ALA 2026: Society for the Study of American Travel Writing CFP

CALL FOR PAPERS – Deadline, January 21, 2026

Society for the Study of American Travel Writing

American Literature Association 37th Annual Conference

May 20-23, 2026, in Chicago, IL.

The Society for the Study of American Travel Writing (SSATW) seeks proposals for a panel at the American Literature Association’s 37th annual conference in Chicago, IL.  Proposals on any period or aspect of American Travel writing are welcome.  We are particularly interested in work that considers the study of travel writing in relation to issues of ecology, environment, water, and sustainability, broadly conceived, though all proposals will be considered.

Please submit abstracts of approximately 300 words no later than January 21, 2026 to Shealeen Meaney (meanes@sage.edu).