Profs and Pints DC presents: “Goddess of Spring and the Underworld,” an introduction to the Greek goddess Persephone in her many incarnations, with Sara Cleto and Brittany Warman, former instructors...
Profs and Pints DC presents: “How Mad Scientists are Made,” a look at monstrous experiments and quests for forbidden knowledge in literature, folklore, and film, with Sara Cleto and Brittany...
Y'all, we debated pretty much every book we could think of by the late, great Patricia McKillip, but in the end we just had to come back to this one...
May Salon: Hi all, here are the details about our meet up in June! Date: June 22nd, 2022 at 7PM ET Prompt: Other Worlds Quest: It's truly summer now and...
Hi all! Our book club pick for July is In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan - we think you'll especially enjoy this one if you liked Carry On! Our...
Hi all! Here is the info for our July Fairy-Tale Salon! Date: July 18th at 7PM ET Prompt: Folklore & Plants! Quest: It's summertime and everyone's out enjoying the beautiful...
Join us for a Folklore & Resistance Roundtable! Panelists: Terri Windling (she/her), Dr. Jeana Jorgensen (she/her), Dr. Margaret Yocom (she/her), Daisy Ahlstone (they/them), and Dr. Maria DeBlassie (she/her) Moderators: Dr....
Il était une fois… Once upon a time, fairy tales were not the short, simple children’s stories we all know. Instead, they often carried subtle messages or warnings, or ridiculed...
August Book Club Pick is MOONLIGHT & VINES by Charles de Lint! "Newford is the quintessential North American city, tough and streetwise on the surface and rich with hidden magic...
Hi all! Here is the info for our August Fairy-Tale Salon - Date: August 29th at 7PM ET Prompt: Give Us Some Good Folklore-y Things Quest: We're not going to...
Hi everyone! Here is the info for our September Fairy-Tale Salon – Date: September 22nd at 7PM ET Prompt: Fall Folklore Quest: We don't care if we're "basic" (see our...
We're trying something completely different for book club this month. Since so many of you have been interested in using fairy tales when writing about your own lives (i.e. using...