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Guidelines

All articles should observe these guidelines:

• Related to “myth” in the broad definition we use here (which includes ancient mythology, religious texts, fantasy, and science-fiction), or related in some other way to mythical thinking
• Around 1000-1200 words
• Written in a friendly, semi-scholarly tone — not as informal as most blogs nor as formal as most dissertations
• Written in (more or less) MLA style — but don’t worry too much about that

Topics

You can take a look through the archives to get an idea of the kind of articles that I publish. Here are a few possible types of articles that would work (with examples of each of them), but this list is by no means exhaustive:

1. Explore a myth (perhaps a personal favorite) from multiple perspectives
   • The Rebellion of Satan in Milton’s Paradise Lost
   • Zeus and the Turtle: An Aesopic Fable
2. Analyze how and why a modern mythmaker drew on traditional mythic material
   • Northern Mythological Traditions in The Weirdstone of Brisingamen
   • Biblical Narratives in Doris Lessing’s Shikasta
     
3. Analyze a scholar’s explanation of, understanding of, or theories about myth
   • Joseph Campbell: The Hero’s Journey
   • G.K. Chesterton on Fairy Tales
4. Examine a non-narrative art form and its relationship to a mythic narrative
   • Totem Poles: Myths Carved In Cedar
   • Shiva, Lord of the Dance
5. Interviews with scholars, authors, or artists involved in myth
   • Tolkien, Myth, and Fantasy: Verlyn Flieger Interview
   • Illustrating Tolkien: Ted Nasmith Interview

Do you have a passion for myth and something worthwhile to contribute to the site? Please consider submitting an article.