Upcoming Lochac A&S Competition Topics
The following topics have been set for Lochac’s A&S competitions. Further topics will be announced as they are decided.
In general, topics follow this schema:
- Topic 1: Something reasonably specific, to encourage easy ideas and creative tension
- Topic 2: A technique or concept, to inspire those who follow a particular craft
- Topic 3: A ‘persona hook’ linking to a time/place/culture (as this is often how we talk about and identify our areas of interest in the Society), or a Very Broad Topic, to interpret as you will.
Topics are often deliberately broad in scope, so that the populace can find regular opportunities for the things that interest them. Popular themes may be repeated. Topics are usually set four years in advance, to provide time for people to research and prepare an entry.
Curious about A&S competitions? Start on this page. Want to see these items in a table format?
A.S. 61 Championship (2026-27)
May Coronation:
- A Clerical Document
- Silk
- Following the Crown
Spring Crown:
- Feastware
- Footwork
- The Holy Roman Empire
November Coronation
- For Sleeping in, on or under
- Grown
- The Far East
Autumn Crown:
- Bags and Pouches
- Woolen
- 14th-century Italy
A.S. 62 Championship (2027-28)
May Coronation:
- Letter to a Loved One
- Musical
- Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms
Spring Crown:
- Narrow Wares
- Ethical
- Tudor England
November Coronation
- Preserved foods
- For a Holy Day
- 15th-century Burgundy
Autumn Crown:
- Heraldic display
- Purple
- Controlling Water (think plumbing, irrigation, drinking, travel, milling…)