NEW LOCATION, EXTENDED DEADLINE 

Our first bi-annual conference on early modern verse drama by Shakespeare’s contemporaries will commemorate the 400th anniversary of the 1616 folio publication of Ben Jonson’s Workes. We’re calling for papers that examine some aspect of one or more of the playtexts found within this volume, but we also welcome topics involving Jonson’s works in performance or Jonson’s influence on seventeenth-century print culture. The conference will be held at the Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse (499 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta, GA 30308) on September 23 and 24, 2016. For information on registration, hotel accommodations, and other details, see our website:  www.ung.edu/english/ben-jonson-conference. We’re still preparing the schedule, but our evening activities will include a pair of Jonson’s plays, The Alchemist and Volpone, produced especially for conference attendees by the Resurgens Theatre Company. 

With the assistance of the University Press of North Georgia, we plan to publish a selection of papers from the proceedings. If you’re interested in presenting, please submit a 200-word abstract to Dr. Brent Griffin (brent.griffin@ung.edu) by Monday, August 8. We welcome proposals from graduate students and early career researchers.