Western States Folklore Society awards three student travel stipends of $200 each to students coming to the conference to deliver a paper. To qualify, a student must indicate they are applying for the stipend, submit their abstracts before the deadline, and submit both a 100-150 word abstract for publication in the program and a 350 word abstract in which the paper is described in more detail with special attention to the conceptual point of the paper. Some preference is give

CALL FOR PAPERS 2026 Annual Meeting University of Oregon, Eugene April 16 - 18, 2026 Theme: Folklore as a Resource — Old and New Folklore is a resource that we draw on for resilience, comfort, community, and for making sense of the world around us. It can be a vehicle of joy or grief or anger, with the capacity to express the full range of human emotions. Folklore is an especially vital resource for surviving turbulent times, both historically and today. How has folklore, bot