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GIFCon 2026 - The Technologies of the Fantastic

updated: 
Thursday, December 18, 2025 - 10:56pm
Centre for Fantasy and the Fantastic, University of Glasgow
deadline for submissions: 
Sunday, January 18, 2026

The Centre for Fantasy and the Fantastic is excited to announce the call for papers for Glasgow International Fantasy Conversations (GIFCon) 2026, to be held online on 13-15 May, with the theme of ‘The Technologies of the Fantastic’.

Innovative Strategies for Teaching and Researching Washington Irving (ALA 2026)

updated: 
Thursday, December 18, 2025 - 10:56pm
The Washington Irving Society
deadline for submissions: 
Friday, January 23, 2026

The Washington Irving Society (washingtonirvingsociety.org) invites papers discussing innovative ways to teach and/or research Washington Irving and his texts, for the American Literature Association Conference in Chicago, May 20-23, 2026. We welcome papers offering new insight into “Rip Van Winkle” and “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” and also encourage insightful studies into other Irving texts. Please send an abstract of approximately 250 words plus a brief bio to Dr.

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