The Call for Papers for the HFRN 2026 Online Workshop is now online. historicalfictionsresearch.org/online-works... We are looking for short 15-min. talks on “A Golden Age? Global Historical Fictions and Political Nostalgia”

In the autumn of 2026, we'll be continuing our HFRN lecture series on historical fictions in national traditions. In September, Yujia Flavia Jin will talk about Chinese historical fiction in a lecture entitled "Journey to the West in Adaptation: National Nostalgia and the Chinese Imagined Community"

Please find here a CfP on "Historical Short Fiction in Britain and Ireland” journals.openedition.org/jsse/5080

Historical Fictions Research Conference 2027 – Power and Politics in Historical Fictions. Host and dates: University of Amsterdam | 4 & 5 February 2027. #essecfp. 👉 essenglish.org/cfp-conferen...

🎥 Missed an event? No worries — we’ve got you covered! The QAQV YouTube channel is the place where you can catch up on recordings of past events. Whether you couldn’t attend live or simply want to revisit your favourite sessions, everything is available in one place. www.youtube.com/@qaqv/featured

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The CfP for the 11th HFRN Conference is now open. Join us at Amsterdam University on 4th February to 5th February 2027. historicalfictionsresearch.org/hfrn-confere...

The trustees of the Historical Fictions Research Network are happy to announce that Nadine Schmidt and Atalie Gerhard have won the 2026 HFRN Farah Medlesohn Award for Best Student Conference Paper! Congratulations to the winners! Thank you to everyone who submitted their work for our consideration!

Registration for the HFRN Online Round Table is currently open. On 23 April at 5 pm (BST), panelists Diana Wallace, Jerome de Groot, Kristina Fjelkestam and Rehnuma Sazzad will be discussing developments in historical fictions since 2016. conferences.historicalfictionsresearch.org/roundtable26...

On Thursday, April 16, Lucy Jeffery will be at Central European University in Budapest to launch the edited volume Replaying Communism. Sign up for the hybrid event: events.ceu.edu/2026-04-16/b...

Good afternoon! In order to launch the second edition of his book, Jerome de Groot will talk about his book on Mar 31 from 6pm to 7pm GMT+2 (online). You can register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/jerome-de-...

Here is the registration link: conferences.historicalfictionsresearch.org/roundtable26... Please note that emails with the meeting link will go out on the day before the event.

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On 23 April, 5 pm (BST), HFRN will be organising a Round Table Discussion considering the ways in which historical fictions have developed over the last ten years. Participants will be Diana Wallace, Jerome de Groot, Kristina Fjelkestam and Rehnuma Sazzad. Registration is free.

On 23 April, 5 pm (BST), HFRN will be organising a Round Table Discussion considering the ways in which historical fictions have developed over the last ten years. Participants will be Diana Wallace, Jerome de Groot, Kristina Fjelkestam and Rehnuma Sazzad. Registration is free.

On 23 April, 5 pm (BST), HFRN will be organising a Round Table Discussion considering the ways in which historical fictions have developed over the last ten years. Participants will be Diana Wallace, Jerome de Groot, Kristina Fjelkestam and Rehnuma Sazzad. Registration is free.

The latest issue of the Journal of Historical Fictions is out now! Featuring work on fiction on Tudor artists, Greek myths, and how new ways of doing research are changing historical fiction. Read more here (open access): historicalfictionsresearch.org/archive-the-... @historicalfic.bsky.social

Issues: The Journal of Historical Fictions

Volume 6 issue 2 (2025) Stephanie Russo: Introduction, JFH, 6:2, 1, 2025 Helena Gayoso: The Refiguration of Clytemnestra through Ekphrasis: Female Historical Revisionism in Jennifer Saint’s Elektra…

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In 2026, the HFRN will be continuing its series of online lectures on historical novels in different national traditions. More information will be available soon.

Save the date! HFRN will be hosting a round-table discussion on 23 April on the topic of the historical novel since 2016. Details will be available soon.

Back from a great conference #HFRC2026 at Erlangen. Thanks to the organisers and their team for giving us such a wonderful time. Thank you to all participants for their wonderful talks. See you in 2027, everyone!

Starting off to #HFRC2026 soon. Looking forward to some great papers and to meeting colleagues and friends. Safe travels everyone!🙂

Please find here a CfP that might be of interest to friends of historical fictions: essenglish.org/cfp-conferen...

One more week until the Erlangen conference! Looking forward to many brilliant talks and discussions and to seeing lovely colleagues and friends.

📣 CFP: Modes of Engagement – Adapting (Neo-)Victorians 🗓️ 7 May 2026 | Zoom | Hosted by QAQV & @bavs-uk.bsky.social Exploring how today’s culture rewrites & remixes the Victorian past across media — film, games, theatre, comics, VR & more. 🔍 Abstracts due 27 Feb 2026 Link: qaqv.ia.uw.edu.pl/wlm14/

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In this meeting, we would like to explore the interactions and connections between the different ways contemporary culture engages with the traces of the Victorian past as well as how these different ...

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The programme for the Historical Fictions Research Network's Annual Conference for this year is now available on our website. historicalfictionsresearch.org/hfrn-confere...

Good afternoon! In order to launch the second edition of his book, Jerome de Groot will talk about his book on Mar 31 from 6pm to 7pm GMT+2 (online). You can register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/jerome-de-...

Good morning! The Jahrbuchs der Internationalen Germanistik's theme for this year is neo-medievalism / Mediävalismus. Papers can be accepted in English as well as German. Keep a lookout for the CfA: www.ingentaconnect.com/content/plg/...

A quick reminder: the CfP for the historical fictions conference "History up for Debate" in July next year ends soon. www.plus.ac.at/anglistik-un...

The Journal of Historical Fictions historicalfictionsresearch.org/the-journal-... is looking for peer reviewers! If you would like to be involved, please contact Stephanie Russo at mail@historicalfictionsjournal.org

The programme for the #HFRNConference2026 will be out shortly!

Registration for #HFRC2026 is now closed. Happy festive season to all lovers of historical fictions.

Final reminder - the registration for the HFRN 2026 Conference closes on 7 December!