He has twice won the Mythopoeic Society's Scholarship Award. Bi ...

* 1993 – ''Planets in Peril'' by David C. Downing * 1994 – ''J. R. R. Tolkien, A Descriptive Bibliography'' by Wayne G. Hammond with the assistance of Douglas A. Anderson * 1995 – ''C. S. Lewis in Context'' by Doris T. Myers * 1996 – '' J. R. R. Tolkien: Artist and Illustrator'' by Wayne G. Hammond and

Christina Scull Christina Scull (born 6 March 1942 in Bristol, England) is a British researcher and writer best known for her books about the works of J. R. R. Tolkien. Biography Christina Scull was born in Bristol and was educated at the Redmaids' High Sc ...

* 1997 – ''The Rhetoric of Vision: Essays on Charles Williams'', ed. by

and Peter Schakel * 1998 – ''A Question of Time: J. R. R. Tolkien's Road to Faërie'' by

Verlyn Flieger Verlyn Flieger (born 1933) is an author, editor, and Professor Emerita in the Department of English at the University of Maryland at College Park, where she taught courses in comparative mythology, medieval literature, and the works of J. R. R. Tol ...

* 1999 – ''C. S. Lewis: A Companion and Guide'' by Walter Hooper * 2000 – ''

Roverandom ''Roverandom'' is a novella by J. R. R. Tolkien, originally told in 1925, about the adventures of a young dog, Rover. In the story, an irritable wizard turns Rover into a toy, and Rover goes to the Moon and under the sea in order to find the ...

'' by J. R. R. Tolkien, edited by

and Wayne G. Hammond * 2001 – '' J. R. R. Tolkien: Author of the Century'' by

Tom Shippey Thomas Alan Shippey (born 9 September 1943) is a British medievalist, a retired scholar of Middle and Old English literature as well as of modern fantasy and science fiction. He is considered one of the world's leading academic experts on the ...

* 2002 – '' Tolkien's Legendarium: Essays on The History of Middle-earth'', edited by

and

Carl F. Hostetter Carl Franklin Hostetter is a Tolkien scholar and NASA computer scientist. He has edited and annotated many of J. R. R. Tolkien's linguistic writings, publishing them in '' Vinyar Tengwar'' and ''Parma Eldalamberon''. Career NASA Carl Hostet ...

* 2003 – ''

Beowulf and the Critics ''Beowulf and the Critics by J. R. R. Tolkien'' is a 2002 book edited by Michael D. C. Drout that presents scholarly editions of the two manuscript versions of Tolkien's essays or lecture series "''Beowulf ''Beowulf'' (; ang, Bēowulf ...

'' by J. R. R. Tolkien, edited by

Michael D. C. Drout Michael D. C. Drout (; born 1968) is an American Professor of English and Director of the Center for the Study of the Medieval at Wheaton College. He is an author and editor specializing in Anglo-Saxon and medieval literature, science fiction and ...

* 2004 – '' Tolkien and the Great War: The Threshold of Middle-earth'' by John Garth * 2005 – ''War and the Works of J.R.R. Tolkien'' by

Janet Brennan Croft Janet Brennan Croft (born 1961) is an American author and editor, best known for writing and editing books and journals on J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth fantasy. She is currently Associate University Librarian for Content Discovery at Univers ...

* 2006 – '' The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion'' by Wayne G. Hammond and

* 2007 – '' The J. R. R. Tolkien Companion and Guide'' by Wayne G. Hammond and

* 2008 – '' The Company They Keep: C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien as Writers in Community'' by Diana Glyer; appendix by

David Bratman David Bratman is a librarian and Tolkien scholar. Biography David Bratman was born in Chicago to Robert Bratman, a physician, and his wife Nancy, an editor. He was one of four sons in the family. He was brought up in Cleveland, Ohio and then i ...

* 2009 – '' The History of the Hobbit'' by

John D. Rateliff John D. Rateliff is an author of roleplaying games and an independent scholar. He specializes in the study of the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, particularly his Middle-earth fantasy writings. Early life and education John D. Rateliff was raised in Ma ...

, Part One: Mr. Baggins; Part Two: Return to Bag-end * 2010 – ''Tolkien, Race, and Cultural History: From Fairies to Hobbits'' by

Dimitra Fimi Dimitra Fimi (born 2 June 1978) is a Scottish academic and writer and since 2020 the Senior Lecturer in Fantasy and Children's Literature at the University of Glasgow. Her research includes that of the writings of J. R. R. Tolkien and children's ...

* 2011 – ''Planet Narnia'' by Michael Ward * 2012 – ''Tolkien and Wales'' by Carl Phelpstead * 2013 – ''Green Suns and Faërie: Essays on J.R.R. Tolkien'' by

* 2014 – ''Tolkien and the Study of His Sources: Critical Essays'' by

Jason Fisher Jason Fisher is a Tolkien scholar and winner of a Mythopoeic Scholarship Award in 2014 for his book ''Tolkien and the Study of His Sources: Critical Essays''. He served as the editor of the Mythopoeic Society's monthly ''Mythprint'' from 2010 to 20 ...

, ed. * 2015 – ''C. S. Lewis and the Middle Ages'' by Robert Boenig * 2016 – ''Charles Williams: The Third Inkling'' by

Grevel Lindop Grevel Charles Garrett Lindop (born 6 October 1948) is an English poet, academic and literary critic. Life Lindop was born in Liverpool to solicitor John Neale Lindop, LL.M. and Winifred (née Garrett), and educated at Liverpool College, then Wa ...

* 2017 – ''The Fellowship: The Literary Lives of the Inklings: J.R.R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, Owen Barfield, Charles Williams'' by

Philip Zaleski Philip Zaleski is the author and editor of several books on religion and spirituality, including ''The Recollected Heart,'' ''The Benedictines of Petersham,'' and ''Gifts of the Spirit.'' In addition, he is coauthor with his wife Carol Zaleski of ' ...

and

Carol Zaleski Carol Zaleski is a scholar and writer about religion. Zaleski previously taught at Harvard University, where she received her PhD in the study of religion, and is the professor of world religions at Smith College. She is the author of several accla ...

* 2018 – ''The Inklings and King Arthur: J. R. R. Tolkien, Charles Williams, C. S. Lewis, and Owen Barfield on the Matter of Britain'' by Sørina Higgins, ed. * 2019 – ''There Would Always Be a Fairy Tale: More Essays on Tolkien'' by

* 2020 – ''“The Sweet and the Bitter”: Death and Dying in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings'' by Helen Young * 2021 – ''Tolkien’s Lost Chaucer'' by John M. Bowers * 2022 – ''Tolkien’s Modern Reading: Middle-earth Beyond the Middle Ages'' by Holly Ordway

Myth & Fantasy Studies

Winners are listed below. * 1992 – ''The Victorian Fantasists'', edited by Kath Filmer * 1993 – ''Strategies of Fantasy'' by

Brian Attebery Brian Attebery (born December 1951) is an American writer and emeritus professor of English and philosophy at Idaho State University. He is known for his studies of fantasy literature, including ''The Fantasy Tradition in American Literature: ...

* 1994 – ''Twentieth-Century Fantasists'', edited by Kath Filmer * 1995 – ''Old Tales and New Truths: Charting the Bright-Shadow World'' by James Roy King * 1996 – ''From the Beast to the Blonde'' by

Marina Warner Dame Marina Sarah Warner, (born 9 November 1946) is an English historian, mythographer, art critic, novelist and short story writer. She is known for her many non-fiction books relating to feminism and myth. She has written for many publicat ...

* 1997 – ''When Toys Come Alive'' by Lois Rostrow Kuznets * 1998 – ''

The Encyclopedia of Fantasy ''The Encyclopedia of Fantasy'' is a 1997 reference work concerning fantasy fiction, edited by John Clute and John Grant. Other contributors include Mike Ashley, Neil Gaiman, Diana Wynne Jones, David Langford, Sam J. Lundwall, Michael S ...

'', edited by

John Clute John Frederick Clute (born 12 September 1940) is a Canadian-born author and critic specializing in science fiction and fantasy literature who has lived in both England and the United States since 1969. He has been described as "an integral part ...

and John Grant * 1999 – ''A Century of Welsh Myth in Children's Literature'' by Donna R. White * 2000 – ''Strange and Secret Peoples: Fairies and Victorian Consciousness'' by Carole G. Silver * 2001 – ''King Arthur in America'' by Alan Lupack and Barbara Tepa Lupack * 2002 – ''The Owl, the Raven & the Dove: The Religious Meaning of the Grimms' Magic Fairy Tales'' by G. Ronald Murphy * 2003 – ''Fairytale in the Ancient World'' by Graham Anderson * 2004 – ''The Myth of the American Superhero'' by John Shelton Lawrence and Robert Jewett * 2005 – ''Robin Hood: A Mythic Biography'' by Stephen Thomas Knight * 2006 – ''National Dreams: The Remaking of Fairy Tales in Nineteenth-Century England'' by Jennifer Schacker * 2007 – ''Gemstone of Paradise: The Holy Grail in Wolfram's Parzival'' by G. Ronald Murphy, S.J. * 2008 – ''The Shadow-Walkers: Jacob Grimm's Mythology of the Monstrous'' by

* 2009 – ''Four British Fantasists: Place and Culture in the Children's Fantasies of Penelope Lively, Alan Garner, Diana Wynne Jones, and Susan Cooper'' by

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* 2010 – ''One Earth, One People: The Mythopoeic Fantasy Series of Ursula K. Le Guin, Lloyd Alexander, Madeleine L'Engle and Orson Scott Card'' by Marek Oziewicz * 2011 – ''The Victorian Press and the Fairy Tale'' by Caroline Sumpter * 2012 – ''The Enchanted Screen'' by

Jack Zipes Jack David Zipes (born June 7, 1937) is a professor emeritus of German, comparative literature, and cultural studies, who has published and lectured on German literature, critical theory, German Jewish culture, children's literature, and folklore. ...

* 2013 – ''Song of the Vikings: Snorri and the Making of Norse Myths'' by Nancy Marie Brown * 2014 – ''Tree of Salvation: Yggdrasil and the Cross in the North'' by G. Ronald Murphy * 2015 – ''Stories About Stories: Fantasy and the Remaking of Myth'' by

* 2016 – ''The Evolution of Modern Fantasy: From Antiquarianism to the Ballantine Adult Fantasy Series'' by Jamie Williamson * 2017 – ''Elf Queens and Holy Friars: Fairy Beliefs and the Medieval Church'' by

Richard Firth Green Richard Firth Green is a Canadian scholar who specializes in Middle English literature. He is a Humanities Distinguished Professor of English Emeritus at Ohio State University and author of three monographs on the social life, law, and literature ...

* 2018 – '' Children's Fantasy Literature: An Introduction'' by Michael Levy and Farah Mendlesohn * 2019 – ''Celtic Myth in Contemporary Children's Fantasy: Idealization, Identity, Ideology'' by

* 2020 – ''A Modernist Fantasy: Modernism, Anarchism, and the Radical Fantastic'' by James Gifford * 2021 – ''Fantasies of Time and Death: Dunsany, Eddison, Tolkien'' by Anna Vaninskaya * 2022 – ''The Modern Myths: Adventures in the Machinery of the Popular Imagination'' by

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