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.

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For further information, visit the News page by clicking the button in the navigation panel.

Latest issue of Western Folklore

Volume 70, Number 2, the most recent issue of Western Folklore, was mailed on October 4, 2011. Visit the Publications page for more information.

71st Annual Meeting

The Society’s 71st Annual Meeting is scheduled to take place at the California State University, Sacramento, April 20-21, 2012. For further information visit the 2012 Meeting page by clicking on the button in the navigation panel.

Student stipends for travel to the Annual Meeting

WSFS is again offering three student travel stipends of $100 each. Visit the 2012 Annual Meeting page for details on how to apply. The student stipends will be announced in early March. Preference will be given to students who come from afar and incur significant travel expenses in coming to the meeting.

Membership benefit: JSTOR access to Western Folklore, Journal of American Folklore, The Journal of Folklore Research, and Folklore

All members of the WSFS will be able to get access to the JSTOR archive of the back issues of Western Folklore and other folklore journals for a payment of $15/year. Visit the News page for details and a link to the AFS page for subscribing to JSTOR.