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Symposia Galore: Rochester (NY) to Birmingham (UK)


This post is contributed by Miriam Helmers and Elizabeth Grimshaw. The Dickens Society generously provided both authors with bursaries to offset Symposium costs. Elizabeth Grimshaw is currently working at the University of Cambridge library while completing her PhD on Charles Dickens and the Magic Lantern...

The David Paroissien Prize


The David Paroissien Prize is awarded each year to the best peer-reviewed essay on Dickens published in a journal or edited collection. The Prize is named for David Paroissien, a founding member of the Dickens Society and also the founder of Dickens Quarterly, which he edited from its...

CFP: “Portrayals of the Working Class in Dickens and Lawrence”


The Dickens Society and the D.H. Lawrence Society of North America invite papers for a joint panel on this topic. Papers comparing the two writers are especially welcome. Abstracts of 250-300 words and a brief curriculum vitae. Deadline for submissions: Saturday, 19 March 2022 MLA...

CFP: Write for The Dickens Society Blog!


The Dickens Society Blog is under new editorship! Dr Katie Bell and Michelle Crowther (not pictured in the illustration above) are looking for engaging submissions from scholars at all career stages on any aspect of Dickensian research. We particularly welcome posts from researchers new to...

Call for Posts for the Dickens Society Blog


The Dickens Society Blog is under new editorship! Dr Katie Bell and Katie Holdway are looking for engaging submissions from scholars at all career stages on any aspect of Dickensian research. For the fall/winter term of 2020, we particularly welcome posts from researchers new to...