Latina/o/x Literature and Culture Society, ALA, Chicago, Illinois, May 20-23, 2026

This year, the Latina/o/x Literature & Culture Society welcomes submissions focusing on diverse topics, including literary genre, single authors, children’s literature, speculative fiction, comparative analyses, as well as cultural studies approaches. The society also encourages a variety of theoretical and interdisciplinary prisms, and a variety of panel types, including traditional paper sessions, roundtable discussions, and sessions dedicated to the teaching of Latina/o/x literature and culture.

Topics for proposed sessions are open. In the spirit of community building, the Latina/o/x Literature and Culture Society attempts to build sessions that bring together participants at various stages of their careers.

Please submit proposals for individual papers as well as full panel and roundtable sessions. For individual papers, send a short abstract (150 words) with title, along with institutional affiliation and academic title (if any), and contact information. For panel proposals, please submit paper titles and short abstracts (150 words) for each paper, along with the institutional affiliation, academic title, and contact information for each panelist and the panel chair.

DEADLINE: January 30, 2026.

Please submit proposals and inquiries to the society chair, Karina A. Vado, via email at kvado1@jhu.edu.
For information about the Latina/o/x Literature and Culture Society, please visit https://www.facebook.com/groups/164409943705319/ \

For more information about the ALA and the conference, including registration information, please visit http://americanliteratureassociation.org