Welcome to WSFS

You have reached the Web site of the Western States Folklore Society (formerly California Folklore Society). Click on the buttons in the navigation panel at the left to explore our site:

• About WSFS describes the organization
• Membership tells you how to join
• Publications describes our journal, Western Folklore, and how to submit articles and reviews for publication
• Meetings contains information about our Annual Meetings in April
• News contains items of current interest and postings of new career positions in folklore
• Contact Us provides email and surface mail addresses
• By-Laws contains the complete text of the WSFS By-Laws.

WSFS Annual Meeting Announcement and Call for Papers

The 2009 Annual Meeting of the Western States Folklore Society will take place on April 16-18, 2009, at Otis College of Art and Design, in Los Angeles. Please click on the Call for Papers button on the left for information about the meeting. Click on the Meetings button for general information about Annual Meetings.

Folklife Program Manager position open at Oregon Historical Society

The Oregon Historical Society is currently recruiting for a Folklife Programs Manager to join the Public Service team. The Folklife Programs Manager is responsible for developing folklife programming for implementation by OHS, a key element of the OHS outreach programming plan. For further information, visit the News page by clicking the button in the navigation panel to the left.

Folklore Professorship position open at Indiana University

The Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology at Indiana University invites applications for a tenured Associate or Full Professorship in the Folklore Institute, to begin in the fall of 2009. For further information, visit the News page by clicking the button in the navigation panel to the left.

New Editors for Western Folklore

The Western States Folklore Society is pleased to announce that it now has a new editor, Robert Glenn Howard, and a new book Review editor, Lisa Gabbert. For information as to where to submit manuscripts for consideration, please visit the Submission Guidelines page. Visit the Books for Review page for the current list of titles available for review.

Call for Papers: The Raphael Patai Prize in Jewish Folklore and Ethnology

The Raphael Patai Prize is awarded for the best unpublished student essay in Jewish folklore and ethnology completed in 2007 or 2008. Visit the Patai Prize page for details.

New website for Univ. of Missouri's folklore program

On November 5, 2007, the University of Missouri—Columbia announced a new website for its Folklore, Oral Tradition and Culture Studies Program. Visit the News page for details.

Oral Tradition now online.

The academic journal Oral Tradition is now available in an electronic version, free of charge. For further information, check the News page.

New membership benefit: JSTOR access to Western Folklore AND Journal of American Folklore

The Western States Folklore Society is pleased to be able to announce a new membership benefit. All members of the WSFS will be able to get access to the JSTOR archive of the back issues of Western Folklore and Journal of American Folklore for a payment of $15/year. Visit the News page for more details.