Call for Papers
18th International Conference on Medieval and Renaissance Scottish Language, Literature, and Culture (ICMRSLLC)
University of Bristol, 1-4 July 2026
We are delighted to invite papers for the 18th International Conference on Medieval and Renaissance Scottish Language, Literature, and Culture (ICMRSLLC), first established in 1975. We welcome proposals for papers that discuss any aspects of medieval and renaissance Scottish language, literature, and culture, and papers that reflect on these fields from different time periods, languages, and places.
Keynote speakers:
- Roderick Lyall (Emeritus Professor of Literatures in English, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
- Anna Groundwater (Principal Curator, National Museums Scotland)
- Steven Reid (Professor of Early Modern Scottish History and Culture, University of Glasgow)
You may submit either an individual paper proposal (in which case the organisers will compile proposals into panels); or a complete panel of 3 papers at 20 minutes each. The conference also welcomes alternative panel formats (e.g. roundtables, flash panels, work in progress sessions), but these will need to managed by the proposer and proposed in full, with details of all participants.
- Individual papers: 20 minutes
- Panel sessions (typically featuring 3 papers with time for questions, or in alterative formats): 90 minutes.
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Submission deadline (extended): 15 January 2026.
You can email proposals directly to icmrsllc-2026@bristol.ac.uk.
The organisers: Kate McClune and Sebastiaan Verweij.
Contact: icmrsllc-2026@bristol.ac.uk.