Signum University

MiddleMoot 2021 will be held at Hawkeye Community College in Waterloo, Iowa, and is co-sponsored with Signum University, with support from the Tolkien Society of Iowa City, Smial of Avallónë. Our keynote speaker and guest-of-honor is Michael Drout, philologist and pre-eminent Tolkien scholar. We are also honored to have Corey Olsen, The Tolkien Professor and…

Please join us in Durham, NH on Saturday, September 25th for scholarly papers, creative presentations, and fellowship.  We will consider nourishment for body, mind, and spirit all within the Signum University common interests of philology and imaginative & classic literature. Where: 1 Morgan Way, Durham, NH Logistics: On-line attendance is welcome. If you bring your…

Starships, Stewards, and Storytellers: How Imaginary Worlds Teach Us to Care for This One Big hearts, big hats, big love of great literature!  Whether you are attending in person or on line, you will be welcome at TexMoot. Here is the time in Austin, Texas! Signum University is pleased to announce its fifth annual Texas…

What do we want? More Great Stories! Where do they come from? Hard work!  But tapping your creativity does not have to be lonely work.  WriterSpace is time set aside for writers and artists to follow their dreams and support each other. We drop-in-when-we-can and drop-out-when-we-must for writing time, wrist stretches, even occasional feedback in…

Join us on April 16, 2021, at 2pm ET for a preview of our Summer classes.

Join us on Wednesday April 7th, 1pm Eastern, for a chat and live Q&A with Dr Holly Ordway

Join us on June 24-27, 2021, for Mythmoot VIII: The World Ahead.

Join us on Friday March 19th, 1pm Eastern, for a chat and live Q&A with Professor Carolyne Larrington.

In 2021, Signum University’s Annual Texas Language and Literature Symposium (TexMoot) invites you to join us virtually, as we consider the conditions and consequences of corporeality in ancient and medieval literature, classic sci-fi and fantasy, and contemporary pop culture. Please submit your proposal at TexMoot.org. The symposium will take place on February 13, 2021. The…

Join us on December 20, 6pm ET, for an evening of poetry on the longest night of the northern year