https://bsky.app/profile/oxfordfantasylit.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/oxfordfantasylit.bsky.social/post/3mvawr43wo22qReminder of this series starting in a few weeks. Quite a bit on creative writing, dramatisation of fantasy, as well as key talks on weird fiction. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Sep 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:56tyjgaukrgfedthfa4ppm7g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvawr43wo22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/oxfordfantasylit.bsky.social/post/3mramziqqns2q@EngFac_Outreach Oxford's #Tolkien seminars for Trinity Term 2026 now available via YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGtj2a5OZUOw22 Jul 2026 15:25 +0000at://did:plc:56tyjgaukrgfedthfa4ppm7g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mramziqqns2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/oxfordfantasylit.bsky.social/post/3mqoxqms2s227Thrilled to announce an exciting 'open to the public' seminar series as part of our annual 'Weird and Wonderful' talks hosted by ExeterCollegeOx, running Oct-Dec 2026 in Oxford. Attendance is free but please register at: https://english.web.ox.ac.uk/seminar-series-weird-and-wonderful15 Jul 2026 14:49 +0000at://did:plc:56tyjgaukrgfedthfa4ppm7g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqoxqms2s227https://bsky.app/profile/oxfordfantasylit.bsky.social/post/3mpfyng74ec2eThe annual Tolkien lecture @ox.ac.uk this year was by Brendan Sanderson. You can enjoy it here now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKvmYcGOCkE29 Jun 2026 07:46 +0000at://did:plc:56tyjgaukrgfedthfa4ppm7g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpfyng74ec2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/oxfordfantasylit.bsky.social/post/3mdzywgnr6c25@bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social - We are thrilled, as part of the Bloomsbury-Oxford Fantasy Summer School podcasts series, to announce our 2 latest interviews – with fantasy authors Katherine Rundell and Samantha Shannon: https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/series/fantasy-literature04 Feb 2026 13:42 +0000at://did:plc:56tyjgaukrgfedthfa4ppm7g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdzywgnr6c25https://bsky.app/profile/oxfordfantasylit.bsky.social/post/3md3oguo23k23Just added - interview with Samantha Shannon: https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/interview-samantha-shannon-bloomsbury-oxford-fantasy-summer-school23 Jan 2026 12:14 +0000at://did:plc:56tyjgaukrgfedthfa4ppm7g/app.bsky.feed.post/3md3oguo23k23https://bsky.app/profile/oxfordfantasylit.bsky.social/post/3md3mrst4ak2wWe are pleased to announce more recordings from our Bloomsbury-Oxford Summer School - this time follow-up interviews with some of the speakers: https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/series/fantasy-literature23 Jan 2026 11:44 +0000at://did:plc:56tyjgaukrgfedthfa4ppm7g/app.bsky.feed.post/3md3mrst4ak2whttps://bsky.app/profile/oxfordfantasylit.bsky.social/post/3m7awfylvjs2sNew call for special edition of 'Humanities' journal around tradition and modernity in fantasy literature: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/humanities/special_issues/Q6550L19G305 Dec 2025 16:39 +0000at://did:plc:56tyjgaukrgfedthfa4ppm7g/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7awfylvjs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/oxfordfantasylit.bsky.social/post/3m6yxpmgdjc2f@engfac.bsky.social @engfacoutreach.bsky.social If you did not manage to attend the Bloomsbury Publishing / Oxford English Faculty Fantasy Summer School in September - all the podcasts are now available on our fantasy lit series! Enjoy: https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/series/fantasy-literature02 Dec 2025 12:41 +0000at://did:plc:56tyjgaukrgfedthfa4ppm7g/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6yxpmgdjc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/oxfordfantasylit.bsky.social/post/3m5yrh7vz5c27For those of you who were unable to make the Oxford Bloomsbury Summer School on Fantasy Literature the recordings of the sessions are now available at: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpuiOx9J3lWqsZUPMowA6eFVerrulGVBM19 Nov 2025 17:24 +0000at://did:plc:56tyjgaukrgfedthfa4ppm7g/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5yrh7vz5c27https://bsky.app/profile/oxfordfantasylit.bsky.social/post/3lxr77u6eps2dThis term Oxford's @engfac.bsky.social and Exeter College are hosting a seminar series on 'The Weird and the Wonderful'. Open to the public and free to attend (talks and registration in the link below). Topics range from Arthur Machen to Game of Thrones: https://english.web.ox.ac.uk/seminar-series-weird-and-wonderful01 Sep 2025 08:38 +0000at://did:plc:56tyjgaukrgfedthfa4ppm7g/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxr77u6eps2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/oxfordfantasylit.bsky.social/post/3lucqrhvflk2bWhilst in-person attendance is now closed you can still register to join us online (over 1k attendees already) at the Bloomsbury/Oxford 3-day summer school on Fantasy Literature. Register for a free space at: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/oxford-bloomsbury-fantasy-summer-school-2025-online-tickets-1328105662789?aff=oddtdtcreator19 Jul 2025 10:27 +0000at://did:plc:56tyjgaukrgfedthfa4ppm7g/app.bsky.feed.post/3lucqrhvflk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/oxfordfantasylit.bsky.social/post/3lsdqg4fwqc2uIf you were unable to attend in person the Oxford-Bloomsbury Fantasy Lit Summer School in September 2025, registration for online attendance (for free) is now live at: fantasyliteratureschool.web.ox.ac.uk/home https://fantasyliteratureschool.web.ox.ac.uk/home24 Jun 2025 09:02 +0000at://did:plc:56tyjgaukrgfedthfa4ppm7g/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsdqg4fwqc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/oxfordfantasylit.bsky.social/post/3lqcbfnhfjs2hMany in #Tolkien studies owe a great debt to the Catherine McIlwaine @bodleianlibs. She helped out many scholars but also curated the incredible 'Maker of Middle-earth' exhibition. She leaves her post tomorrow as archivist for a new role at the Bod. Many thanks Catherine!29 May 2025 08:11 +0000at://did:plc:56tyjgaukrgfedthfa4ppm7g/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqcbfnhfjs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/oxfordfantasylit.bsky.social/post/3llt7iyttmk2tThe deadline for applying to attend in-person our free Bloomsbury Publishing Fantasy Literature Summer School at Oxford in Sept is fast approaching (closes 17th April). A 3-day event taking you through the history and future of fantasy literature: fantasyliteratureschool.web.ox.ac.uk/home https://fantasyliteratureschool.web.ox.ac.uk/home02 Apr 2025 10:46 +0000at://did:plc:56tyjgaukrgfedthfa4ppm7g/app.bsky.feed.post/3llt7iyttmk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/oxfordfantasylit.bsky.social/post/3llepkucfrs2gReally pleased to announce that our seminar series to commemorate the 70th anniversary of #Tolkien's #TheLordOfTheRings held in Oct-December 2024 is now available in our extensive podcast series: https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/series/fantasy-literature27 Mar 2025 16:24 +0000at://did:plc:56tyjgaukrgfedthfa4ppm7g/app.bsky.feed.post/3llepkucfrs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/oxfordfantasylit.bsky.social/post/3ljrslugpds2mIf you wish to attend this event in person (and it is free) you need to apply for a space! Places are going fast. 3 days introducing fantasy literature by some major scholars at the home of fantasy! @ox.ac.uk @engfacoutreach.bsky.social @torchoxford.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Mar 2025 10:32 +0000at://did:plc:56tyjgaukrgfedthfa4ppm7g/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljrslugpds2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/oxfordfantasylit.bsky.social/post/3li5kviyxnc2wPleased to announce the Oxford-Bloomsbury Fantasy Summer School 23-25 Sep. 3 days of talks on fantasy literature at Oxford. Attendance is free (but limited) so you need to apply for a space. For more info see: fantasyliteratureschool.web.ox.ac.uk/home https://fantasyliteratureschool.web.ox.ac.uk/home14 Feb 2025 15:56 +0000at://did:plc:56tyjgaukrgfedthfa4ppm7g/app.bsky.feed.post/3li5kviyxnc2w