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.

USU offers folklore fellowship for fall 2009

The Folklore Program at Utah State University is pleased to announce a fellowship for the graduate study of folklore, to be awarded to an incoming student for the first time in the Fall of 2009. For further information, visit the News page by clicking the button in the navigation panel to the left.

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.

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The Raphael Patai Prize is awarded for the best unpublished student essay in Jewish folklore and ethnology completed in 2007 or 2008.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