CFP: 📢 In lieu of our annual conference the LLS will hold an international online symposium on Saturday 7 September. The theme is 'London as Literary Babel: Voices and Vernaculars.' 🗣️ The deadline for paper proposals is 9 Aug. 📥 The full CFP: literarylondon.org

Are you an #ECR with a #c19th focus? Want to gain editing skills, stay up-to-date w/relevant publications, & join a supportive community of lovely people? Do consider applying to be Asst/Editor of the BAVS Newsletter. Details👇in what is sadly Clare Stainthorp’s & my final issue.

8 days to get your abstracts in for our Autumn term 2024/25 modernities workshop series! Abstracts of 300 words max should be sent to [email protected]. See the attached posters for more details

It’s time for another #19write - what are you working on today?

New #RSVPDigEv coming Aug. 9! "'Class' Periodicals: Contents, Categories, Publics" is the 1st in a recurring series of panel-style presentations designed to inspire and further conversations we normally only get to have at conference time. Come join us! tinyurl.com/mryx65wd

Tickets now available for the Freethought History Festival (30Aug-1Sep), which I've been planning with Conway Hall & others! Join us for 3 days of panels, screenings & activities exploring the history of humanism, secularism, atheism & the ethical movement conwayhall.org.uk/freethoughthis…

#BARSOnline2024 is taking place this week! We're so excited to hear your excellent papers! We also have two exciting plenary speakers - the first of which is 祖思薪🔥🐍 Eugenia Zuroski, who will be delivering our Stephen Copley Memorial Lecture, entitled 'Impertinent Romanticisms'!

Join us for the world's first Freethought History Festival. We're down to the last 48 hours of our EARLYBIRD offer. Enjoy 20% off all festival tickets with the code 'EARLYBIRD20'. This offer ends on Thursday, 1 August. 📆 30 Aug - 1 Sep FIND OUT MORE: loom.ly/B33hOz0

🚨Call for Papers Alert! 🚨 Got a paper you're working on and want some feedback? Want to share some new ideas? Or just want to share what you've been working on! Our work-in-progress seminar sessions offer a supportive environment to share your work Check it out below:

Just under 2 weeks to get your applications in for this year’s British Association for Romantic Studies/BAVS-funded C19 Matters Fellowship. All unaffiliated ECRs working on long C19 welcome to apply - don’t hesitate to reach out with questions. Deadline 12 Aug - we look forward to hearing from you!

The VPFA Mary Eliza Root prize supports research at Gladstone’s library. The prize funds two nights’ accommodation (Dec - Feb) at Gladstone's Library Applications now open - deadline 30th September 2024. victorianpopularfiction.org/mary-eliza-roo…

Really looking forward to representing #HumanistHeritage at the Freethought History Festival Conway Hall🥳I'll be talking about the incredible Zona Vallance & am very excited to make some plaques again w/ Clare Stainthorp on the Sunday👩‍🎨 It's going to be such a great weekend!

An exciting opportunity to contribute to the BAVS community, keep abreast of recent Victorianist publications, and develop editing experience! I've had a brilliant time as Newsletter editor - very happy to chat about the role if you're thinking of applying. Pls share widely!

Mark your calendars! We're hosting our next book launch for *British Writers, Popular Literature and New Media Innovation, 1820–45* on Aug. 30! We'll learn about the emergence of a mass reading public in the early #19thC. Join us, won't you?tinyurl.com/bdh229wd

Applications Open: BAVS Newsletter Editor and Assistant Editor (Due 12/08/24) victorianist.wordpress.com/2024/08/01/bav…

Still a few days to apply for this year’s BARS/BAVS C19 Matters Fellowship Royal Holloway - deadline Monday 12 Aug; don’t delay! 📢📢📢 British Association for Romantic Studies BAVS

Hear from Clare Stainthorp, one of the organisers of the Freethought History Fest. Clare, a researcher at Queen Mary University, specialises in 19th-century freethought. Catch her on Sat for ‘Writing Freethought History’ + Sun for our ‘Family Fun Day’. Book: loom.ly/RVC5wwc

In 2025, we're launching ‘South Asian Britain: Connecting Histories’, a digital resource which will showcase South Asian people, events and organizations from across the UK, between 1830-present. We're hosting workshops to gather feedback on the resource. Message us to register!

Panel Announcement Drop for Saturday 31 August #FreethoughtHistoryFest! Which discussion are you most excited about? More info: loom.ly/FZH7OXM

You can get a 25% discount on Freethought History Festival tickets across the bank holiday weekend (Friday 23 until end of Monday 26 August) with the discount code FESTFLASH!25 🎟️ Hope you can join us at Conway Hall at the end of the month!