We invite submissions for the upcoming issue of Theatre Academy: A Journal of World Theatre which will be published electronically in SEPTEMBER. Theatre Academy is indexed in MLA International Bibliography, ERIH Plus, DOAJ, EBSCO and Gale Cengage.

* Deadline is the end of JULY but we strongly advise the potential writers to send their manuscripts in as soon as possible.

* Original works, not published elsewhere or related to theatre in any context will be considered for publication.

* Please note that all manuscripts will be closely examined through Turnitin once they are received by the journal.

Click here to submit your abstract and bio using SAMLA's internal platform: https://samla.ballastacademic.com/Home/S/19584 

The Flannery O’Connor Society invites abstracts (of no more than 300 words) for open topic presentations at SAMLA 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia, November 5-7. We will accept proposals for a wide variety of topics about and/or related to Flannery O’Connor’s oeuvre, and submissions from graduate students and emerging scholars are encouraged.

Possible paper topics include, but are not limited to:

Performing Data in Australasia

Performance Paradigm Volume 21

Guest Editors 

Mara Davis Johnson (U of Wollongong), Benjamin Laird (Flinders U/Australian Creative Histories and Futures), Sarah Thomasson (Te Herenga Waka – Victoria U of Wellington/U of Queensland), James Wenley (Te Herenga Waka – Victoria U of Wellington). 

Call for Papers

The Triumph of the Therapeutic Revisited: The Politics of Self-Care and Self-Improvement in Contemporary American Culture

Guest editors: Alexandra Bacalu & Dragoș Manea

Call for Peer Reviewers

The Dragon Lode, the journal of the Children’s Literature and Reading Special Interest Group of the International Literacy Association, invites interested scholars, educators, and researchers to serve as peer reviewers.

We are seeking reviewers with expertise in children’s and young adult literature, K–12 literacy education, literacy pedagogy, teacher education, library and media studies, critical literacy, multicultural and diverse literature, and related fields. Peer reviewers play an essential role in supporting the journal’s mission by offering thoughtful, constructive, and timely feedback to authors.

“Quiet Desperation”: Pessimism in Emerson and Thoreau 

12-13 March 2027

University of Łódź

Faculty of Philology 

Sorbonne Université

Research Unit VALE

Online conference

Call for Papers 

John Milton is mostly known for writing one of the greatest epics in English, Paradise Lost, but his shorter poems and treatises also contributed greatly to the political and religious conversations of the seventeenth century. The sphere of Milton’s influence was not limited to his time period, but also shaped later periods, including the Romantics, who were fascinated with what they deemed a sympathetic portrayal of Satan. This panel seeks research investigating Milton’s influences on not only his contemporary society, but the ways that he also affected later literary thought and culture.

The Leon Edel Prize is awarded annually for the best essay on Henry James by a beginning scholar.  The prize carries with it an award of $300, and the prize-winning essay will be published in HJR.

The competition is open to applicants who have not held a full-time academic appointment for more than four years. Independent scholars and graduate students are encouraged to apply.

Essays should be 20-30 pages (including notes), original, and not under submission elsewhere or previously published.  Please send electronic submssions in Microsoft Word format and a current CV to hjamesr@creighton.edu.

As the United States celebrates the 250th anniversary of its Declaration of Independence,
at a time of perceived challenges to its promises of freedom and equality, this symposium
invites a multidisciplinary reflection on the narrative strategies used to represent past and
contemporary interpretations of experienced scenarios of crises, resistance and change.
The Symposium is particularly interested in the connections between contemporary
political, social and cultural fractures and previous experiences of confrontation of
opposing visions of the collective national project, which also tested the fulfillment of the

The Bibliographical Society of America (BSA) will sponsor up to four panels at RSA Philadelphia 2027 and invites proposals for individual papers or pre-formed panels on any topic within the scope of bibliography and book history. Papers and pre-formed panels may address, but are certainly not limited to, the following topics:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1640mIIdakTTPDlFTij6sonxPZtCvRJAc/view?u...

Call for Chapters: Strange Tales of Latin(x) America and the Caribbean

Materiality, Language, Power.Talismans in Context

Special issue coordinated by Pierre Petit, Alain Delattre, and Xavier Luffin

EXTENDED CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS

The Works of Elaine May
SCREEN STORYTELLERS book series
Bloomsbury Academic

Editor: Jonathan Winchell

New deadline for abstract submissions: June 30, 2026

The proposed edited volume, The Works of Elaine May, has received preliminary interest from the SCREEN STORYTELLERS series editor. Nine chapters have been reviewed and confirmed for inclusion (see below).

I am currently seeking additional chapters on:

• Primary Colors
• Such Good Friends
• Nichols and May (comedy)

Call for Contributors:

 Special Issue of Mortality: Hauntology

Editors:

Robert Spinelli (rspinelli@ncis.org); Katie Clary (mclary@coastal.edu)

Abstract:

Call for book chapters:

Call for Papers

Claflin University Conference on Languages and Cultural Studies  (In-person on the campus of Claflin University) *

October 21-22, 2026

THEME: CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE TEACHING IN HIGHER EDUCATION AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS

*(Participants not residing in the United States and those unable to travel may request a virtual option)Scholarly and creative writing panel proposals, roundtable proposals, and paper abstracts on all aspects of reading, writing, and teaching modern languages are invited including papers and panels on

Call for Papers
Journal of Artistic Creation and Literary Research 14.2
Lands of Fear: Gothic and Horror in Literature, Art, and Culture

I am pleased to announce that registration is open for the 18th annual hybrid conference of the Victorian Popular Fiction Association (VPFA) on the topic of 'The Victorians and Their Publics'. You can access the VPFA conference registration page here.

1st International Congress on Theory and Historiography of Gender Studies at FES Acatlán

Colloquium Dates: November 9–13, 2026

MODALITY: Hybrid

CALL FOR PAPERS

The Seminar on Theory and Historiography of Gender Studies of the Facultad de Estudios Superiores Acatlán (FES Acatlán-UNAM) proposes a space for reflection and discussion on new perspectives in women’s and gender studies within their diverse historical and social contexts. In this regard, we invite researchers from the social sciences and humanities to submit papers with a gender perspective (faculty members, researchers, and students currently working on their theses).

Covid Legacies: Long-Term Social and Cultural Effects

International Conference // Koç University & Sabancı University, Istanbul, October 9–11, 2026

Deadline for abstracts: 30 June 2026 (via covidlegacies@gmail.com)

2026 Dress and Body Association Conference

CALL FOR PAPERS

The Dress and Body Association invites submissions for the organization’s seventh annual conference, which will be held on November 7-8, 2026. Consistent with our long-term goals for inclusivity and sustainability, all activities will be 100% online.

Join our Google Group to learn about opportunities and converse with members of the DBA year-round! Email to request membership: dress.body.assoc@gmail.com.

Opening the Archives of Dress and the Body

This special session, taking its inspiration from the conference theme “Our Ruling Classes: Culture, Power, Conflict,” invites presentations that challenge the assumption that adaptation is primarily an industry-driven practice shaped by Anglo-American cultural and legal frameworks. In these systems, intellectual property laws define adaptation as a derivative process, regulating authorship, ownership, and revenue streams. What happens when we shift the focus to the Mediterranean, the Middle East, or South Asia? In these contexts, adaptation often emerges through more fluid practices of transmission, performance, and reinterpretation/inspiration, where the boundaries between original and adaptation are less rigid.

Deadline Extended to 25th May

Call for Papers

MeCCSA Postgraduate Network Conference 2026

Media and Sustainability

University of Reading,

Minghella Studios, Whiteknights Campus

Reading RG6 6BT

9th September 2026

Organising committee: Babsie Keulemans, Emir Anday and Elizabeth Heaney

Any questions about the conference or the submission process can be directed to:

Babsie Keulemans – e.l.keulemans@pgr.reading.ac.uk 

Futuring Poetic Inquiry: A Return and Renewal10th International Symposium for Poetic Inquiry (ISPI) 
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 
October 8-12, 2026  Proposal Submissions Due June 1, 2026 - EXTENDEDTo submit a proposal: Please visit the ISPI website for more information and to submit a proposal: ISPI website