Mythopoeic Awards
3 appearances
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Edition 23 (1993) Winner
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Edition 45 (2015) Winner
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Edition 53 (2023) Winner
Brian Attebery
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Brian Attebery
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1951-12-01 （United States）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- United States → Idaho
Career
- Occupations
- writer, editor, academic
- Active Years
- 1980-2022
- Affiliations
- Idaho State University
- Nominations
- Locus Award 1993 (Strategies of Fantasy, Non-fiction), Locus Award 1994 (The Norton Book of Science Fiction, Anthology), Locus Award 2014 (Parabolas of Science Fiction, Non-fiction)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown University | — | American Civilization | PhD | — | United States |
Brown University
American Civilization
Degree:
PhD
Year of Graduation:
1979
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | IAFA Award for Distinguished Scholarship | — | Distinguished Scholarship | International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts | Won |
| 2009 | Pilgrim Award | Lifetime achievement | — | Science Fiction Research Association | Won |
| 1993 | Mythopoeic Award | Strategies of Fantasy | Scholarship | Mythopoeic Society | Won |
| 2021 | World Fantasy Award | Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts | Non-professional | — | Won |
| 2015 | Mythopoeic Award | Stories About Stories: Fantasy and the Remaking of Myth | Scholarship | Mythopoeic Society | Won |
| 2023 | Mythopoeic Award | Fantasy: How It Works | Scholarship | Mythopoeic Society | Won |
IAFA Award for Distinguished Scholarship
1991
Category:
Distinguished Scholarship
Organization:
International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts
Result:
Won
Pilgrim Award
2009
Work:
Lifetime achievement
Organization:
Science Fiction Research Association
Result:
Won
Mythopoeic Award
1993
Work:
Strategies of Fantasy
Category:
Scholarship
Organization:
Mythopoeic Society
Result:
Won
World Fantasy Award
2021
Work:
Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts
Category:
Non-professional
Result:
Won
Mythopoeic Award
2015
Work:
Stories About Stories: Fantasy and the Remaking of Myth
Category:
Scholarship
Organization:
Mythopoeic Society
Result:
Won
Mythopoeic Award
2023
Work:
Fantasy: How It Works
Category:
Scholarship
Organization:
Mythopoeic Society
Result:
Won
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Strategies of Fantasy
1992 Fantasy CriticismDefines fantasy as a 'fuzzy set' and analyzes its strategies.
fuzzy setboundaries of fantasy
The Fantasy Tradition in American Literature: From Irving to Le Guin
1980 Literary CriticismExamines the fantasy tradition in American literature from Irving to Le Guin.
American fantasy
Stories About Stories: Fantasy and the Remaking of Myth
2014 Fantasy CriticismFantasy and the remaking of myth.
mythnarrative
Fantasy: How It Works
2022 Fantasy CriticismExplains how fantasy works.
mechanics of fantasy
Bibliography
- The Fantasy Tradition in American Literature: From Irving to Le Guin
- Strategies of Fantasy
- Decoding Gender in Science Fiction
- Parabolas of Science Fiction
- Stories About Stories: Fantasy and the Remaking of Myth
- Fantasy: How It Works
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- critical analysisacademic style
- Recurring Motifs
- fuzziness of fantasyremaking of myth
Legacy
Pioneering fantasy critic who theorized fantasy as a 'fuzzy set,' recipient of Pilgrim Award and World Fantasy Award.