Calls
Call for Papers: Letters and Literature 1500-2025: histories, forms, communities
5-7 November 2025 (FREE online only conference)
Deadline for submissions: 20 June 2025
Download the Call for Papers (PDF)
We welcome individual paper presentations or round table discussions in any of the following formats:
- Individual paper (20 minutes speaking time/2500 words)
- Individual lightning talk (7 minutes speaking time/1000 words)
- Round table panel, up to 5 participants (40 minutes speaking time in total)
- Creative writing responses or creative/critical responses to conference themes (20 minutes speaking time/2500 words).
To propose an individual paper, response or panel to present at the conference, please submit a 300-word abstract and a brief biography (50 words) to Sara Haslam by 20 June 2025. We welcome proposals from individuals at all stages of their academic careers, including graduate students, and dedicated graduate student panels are anticipated for the event. We will aim to inform you of the outcome of your proposal submission by 30 July 2025. The conference will be FREE to attend, but registration in advance will be required. A Journal Special Issue is a planned outcome.
Banner image: detail from Reginald Marsh “Unloading the Mail”. Photo by Carol M. Highsmith. Full scale image available at https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/highsm.24950. No known copyright restrictions.
