Sonya Cronin
@sonyalcronin.bsky.social
IRC post doc fellow @UCD networking early modern women writers across the archipelago | formerly IRC scholar @TCD | FRHistS | theory | book: Women, Royalisms and Exiles 1640-1669
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-89609-6
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Sonya Cronin
@sonyalcronin.bsky.social
· Jul 23
Hallo 👋 #earlymodernist followers. I’m looking to present some new research at a seminar/conference this autumn anywhere in the British isles, on #Scottish #womensmanuscript compilation and socio-lit networks. If you come across any cfp could you please share them on here? A million thank yous. 🙏
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I think Laura Porterwood-Stacer's Book Proposal Book offers some great advice on when and how to negotiate the contract that applies to this — it's definitely easier for later-career folks with more security, but she outlines questions you can and should ask +
press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...
press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...
The Book Proposal Book
A step-by-step guide to crafting a compelling scholarly book proposal—and seeing your book through to successful publication
press.princeton.edu
January 28, 2026 at 4:07 PM
I think Laura Porterwood-Stacer's Book Proposal Book offers some great advice on when and how to negotiate the contract that applies to this — it's definitely easier for later-career folks with more security, but she outlines questions you can and should ask +
press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...
press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...
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And also that they will not put your unpublished manuscript into an AI to generate marketing copy. Don’t ask me how I know.
January 28, 2026 at 4:34 PM
And also that they will not put your unpublished manuscript into an AI to generate marketing copy. Don’t ask me how I know.
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Some academic publishing contract advice: make sure your contract specifies 1. a qualified human copyeditor will copyedit on the MS; 2. a qualified human proofreader will proofread the MS; 3. that production must have a proper system for version control (!).
January 28, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Some academic publishing contract advice: make sure your contract specifies 1. a qualified human copyeditor will copyedit on the MS; 2. a qualified human proofreader will proofread the MS; 3. that production must have a proper system for version control (!).
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Just giant dabbers flying around while people are dancing. I am unsure what they are celebrating, but giant ink-balls were used in #earlymodern printing offices in the last step before printing. Such dabbers consist of pieces of leather filled with wool or hair and a wooden handle. #bookhistory
January 28, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Just giant dabbers flying around while people are dancing. I am unsure what they are celebrating, but giant ink-balls were used in #earlymodern printing offices in the last step before printing. Such dabbers consist of pieces of leather filled with wool or hair and a wooden handle. #bookhistory
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#CfP: Clio Reframed: Women Writing History, 1500-1750. Oxford, June 18-19, 2026 Abstracts by Feb 28 '26. Featuring a quintessential quartet of keynotes: @rhetorician.bsky.social, Claire Gheeraert-Graffeuille, @emiliekmmurphy.bsky.social, & Sue Wiseman www.rensoc.org.uk/event/clio-r... #SRS_Sponsored
January 23, 2026 at 11:20 PM
#CfP: Clio Reframed: Women Writing History, 1500-1750. Oxford, June 18-19, 2026 Abstracts by Feb 28 '26. Featuring a quintessential quartet of keynotes: @rhetorician.bsky.social, Claire Gheeraert-Graffeuille, @emiliekmmurphy.bsky.social, & Sue Wiseman www.rensoc.org.uk/event/clio-r... #SRS_Sponsored
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Read more here electricscotland.com/history/mora...
December 27, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Read more here electricscotland.com/history/mora...
May your Christmas be filled with mayhem, happiness and spontaneous snoozes, much akin to Mya’s Christmas morning. ✨✨
December 26, 2025 at 12:27 AM
May your Christmas be filled with mayhem, happiness and spontaneous snoozes, much akin to Mya’s Christmas morning. ✨✨
A completely unprompted surprise today from my institutional library. Very lovely indeed.
November 5, 2025 at 9:18 PM
A completely unprompted surprise today from my institutional library. Very lovely indeed.
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CFP: Tolerance and Dissent
Deadline for abstracts 15 January 2026
Conference: 24-26 June 2026, University of Fribourg
Travel grants available for graduate students
#EarlyModern #SkyStorians
all info: www.rensoc.org.uk/event/tolera...
Deadline for abstracts 15 January 2026
Conference: 24-26 June 2026, University of Fribourg
Travel grants available for graduate students
#EarlyModern #SkyStorians
all info: www.rensoc.org.uk/event/tolera...
![Tolerance and Dissent
University of Fribourg (Switzerland), June 24, 2026 - June 26, 2026
Deadline for submission/application: January 15, 2026
9th biennial conference of the Swiss Association of Medieval and Early Modern English Studies
We are inviting abstracts for 20-min papers or complete panels in the field of medieval and early modern English studies or adjacent disciplines for the 9th biennial conference of the Swiss Association of Medieval and Early Modern English Studies (SAMEMES), which will be dedicated to the topic of ”Tolerance and Dissent.” The conference will take place at the University of Fribourg, from 24-26 June 2026.
The deadline for the submission of abstracts (c. 250 words + a short bionote of max. 100 words) is 15 January 2026. Please send your abstract, or any other conference-related query, to the following email address: samemes2026[at]unifr.ch. Select papers presented at this conference will be published in the open-access and peer-reviewed Swiss Papers in English Language and Literature (SPELL) in 2027. More information on the conference, travel recommendations, travel grants, etc. is available under www.samemes2026.com.
Please send your abstract, or any other conference-related query, to samemes2026[at]unifr.ch. We would be delighted to welcome you to Fribourg in June 2026!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:kosterga3xk6ebh2q4mue5aj/bafkreiebrkh4iidge3sviwycpes44gmv7o4zwduj7wwxcyf34bbvm6okr4@jpeg)
November 2, 2025 at 11:48 AM
CFP: Tolerance and Dissent
Deadline for abstracts 15 January 2026
Conference: 24-26 June 2026, University of Fribourg
Travel grants available for graduate students
#EarlyModern #SkyStorians
all info: www.rensoc.org.uk/event/tolera...
Deadline for abstracts 15 January 2026
Conference: 24-26 June 2026, University of Fribourg
Travel grants available for graduate students
#EarlyModern #SkyStorians
all info: www.rensoc.org.uk/event/tolera...
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Today on the blog: a magnificent find by @franceswolfreston.bsky.social of a book that the poet Katherine Philips gave to Mary Jeffreys; a discussion with important scholarly implications for the study of Philips earlymodernfemalebookownership.wordpress.com/2025/10/27/h... #EarlyModern #HerBook
October 27, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Today on the blog: a magnificent find by @franceswolfreston.bsky.social of a book that the poet Katherine Philips gave to Mary Jeffreys; a discussion with important scholarly implications for the study of Philips earlymodernfemalebookownership.wordpress.com/2025/10/27/h... #EarlyModern #HerBook
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We have just joined BlueSky! Since our foundation in 1880, we have reproduced an unrivalled selection of historic maps, plans and views of London. We also publish books and monographs containing original research. See more of what we have to offer at: londontopsoc.org
October 12, 2025 at 11:48 AM
We have just joined BlueSky! Since our foundation in 1880, we have reproduced an unrivalled selection of historic maps, plans and views of London. We also publish books and monographs containing original research. See more of what we have to offer at: londontopsoc.org
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I ask my students not to use AI because it means they are not fully engaging with their own learning. If they do, it’s a betrayal of my trust.
I don’t want to use AI to grade student work because it means that I am not fully engaging with their learning. If I do, it’s a betrayal of their trust
I don’t want to use AI to grade student work because it means that I am not fully engaging with their learning. If I do, it’s a betrayal of their trust
October 11, 2025 at 11:44 AM
I ask my students not to use AI because it means they are not fully engaging with their own learning. If they do, it’s a betrayal of my trust.
I don’t want to use AI to grade student work because it means that I am not fully engaging with their learning. If I do, it’s a betrayal of their trust
I don’t want to use AI to grade student work because it means that I am not fully engaging with their learning. If I do, it’s a betrayal of their trust
Well, that concludes a week long trawl at the #NationalLibraryofScotland. 🙏 A lovely experience and only the beginning! #earlymodern #earlymodernwomen #songbooks and #miscellanies #earlymoderncreatives
October 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Well, that concludes a week long trawl at the #NationalLibraryofScotland. 🙏 A lovely experience and only the beginning! #earlymodern #earlymodernwomen #songbooks and #miscellanies #earlymoderncreatives
October 9, 2025 at 6:38 PM
An amusingly blasé address to John Scot of Scots Tarvet ‘at Edinburgh, or where soever he is’. #earlymodernletters #earlymodernadresses #scottishhistory
October 8, 2025 at 3:21 PM
An amusingly blasé address to John Scot of Scots Tarvet ‘at Edinburgh, or where soever he is’. #earlymodernletters #earlymodernadresses #scottishhistory
Um, this wasn’t on my archival itinerary. 😏
October 7, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Um, this wasn’t on my archival itinerary. 😏
A lovely view from special collections reading room at #nationallibraryofscotland; a tonic for tired eyes.
October 6, 2025 at 7:05 PM
A lovely view from special collections reading room at #nationallibraryofscotland; a tonic for tired eyes.
Many Irish citizens as well. Please protect them @simonharrisireland.bsky.social
This is a moment of huge danger.
There are 4 Scottish citizens taking part in the Global Sumud Flotilla and others from across the UK.
The Labour government must speak out. All activists on board must be given safe passage.
There are 4 Scottish citizens taking part in the Global Sumud Flotilla and others from across the UK.
The Labour government must speak out. All activists on board must be given safe passage.
BREAKING: Israel has intercepted Global Sumud Flotilla vessels Alma and Sirius, according to activists onboard.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/356qba
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/356qba
October 1, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Many Irish citizens as well. Please protect them @simonharrisireland.bsky.social
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This is a moment of huge danger.
There are 4 Scottish citizens taking part in the Global Sumud Flotilla and others from across the UK.
The Labour government must speak out. All activists on board must be given safe passage.
There are 4 Scottish citizens taking part in the Global Sumud Flotilla and others from across the UK.
The Labour government must speak out. All activists on board must be given safe passage.
BREAKING: Israel has intercepted Global Sumud Flotilla vessels Alma and Sirius, according to activists onboard.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/356qba
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/356qba
October 1, 2025 at 7:09 PM
This is a moment of huge danger.
There are 4 Scottish citizens taking part in the Global Sumud Flotilla and others from across the UK.
The Labour government must speak out. All activists on board must be given safe passage.
There are 4 Scottish citizens taking part in the Global Sumud Flotilla and others from across the UK.
The Labour government must speak out. All activists on board must be given safe passage.
How are scholars residing outside the UK and working on Scottish manuscripts supposed to obtain funding to continue the important work on #Scottishearlymodernwomen’s #literaryhistory if most funding only favours those who live in the UK? It’s a rhetorical question but an important one. Sigh.
October 1, 2025 at 7:22 PM
How are scholars residing outside the UK and working on Scottish manuscripts supposed to obtain funding to continue the important work on #Scottishearlymodernwomen’s #literaryhistory if most funding only favours those who live in the UK? It’s a rhetorical question but an important one. Sigh.
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RHS funding opportunity: David Berry Fellowship in the History of Scotland and the Scottish People.
The Society's Fellowship, for up to £2500, supports research by historians of Scotland at any career stage: bit.ly/4ns6LJj
Closing date for the 2026 Fellowship: 6 March 2026
The Society's Fellowship, for up to £2500, supports research by historians of Scotland at any career stage: bit.ly/4ns6LJj
Closing date for the 2026 Fellowship: 6 March 2026
David Berry Fellowship in the History of Scotland and the Scottish People - RHS
Launched in 2023, the David Berry Fellowship provides an annual award of up to £2,500 to undertake research on the history of Scotland and the Scottish people worldwide. Applications for the 2026 Fell...
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October 1, 2025 at 8:00 AM
RHS funding opportunity: David Berry Fellowship in the History of Scotland and the Scottish People.
The Society's Fellowship, for up to £2500, supports research by historians of Scotland at any career stage: bit.ly/4ns6LJj
Closing date for the 2026 Fellowship: 6 March 2026
The Society's Fellowship, for up to £2500, supports research by historians of Scotland at any career stage: bit.ly/4ns6LJj
Closing date for the 2026 Fellowship: 6 March 2026
Count down to my Scottish research trip has begun! Very excited to be visiting the #nationallibraryofscotland in a couple of weeks to get eyes on #earlymodernwomens #manuscripts and a few other treasures.
September 21, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Count down to my Scottish research trip has begun! Very excited to be visiting the #nationallibraryofscotland in a couple of weeks to get eyes on #earlymodernwomens #manuscripts and a few other treasures.
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Fairies on Fridays!
"A crowned fairy king seated on a hedgehog drawn by a girl holding a giant daisy, accompanied by dancing fairies."
--- Charles Altamont Doyle.
Wellcome Collection.
"A crowned fairy king seated on a hedgehog drawn by a girl holding a giant daisy, accompanied by dancing fairies."
--- Charles Altamont Doyle.
Wellcome Collection.
September 19, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Fairies on Fridays!
"A crowned fairy king seated on a hedgehog drawn by a girl holding a giant daisy, accompanied by dancing fairies."
--- Charles Altamont Doyle.
Wellcome Collection.
"A crowned fairy king seated on a hedgehog drawn by a girl holding a giant daisy, accompanied by dancing fairies."
--- Charles Altamont Doyle.
Wellcome Collection.
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WSG member Karen Hearn is taking part in the George Villiers Study Day at Melton Carnegie Museum this Thursday 18 September. She will be one of five leading authors & academics discussing the eventful life & portraiture of the 1st Duke of Buckingham. leicestershirecollections.org.uk/villiers-rev...
George Villiers Study Day
leicestershirecollections.org.uk
September 16, 2025 at 8:54 PM
WSG member Karen Hearn is taking part in the George Villiers Study Day at Melton Carnegie Museum this Thursday 18 September. She will be one of five leading authors & academics discussing the eventful life & portraiture of the 1st Duke of Buckingham. leicestershirecollections.org.uk/villiers-rev...
The single most excruciating and vexing relationship in an academics life is that of the relationship between said academic and their home printer. True or False?
August 26, 2025 at 8:26 PM
The single most excruciating and vexing relationship in an academics life is that of the relationship between said academic and their home printer. True or False?