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We're pleased to announce that the CFP for the TMR Virginia Woolf special issue is now open!
📆Important dates:
Expression of interest: September 15th, 2025
Submission due date: October 10th, 2025

Please get in touch with [email protected]. We look forward to hearing from you! 🌻
September 9, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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We’re delighted to announce a CFP for a Virginia Woolf special issue of TMR, marking the 34th Annual International Conference on Virginia Woolf. Please see the details below:
September 9, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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We're delighted to share that the CFP for the joint @modernistudies.bsky.social and @moderniststudies.bsky.social 2026 conference, Weird Modernisms, is now live!

1-4 July, Loughborough University @lborouniversity.bsky.social

More info here: moderniststudies.org/conference/MSA2026/CFP/
Image of 'The Empress' tarot card by Pamela Coleman Smith, depicting a figure with long hair, crown, and sceptre. Text: Weird Modernisms, BAMS/MSA 26, 1-4 July 2026, Loughborough University, UK.
August 26, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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CFP: MODERNIST STUDIES ASSOCIATION 2025 BAMS PANEL

We're very excited to announce a call for papers for the British Association of Modernist Studies panel at the 2025 Modernist Studies Association conference in Boston. Please see below for the details:
CFP: MSA Boston 2025, British Association of Modernist Studies Panel The British Association for Modernist Studies will be represented at the Modernist Studies Association 2025 Conference in Boston, October 9-12, with a guaranteed panel, as part of a reciprocal arrangement with our colleagues at MSA. We’re very grateful to MSA for their support and collaboration and very happy to be part of their annual conference. The conference theme for MSA 25 is Infrastructure understood as a capacious term dealing with questions of affective patterns, historical configurations, media ecologies, and so on. For this special BAMS panel, we are calling for 250-word abstracts (accompanied by a short presenter’s bio of about 100 words) for 20-minute papers on this broad theme. For further details about the conference and for the full CFP, see: https://www.moderniststudies.org/conference/MSA2025/CFP/ As part of our reciprocal agreement with MSA, all presenters on the BAMS panel will have their conference registration fees waived. Contributors to this panel must be BAMS members. The opportunity to apply for limited MSA travel grants will be made available nearer to the time of the conference. Please submit your abstracts/bio by 4pm BST on Wednesday 12 June 2025 (and please also direct any questions) to the Chair of BAMS, Barbara Cooke: b.cooke@lboro.ac.uk All best wishes, Barbara
May 13, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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📣 CfP: #NWiMS Special Issue

Presenters, please consider submitting your abridged papers (extracts or summaries also welcome) of c.1000 words to The Modernist Review.

🖋 Express interest by 31 December 2024
🖋 Submit by 15 January 2025

Any questions do contact us at [email protected]
New Work in Modernist Studies 14 Julian Study Centre University of East Anglia, Norwich UK 13th December 2024
December 17, 2024 at 4:29 PM
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For an accessible version please email info@bams.ac.uk For an accessible version please email info@bams.ac.uk
November 22, 2024 at 2:38 PM
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📢 New Work in Modernist Studies 14 Registration Open!
🖋 Register by 28th November to join us

Provisional programme below

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November 22, 2024 at 2:37 PM
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Haven't seen one yet so wanted to make a starter pack for modernist studies organisations (and related platforms) as more migrate to Bluesky. Do help us out by letting us know who to add & do share so we can get connected!

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November 15, 2024 at 8:54 AM
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📢CfP: New Work in Modernist Studies 14
📌13 December, @uniofeastanglia
⏰Apply by 18 October 2024

A great opportunity for postgraduates & early career researchers to share work on modernist culture in a supportive environment. See below for details & please circulate!
For transcription please email info@bams.ac.uk
October 2, 2024 at 1:22 PM
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Also, New Work in Modernist Studies 2024 has just been announced! Get your abstracts in by Friday 18th October 2024. Details below!
Email info@bams.ac.uk for a transcription
September 30, 2024 at 1:23 PM
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This #ModWrite we're pleased to announce:

📢 New Work in Modernist Studies 14
📌 13 December 2024 @uniofeastanglia
🖋Abstract deadline 18 October 2024

An opportunity for PhDs/Early Career Researchers working on modernism (broadly defined!) to share work & connect. Please share!
To have the information in the picture emailed message info@bams.ac.uk
September 23, 2024 at 1:44 PM
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Cfp #EphemeralModernisms presenters, consider submitting c.1000 words of your paper to The Modernist Review (extract, condensed summary etc). Email [email protected] by 10th July to express interest in submitting (or if you have any questions)! Your PG Reps/TMR Editors

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July 5, 2024 at 10:27 AM