The deadline for the Wordsworth Winter Conference CfP has been extended to 1st December 2025! The conference will be in Grasmere on 4th-7th March 2026, with the theme of "Romantic Ballads and Romantic Songs". www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6214

Reminder that the next Stephen Copley Award deadline is 15th November! The Stephen Copley Research Award funds bursaries of up to £500 for postgraduate and early-career researchers. See the website for more information on eligibility and how to apply: www.bars.ac.uk/main/index.p...

CfP: Health and Happiness / La santé et le bonheur Conference, Cardiff University, 8-10th April 2026 200-word abstracts due in French or English by 1 December 2025 www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6216

Huge congratulations to the winner, Łukasz Mokrzycki, and runner-up, Andrin Albrecht, of the Cambridge University Press Best Paper Prize, which was open to those who presented at the BARS PGR/ECR Conference in September. 🥳 More on the BARS Blog: www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6212

Reminder: CfP closes for BARS 2026 'Romantic Retrospection' at the University of Birmingham, UK, and online on 30 November. Details below: www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/arts-...

Call for Contributors: Volcanic Materiality: Cultural Phenomena in the Age of the Anthropocene, edited by Dewey H. Hall. Abstracts of 2-300 words due by 30th November 2025. www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6205

BARS News: Submit your proposals for Spring 2026 BARS Digital Events! We are looking for 90-minute roundtables of four or five speakers, at least one of whom should be an ECR of PhD student. 250-word abstracts due 7th January 2026. www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6207

CfP: Keats Foundation Annual Conference: 'The Keats Circle' (5th-7th June 2026) Abstracts due 21st February. www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6210

Panel calls for BARS 2026 are up on the blog! - Letitia Elizabeth Landon & the Poetics of Retrospection (convened by Emily Rohrbach) - Repetitions & Innovations in Late German Romanticism (Joanna Neilly) - Creative-Critical Writing & Romantic Studies (Adam Neikirk) www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6199

Fellowship Opportunity for ECRs: The Byron Society Fellow Focussing on digital promotion activities, with a £2500 annual stipend. www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6197

PhD Bursary: The Byron Society The Byron Society invites applications from new and existing full-time PhD students for a bursary of up to £5,000 per year. www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6195

📣CFP: 'Byron and Identity', 2026 Newstead Abbey Byron Conference, deadline 1 January 2026 👉 www.thebyronsociety.com/call-for-pap... #AcademicSky #Romanticism #LordByron @bars.bsky.social @byronsociety.bsky.social @bsecs.bsky.social

Reminder: BARS 2026 CFP can be found here: Deadline Sunday 30 November. www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6101

On the BARS blog: information on applying for the @ksaacomm.bsky.social Carl H. Pforzheimer Research Grants, worth $3000. Deadline 1st November. www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6151

Keats Shelley Prize entries are now open, for both the Poetry and Essay Prize. Deadline is 10am (GMT) on Monday 2 February 2026 www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6155

Our friends at ‘Romanticism across Borders’ are back! As in previous years, all events will continue to be held online, with the first one coming up soon. The session will take place on Wednesday 22 October, on Zoom at 5.30pm (London time, or GMT+01, i.e. 6.30, Paris time).

The BARS President’s Fellowship is open to scholars from Black, Indigenous and other minority ethnic backgrounds working on any aspect of Romantic Studies to support research, teaching and/or public outreach expenses of up to £1500. Deadline 7th Nov 2025. www.bars.ac.uk/main/index.p...

Call for Papers: British Society for Literature and Science (@thebsls.bsky.social) 21st Annual Conference, University of Strathclyde, 9th-11th April 2026. 200-word abstracts due by 12th December 2025. www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6183

CfP: Romantic Elements: Rocks, and Stones, and Soil, 1750–1850, Symposium at The University of Manchester, 25–26 June 2026. Deadline 30th January 2026. www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6185

5 days left to submit your abstract!

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We're delighted to announce that the CfP for our 2026 conference @stir.ac.uk, 'Sex in the Long C19', is now LIVE! We are grateful to have received generous funding from @bavs-uk.bsky.social, allowing us to award travel bursaries to some delegates. Abstracts due 22 September 2025. Share widely!

My first BARS @bars.bsky.social conference at Trinity Hall College was absolutely wonderful! A lovely couple of days getting know other postgraduate and early career researchers, and listening to a variety of fascinating papers/panels A huge thank you to the organisers ☺️ @bars-ecrs-pgrs.bsky.social

Curious Travellers are delighted to be partnering with the long-running Liverpool Travel Seminar to host an Early Career Symposium dedicated to ‘Journeys of Curiosity’ Bluecoat, Liverpool, 25/09. Free (including lunch), registration by September 19th curioustravellers.ac.uk/journeys-of-...

The British Association for Romantic Studies Biennal International Conference 2026 - Romantic Retrospection In-person: Wednesday 29th–Friday 31st July 2026 Online Conference: Thursday 6th August 2026 Updates & CfP announced: www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/arts-... [Image: Birmingham Museums Trust]

💜Grateful to be part of #BARS2025 Romantic (Un)Consciousness at Trinity Hall, Cambridge. @bars-ecrs-pgrs.bsky.social @bars.bsky.social 💜Inspiring panels both in person & online—deep gratitude to the amazing organizers: @drcleoocy.bsky.social @zooeyziller.bsky.social @womanofclouds.bsky.social

One more post about the wonderful #BARS2025 💫 Huge thanks to the BARS Bursary @bars.bsky.social supporting my trip @bars-ecrs-pgrs.bsky.social —such a privilege to visit St John’s & the Wren Library. Seeing P. B. Shelley’s register entry in person was unforgettable! ✨

Remember that the online day of the BARS PGR & ECR conference is tomorrow! Find the full programme here: barsconference2025.wixsite.com/home (and in your email inbox if you’ve registered).

Almost home from a fabulous few days in Cambridge for the in-person component of #BARS2025. Many thanks to all who came, and to friends old and new, for a great many wonderful panels and enriching conversations!

What an inspiring 2 days in Cambridge! The generosity of thought, depth & breadth of discussion, & the diversity of perspectives created space for truly insightful dialogue at this conference, an inspiring exchange we hope continues well beyond Trinity Hall. Remember, #BARS2025 is not over yet...

Had an amazing time at my first ever BARS conference @bars.bsky.social + @bars-ecrs-pgrs.bsky.social presenting on Cowper, botanical literatures and greenhouses at Trinity Hall, Cambridge 🌱✨ Brilliant people and brilliant papers giving me so much to think about! St John’s + Wren library were a treat