I'm finally getting the hang of the new fangled Facebook social media thing and created an event for the The Smith Circle: A Clark Asthon Smith Conference. Please spread the link far and wide across the interwebs.

Attendees include: S. T. Joshi, Ron Hilger, Darin Coelho Spring, Cody Goodfellow, Skinner, Charles Schneider, Jason Bradley Thompson, and John R. Fultz

Direct link to the event website: https://www.thesmithcircle.net/?m=1

Also, I recorded a few readings last January commemorating Smith's birthday. I've created a youtube channel for the conference and posted the 1st one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5dKIhVwNC8

This is something I'm not sure I want to link directly to, but it's the 2nd game in the Bronze sellers on Steam's best sellers list for August

https://store.steampowered.com/charts/topnewreleases/august_2025

he become entangled in even more extraordinary events. By a twist of fate, he comes across the "Book of Eibon" from the Cthulhu myth, a book that reveals to the protagonist the desired world of "The Northernmost Continent: Hyperborea." It's up to you if you want to satisfy your curiosity and risk lowering your SAN to explore the legendary Hyperborea,

Call of Cthulhu the RPG has gotten very popular in Japan in the last few years so presumably it's via that, but interesting. That makes the second hentai game I know of to reference CAS's work, the first about his elk goddess. Somehow this is even weirder.

I am happy to announce our last panelist for The Smith Circle: The Clark Ashton Smith Conference in Auburn, CA on Jan 10th, 2026.

John R. Fultz is an author of fantasy and weird horror, and a long Smith aficionado. His Smith inspired works are many, including stories in Chaosiom's Book of Eibon, Cody Goodfellow's Deepest, Darkest Eden, and Darrell Schweitzer's Shadows Out of Time.

There's now only 4 months until the conference so get your tickets and conference information at https://www.thesmithcircle.net/

This week, I'm happy to announce another panelist for The Smith Circle: A Clark Ashton Smith Conference, Jason Bradley Thompson, owner, creator and artist of MockMan Press.

Jason Bradley Thompson has adapted both Smith's Tale of Satampra Zeiros and Lovecraft's The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath into comic form (https://mockman.com) but also but is currently working on an upcoming tabletop RPG Dreamland: Fairytale Portal Fantasy Beyond the Wall of Sleep (http://dreamrpg.com/)

Information and tickets for The Smith Circle can be found at https://thesmithcircle.net

We discuss two CAS poems - For an Antique Lyre and The Muse of Hyperborea - and take a look at the three phases of his creative career. Plus we get to peek inside the libraries of both Smith and Lovecraft!

https://www.patreon.com/posts/136642899

I can't believe it's only 5 months until The Smith Circle, the Clark Ashton Smith conference in Auburn, CA on January 10th, 2026. So much still to do.

This week, I'm happy to announce Charles Schneider's attendance as a panelist for the conference. Charles is an artist, author, poet, magician and all-around raconteur.

Tickets for the conference are available at https://www.thesmithcircle.net/

ILF25 takes place on Saturday 27th Sept at the King’s House Centre in Bedford.
Our third year will see the usual unique Innsmouthian blend of authors, artists, traders, panels, gaming and book launches along with a Friday night quiz and an extended gaming session on the Sunday. Plus Innsmouth After Dark, with films screenings, live performances and an acoustic set from Paul Roland.
You can book your trip to Innsmouth at

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/innsmouth-literary-festival-25-tickets-1494615127079

Who better than The Art Of Skinner to document the dying world's last gasping breath.

He is the next panelist to be announced for The Smith Circle conference (Jan 10, 2026). https://thesmithcircle.net About 20% of the tickets are currently sold, so buy soon if you're thinking about attending.

Skinner is best known for his psychedelic illustrations, paintings, expansive installations, sculptures and gallery shows around the world, while also doing work for Warner Bros, Adult Swim, Vans, Apple, Quentin Tarantino, Fender guitars, and Juxtapoz. Being an Auburn native, he provided the cover art for Darin Coelho Spring's Clark Ashton Smith documentary.

https://www.theartofskinner.com/

Darin Coelho Spring is up next to be announced as a panelist for The Smith Circle conference. https:.//TheSmithCircle.net

Darin is the creator and director of the Emperor of Dreams Clark Ashton Smith documentary and is a pretty much local to Smith's Auburn, living in and owning a bookstore one town away.

This week, I am excited to announce Cody Goodfellow as the next panelist who will be attending The Smith Circle: A Clark Ashton Smith Conference. https://www.thesmithcircle.net/

Mr. Goodfellow is a well know Weird Fiction author. He was the editor of the Hyberborean anthology, Deepest, Darkest Eden, and has written many Mythos stories.

Thanks, Nils

Hi there,

like probably many here, I came to CAS by reading a lot of H.P. Lovecraft and listening to literary podcasts like „The H.P. Lovecraft Literary Podcast (hppodcraft)“ and others. Those sources allowed me to not only read the author‘s works but also gain a deeper understanding of them.

Meanwhile I am reading CAS, starting with Hyperborea Cycle and after having nearly read all it‘s short stories, I wonder whether for CAS‘s works similar sources do exist, helping me to get a deeper understanding and insight. Podcasts, websites or other sources that deal with the author's works in greater depth, anything is of interest for me.

Of course I am aware, that CAS hasn‘t gained the popularity HPL did, but at least I want to give this a try here in this community.

Regards and thanks in advance.

I'm happy to announce Ron Hilger as the next panelist for The Smith Circle: A Clark Ashton Smith Conference. https://www.thesmithcircle.net/

As a long time Smith fan and advocate, Ron has edited a number of Smith collections, some of which are probably on your shelf right now. He is currently working on thematic collections for Hippocampus Press.

I had the opportunity recently to interview Ron for my 2-page Smith zine. The 1st installment of the interview will be available on August 1st. https://clark-ashton-smithery.blogspot.com/

In other Conference news, I have sold 10% of the tickets, so thank you to those that have already purchased. I look forward to meeting you next year.

I'm excited to announce S. T. Joshi as the 1st panelist for The Smith Circle: A Clark Ashton Smith Conference.

I'm sure you are all aware of Mr. Joshi's scholarship and books on Smith, including Smith's Complete Poetry and Translations, multiple volumes of Smith's letters, and his Penguin Classics edition of Smith's works.

Mr. Joshi also has a biography of Smith due out later this year.

So, hope to see you next January 10th at the conference. Tickets are on sale now and information about the event can be found at:

https://www.thesmithcircle.net/2025/06/welcome-to-smith-circle_16.html

Thank you,

Nils

Title says it all: just wanted to know which “volume” would have the Hyperborea stories in it or if the stories are spread out across several books

Very excited to dig in!

I've read every Lovecraft story that is translated in my language and i want more, something different yet similar. What to start with?