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Reposted from Lee Speth's timeline: Hello friends of Lee. As many of you are hearing, Lee passed away on 2/3 surrounded by his wife Dolores, his brother Terry, sister in law Maryellen, and his nieces, Lea and Lorena.
A funeral mass will take place on Tues. 2/17/2026 - 1:30pm at Holy Family Catholic Church. 1501 Fremont Ave. South Pasadena. 91030.
A reception will follow at Charlie's Trio - 5769 Huntington Dr. N. Los Angeles 90032 - less than a mile from the church. I imagine we'll start gathering around 3pm.
Dolores has requested no flowers - in lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Peter's Pence, United Way or UNICEF in Lee's name.
Thank you for all the memories and pictures, keep them coming. I'll be to share with Dolores. This is Maryellen - Dolores's Sister. Please continue to reach out here, as I am using Lee's laptop to communicate all things Lee.
We have a big announcement: Our new members area is now live! You can now log into our website and update your membership information whenever you want. You can also set your membership to auto-renew if you are like the social media steward and have continuously let your membership lapse because it's hard to remember to renew it đ
The new members area can be found at https://mythsoc.org/members/login.htm
If you are a current member, or have been in the recent past, you likely already have a login! (it's probably the email address associated with your PayPal, which can be changed after you log in) Just request a password reset and you'll receive an email with login information. If you think you should already have an account but cannot figure out what email address might be associated with it, reach out to [email protected] for assistance!
Megan, our longtime Mythprint editor and new Secretary has recorded a short video to explain the login process (and how to sign up for this year's Mythcon!
12/14/2025
We're pleased to announce a new publication from Mythopoeic Press! The conference proceedings from this year's OMS. Please note that you can also view the recordings of the conference (which includes even more presentations) on our archive: https://dc.swosu.edu/oms/oms4/
Just released! This collection of papers presented at the Mythopoeic Society's 2025 online conference focuses on intersectional feminist approaches to women and gender in fantasy, science fiction, speculative fiction, and other mythopoeic work. The conference honored the first anthology on women and Tolkien, Perilous and Fair: Women in the Works and Life of J.R.R. Tolkien (2015), edited by Janet Brennan Croft and Leslie A. Donovan. Available in paperback ($10) and e-book ($8).
Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1887726373?tag=mythopoeicsociet
Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/Online-Midsummer-Seminar-2025-Proceedings-ebook/dp/B0G6HPC5BW/?tag=mythopoeicsociet
Other e-book formats: https://books2read.com/u/3LAkg7
Soon to be published online, as an ebook, and print-on-demand physical book:
Mythopoeic Society
Seminar Proceedings Series
Online Midwinter Seminar 2025:
More Perilous and Fair: Women and Gender in Mythopoeic Fantasy
Introduction
More Perilous and Fair by Cami Agan, Clare Moore, and Robin A. Reid
Keynote Address
Still Perilous, Still Fair: Perspectives on the Legacy, or How (not)Ăowyn and (not)Galadriel Made the Magic Work by Leslie A. Donovan and Janet Brennan Croft
Papers
Belief After the Death of King Arthur: Lev Grossmanâs Postsecular Portrayal of Nimue in The Bright Sword by Liz Busby
S*x, the Body, and Learning Gender: Demons in the World of the Five Gods by Erin McBrien
Grendelâs Mother Talks Back: Contemporary Womenâs Mythopoeic Revisions by Anna Smol
âMysterium Tremendum et Fascinansâ: Melianâs and LĂșthienâs Numinosity by Alexandra (Oleksandra) Filonenko
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