International Research Society for Children’s Literature
@irscl.bsky.social
The International Research Society for Children's Literature is an international scholarly organization established to support and promote research in the field of children's literature.
Visit us here: https://www.irscl.org/
Visit us here: https://www.irscl.org/
#CFP: 4th Annual CBCP Postgraduate Conference
The Centre for Book Cultures and Publishing at the University of Reading, UK
Tuesday, 19th May 2026
Deadline: Monday 23 February 2026
Email: [email protected]
Website: research.reading.ac.uk/centre-for-b...
The Centre for Book Cultures and Publishing at the University of Reading, UK
Tuesday, 19th May 2026
Deadline: Monday 23 February 2026
Email: [email protected]
Website: research.reading.ac.uk/centre-for-b...
February 9, 2026 at 12:07 PM
#CFP: 4th Annual CBCP Postgraduate Conference
The Centre for Book Cultures and Publishing at the University of Reading, UK
Tuesday, 19th May 2026
Deadline: Monday 23 February 2026
Email: [email protected]
Website: research.reading.ac.uk/centre-for-b...
The Centre for Book Cultures and Publishing at the University of Reading, UK
Tuesday, 19th May 2026
Deadline: Monday 23 February 2026
Email: [email protected]
Website: research.reading.ac.uk/centre-for-b...
Online seminar: From Lecture Halls to City Hall: How English Opens Unexpected Doors
Mateusz Marecki
Date: 9 February 2026
Time: 18:00 (CET time)
Link: teams.microsoft.com/meet/3409649...
Mateusz Marecki
Date: 9 February 2026
Time: 18:00 (CET time)
Link: teams.microsoft.com/meet/3409649...
February 8, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Online seminar: From Lecture Halls to City Hall: How English Opens Unexpected Doors
Mateusz Marecki
Date: 9 February 2026
Time: 18:00 (CET time)
Link: teams.microsoft.com/meet/3409649...
Mateusz Marecki
Date: 9 February 2026
Time: 18:00 (CET time)
Link: teams.microsoft.com/meet/3409649...
#CFP: People in Publishing: Diversity, Leadership and Publishing’s Futures
University of Reading, UK
Monday 29th June 2026
Deadline: Monday 2nd March 2026
Email: [email protected]
Website: research.reading.ac.uk/centre-for-b...
University of Reading, UK
Monday 29th June 2026
Deadline: Monday 2nd March 2026
Email: [email protected]
Website: research.reading.ac.uk/centre-for-b...
February 4, 2026 at 3:44 PM
#CFP: People in Publishing: Diversity, Leadership and Publishing’s Futures
University of Reading, UK
Monday 29th June 2026
Deadline: Monday 2nd March 2026
Email: [email protected]
Website: research.reading.ac.uk/centre-for-b...
University of Reading, UK
Monday 29th June 2026
Deadline: Monday 2nd March 2026
Email: [email protected]
Website: research.reading.ac.uk/centre-for-b...
Online seminar:
Cross-dressing, cross-being: Le rappresentazioni gender non-conforming negli albi illustrati dal catalogo Leggere Senza Stereotipi
ICONICs
Dalila Forni & Sara Marin
4 February 2026
17:00–18:00 (CET time)
To get the link, write to: [email protected]
Cross-dressing, cross-being: Le rappresentazioni gender non-conforming negli albi illustrati dal catalogo Leggere Senza Stereotipi
ICONICs
Dalila Forni & Sara Marin
4 February 2026
17:00–18:00 (CET time)
To get the link, write to: [email protected]
February 3, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Online seminar:
Cross-dressing, cross-being: Le rappresentazioni gender non-conforming negli albi illustrati dal catalogo Leggere Senza Stereotipi
ICONICs
Dalila Forni & Sara Marin
4 February 2026
17:00–18:00 (CET time)
To get the link, write to: [email protected]
Cross-dressing, cross-being: Le rappresentazioni gender non-conforming negli albi illustrati dal catalogo Leggere Senza Stereotipi
ICONICs
Dalila Forni & Sara Marin
4 February 2026
17:00–18:00 (CET time)
To get the link, write to: [email protected]
#CFP: 2026 ANILIJ International Congress: Literatura Infantil y Juvenil y Territorio. Desde las Literaturas Regionales al Canon Nacional y Universal
University of La Laguna, Spain
21-23 October 2026
Deadline: 1 April 2026
[email protected]
All papers must be in Spanish
University of La Laguna, Spain
21-23 October 2026
Deadline: 1 April 2026
[email protected]
All papers must be in Spanish
February 1, 2026 at 3:42 AM
#CFP: 2026 ANILIJ International Congress: Literatura Infantil y Juvenil y Territorio. Desde las Literaturas Regionales al Canon Nacional y Universal
University of La Laguna, Spain
21-23 October 2026
Deadline: 1 April 2026
[email protected]
All papers must be in Spanish
University of La Laguna, Spain
21-23 October 2026
Deadline: 1 April 2026
[email protected]
All papers must be in Spanish
#CFP: COMMUNITY
Cambridge Journal of Literary Translation
Deadline: 10 April 2026
Email: [email protected]
Website: cjltjournal.wixsite.com/cjlt/issues
Cambridge Journal of Literary Translation
Deadline: 10 April 2026
Email: [email protected]
Website: cjltjournal.wixsite.com/cjlt/issues
January 28, 2026 at 9:47 AM
#CFP: COMMUNITY
Cambridge Journal of Literary Translation
Deadline: 10 April 2026
Email: [email protected]
Website: cjltjournal.wixsite.com/cjlt/issues
Cambridge Journal of Literary Translation
Deadline: 10 April 2026
Email: [email protected]
Website: cjltjournal.wixsite.com/cjlt/issues
#CFP: Beyond ‘bringing books and children together’: Critical approaches to reading promotion and literacy in Latin America
Special Issue of The Bulletin of Contemporary Hispanic Studies
Deadline: 30 January 2026
Email: [email protected]
research.reading.ac.uk/centre-for-b...
Special Issue of The Bulletin of Contemporary Hispanic Studies
Deadline: 30 January 2026
Email: [email protected]
research.reading.ac.uk/centre-for-b...
January 26, 2026 at 7:25 PM
#CFP: Beyond ‘bringing books and children together’: Critical approaches to reading promotion and literacy in Latin America
Special Issue of The Bulletin of Contemporary Hispanic Studies
Deadline: 30 January 2026
Email: [email protected]
research.reading.ac.uk/centre-for-b...
Special Issue of The Bulletin of Contemporary Hispanic Studies
Deadline: 30 January 2026
Email: [email protected]
research.reading.ac.uk/centre-for-b...
The registration for the free online conference "Thinking of the Children: Book Bans, Censorship, and Literature for Young People" is now open.
The conference (11-13 February 2026) is hosted by the University of Münster.
To register and read the program: indico.uni-muenster.de/event/3505/
The conference (11-13 February 2026) is hosted by the University of Münster.
To register and read the program: indico.uni-muenster.de/event/3505/
January 24, 2026 at 11:03 AM
The registration for the free online conference "Thinking of the Children: Book Bans, Censorship, and Literature for Young People" is now open.
The conference (11-13 February 2026) is hosted by the University of Münster.
To register and read the program: indico.uni-muenster.de/event/3505/
The conference (11-13 February 2026) is hosted by the University of Münster.
To register and read the program: indico.uni-muenster.de/event/3505/
#CFP: Bending the Rules: Social Radicalism, Wanderlust, and Utopianism in Children’s and YA Literature
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb
10 June 2026
Deadline: 20 February 2026
Email: [email protected]
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb
10 June 2026
Deadline: 20 February 2026
Email: [email protected]
January 23, 2026 at 10:58 AM
#CFP: Bending the Rules: Social Radicalism, Wanderlust, and Utopianism in Children’s and YA Literature
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb
10 June 2026
Deadline: 20 February 2026
Email: [email protected]
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb
10 June 2026
Deadline: 20 February 2026
Email: [email protected]
#CFP: seminar Children’s Literature and Translation Studies (CLTS) 2026
Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic
in cooperation with Stockholm University and the University of Wrocław
August 26–28, 2026
Deadline: 31 January 2026
Email: [email protected]
Website: clts.upol.cz
Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic
in cooperation with Stockholm University and the University of Wrocław
August 26–28, 2026
Deadline: 31 January 2026
Email: [email protected]
Website: clts.upol.cz
January 22, 2026 at 5:57 PM
#CFP: seminar Children’s Literature and Translation Studies (CLTS) 2026
Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic
in cooperation with Stockholm University and the University of Wrocław
August 26–28, 2026
Deadline: 31 January 2026
Email: [email protected]
Website: clts.upol.cz
Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic
in cooperation with Stockholm University and the University of Wrocław
August 26–28, 2026
Deadline: 31 January 2026
Email: [email protected]
Website: clts.upol.cz
Hybrid webinar: Let’s Talk Trash: Waste and Culture
by Justyna Deszcz-Tryhubczak, Irena Barbara Kalla, and Aleksandra Markiewicz
EDU-CLIMA team, working under the auspices of the Arqus European University Alliance
Date: 21 January 2026 4:00 pm (CET)
Link: uni-graz.zoom.us/j/6480428340...
by Justyna Deszcz-Tryhubczak, Irena Barbara Kalla, and Aleksandra Markiewicz
EDU-CLIMA team, working under the auspices of the Arqus European University Alliance
Date: 21 January 2026 4:00 pm (CET)
Link: uni-graz.zoom.us/j/6480428340...
January 21, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Hybrid webinar: Let’s Talk Trash: Waste and Culture
by Justyna Deszcz-Tryhubczak, Irena Barbara Kalla, and Aleksandra Markiewicz
EDU-CLIMA team, working under the auspices of the Arqus European University Alliance
Date: 21 January 2026 4:00 pm (CET)
Link: uni-graz.zoom.us/j/6480428340...
by Justyna Deszcz-Tryhubczak, Irena Barbara Kalla, and Aleksandra Markiewicz
EDU-CLIMA team, working under the auspices of the Arqus European University Alliance
Date: 21 January 2026 4:00 pm (CET)
Link: uni-graz.zoom.us/j/6480428340...
Online Talk: "Hidden in Plain Sight: Writing Women into History" by Dr. Devika Rangachari
Association for Children's Literature in South Asia
17th January 2026
8 p.m. IST
To register, scan the QR Code on the poster or follow this link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
aclisa.in/2025/12/22/a...
Association for Children's Literature in South Asia
17th January 2026
8 p.m. IST
To register, scan the QR Code on the poster or follow this link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
aclisa.in/2025/12/22/a...
January 12, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Online Talk: "Hidden in Plain Sight: Writing Women into History" by Dr. Devika Rangachari
Association for Children's Literature in South Asia
17th January 2026
8 p.m. IST
To register, scan the QR Code on the poster or follow this link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
aclisa.in/2025/12/22/a...
Association for Children's Literature in South Asia
17th January 2026
8 p.m. IST
To register, scan the QR Code on the poster or follow this link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
aclisa.in/2025/12/22/a...
#CFP: The Australasian Children’s Literature Association for Research (ACLAR) Conference
Children’s Literature in a Time of Crisis
Deakin University, Waterfront Campus, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
18 - 20 November 2026
Deadline: 27 February 2026
Email: [email protected]
Children’s Literature in a Time of Crisis
Deakin University, Waterfront Campus, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
18 - 20 November 2026
Deadline: 27 February 2026
Email: [email protected]
January 10, 2026 at 5:46 PM
#CFP: The Australasian Children’s Literature Association for Research (ACLAR) Conference
Children’s Literature in a Time of Crisis
Deakin University, Waterfront Campus, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
18 - 20 November 2026
Deadline: 27 February 2026
Email: [email protected]
Children’s Literature in a Time of Crisis
Deakin University, Waterfront Campus, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
18 - 20 November 2026
Deadline: 27 February 2026
Email: [email protected]
#CFP: SLIDING, a digital magazine for children’s literature, media and culture-related content from a critical, democratic and inclusive perspective.
Call for Contributions for 2026-1
For more information: slidingmagazine.com/external-sub...
Call for Contributions for 2026-1
For more information: slidingmagazine.com/external-sub...
January 2, 2026 at 2:11 PM
#CFP: SLIDING, a digital magazine for children’s literature, media and culture-related content from a critical, democratic and inclusive perspective.
Call for Contributions for 2026-1
For more information: slidingmagazine.com/external-sub...
Call for Contributions for 2026-1
For more information: slidingmagazine.com/external-sub...
Online Talk: “Frankenstein, Astro Boy, and the Genealogy of the Narrative of Posthuman Adolescence" by Prof. Rick Gooding
University of Wrocław
13 January 2026 19:00 CET
Please register using this link: forms.office.com/e/PKqWNiK0vG... or scan the QR code on the poster
University of Wrocław
13 January 2026 19:00 CET
Please register using this link: forms.office.com/e/PKqWNiK0vG... or scan the QR code on the poster
December 31, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Online Talk: “Frankenstein, Astro Boy, and the Genealogy of the Narrative of Posthuman Adolescence" by Prof. Rick Gooding
University of Wrocław
13 January 2026 19:00 CET
Please register using this link: forms.office.com/e/PKqWNiK0vG... or scan the QR code on the poster
University of Wrocław
13 January 2026 19:00 CET
Please register using this link: forms.office.com/e/PKqWNiK0vG... or scan the QR code on the poster
#CFP: Interdisciplinary Pathways into Italian Children’s Studies
Organised by the ICONICs Collective
AAIS - American Association for Italian Studies 2026
University of Sassari, Italy
3-5 June 2026
Deadline: January 15, 2026
[email protected]
aais.italianstudies.net/site_page.cf...
Organised by the ICONICs Collective
AAIS - American Association for Italian Studies 2026
University of Sassari, Italy
3-5 June 2026
Deadline: January 15, 2026
[email protected]
aais.italianstudies.net/site_page.cf...
December 30, 2025 at 11:53 AM
#CFP: Interdisciplinary Pathways into Italian Children’s Studies
Organised by the ICONICs Collective
AAIS - American Association for Italian Studies 2026
University of Sassari, Italy
3-5 June 2026
Deadline: January 15, 2026
[email protected]
aais.italianstudies.net/site_page.cf...
Organised by the ICONICs Collective
AAIS - American Association for Italian Studies 2026
University of Sassari, Italy
3-5 June 2026
Deadline: January 15, 2026
[email protected]
aais.italianstudies.net/site_page.cf...
#CFP: APPARATUS- The Role of Technology in Illustration
Journal of Illustration (Volume 14, 2027)
Deadline: 26th of January 2026
Website: www.intellectbooks.com/journal-of-i...
Journal of Illustration (Volume 14, 2027)
Deadline: 26th of January 2026
Website: www.intellectbooks.com/journal-of-i...
December 18, 2025 at 2:46 PM
#CFP: APPARATUS- The Role of Technology in Illustration
Journal of Illustration (Volume 14, 2027)
Deadline: 26th of January 2026
Website: www.intellectbooks.com/journal-of-i...
Journal of Illustration (Volume 14, 2027)
Deadline: 26th of January 2026
Website: www.intellectbooks.com/journal-of-i...
Master’s programme in Children’s Literature 2026/27
School of English at Trinity College Dublin
Deadline: 31 March 2026
website: www.tcd.ie/english/post...
School of English at Trinity College Dublin
Deadline: 31 March 2026
website: www.tcd.ie/english/post...
December 17, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Master’s programme in Children’s Literature 2026/27
School of English at Trinity College Dublin
Deadline: 31 March 2026
website: www.tcd.ie/english/post...
School of English at Trinity College Dublin
Deadline: 31 March 2026
website: www.tcd.ie/english/post...
Online Talk: “Let’s look at East German Picturebooks Depicting Architecture, Traffic, and Design of Childhood!” by Prof. Jörg Meibauer
University of Wrocław
9 December 2025 6:30 p.m. Warsaw time
Please register using this link: forms.office.com/e/xptNhFNUN5 or scan the QR code
University of Wrocław
9 December 2025 6:30 p.m. Warsaw time
Please register using this link: forms.office.com/e/xptNhFNUN5 or scan the QR code
November 28, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Online Talk: “Let’s look at East German Picturebooks Depicting Architecture, Traffic, and Design of Childhood!” by Prof. Jörg Meibauer
University of Wrocław
9 December 2025 6:30 p.m. Warsaw time
Please register using this link: forms.office.com/e/xptNhFNUN5 or scan the QR code
University of Wrocław
9 December 2025 6:30 p.m. Warsaw time
Please register using this link: forms.office.com/e/xptNhFNUN5 or scan the QR code
#CFP: "Beyond ‘bringing books and children together’: Critical approaches to reading promotion and literacy in Latin America"
Special Issue of The Bulletin of Contemporary Hispanic Studies
Deadline for abstracts: 30 January 2026
Email: [email protected]
Special Issue of The Bulletin of Contemporary Hispanic Studies
Deadline for abstracts: 30 January 2026
Email: [email protected]
November 27, 2025 at 4:12 PM
#CFP: "Beyond ‘bringing books and children together’: Critical approaches to reading promotion and literacy in Latin America"
Special Issue of The Bulletin of Contemporary Hispanic Studies
Deadline for abstracts: 30 January 2026
Email: [email protected]
Special Issue of The Bulletin of Contemporary Hispanic Studies
Deadline for abstracts: 30 January 2026
Email: [email protected]
Online webinar: Publishing Children’s Books in the Russia-Ukraine War: The Role of Translations
The Centre for Book Cultures and Publishing in partnership with Outside in World
University of Reading
Thursday 11 December 5pm UK
www.tickettailor.com/events/centr...
The Centre for Book Cultures and Publishing in partnership with Outside in World
University of Reading
Thursday 11 December 5pm UK
www.tickettailor.com/events/centr...
November 26, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Online webinar: Publishing Children’s Books in the Russia-Ukraine War: The Role of Translations
The Centre for Book Cultures and Publishing in partnership with Outside in World
University of Reading
Thursday 11 December 5pm UK
www.tickettailor.com/events/centr...
The Centre for Book Cultures and Publishing in partnership with Outside in World
University of Reading
Thursday 11 December 5pm UK
www.tickettailor.com/events/centr...
#CFP: Memories & Dreams: Exploring Perspectives on Past, Future and Possibility in Materials for Young People
2026 UBC Graduate Student Research Conference on Children’s Literature and Media
University of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC, Canada
July 17th & 18th, 2026
Deadline: January 30, 2026
2026 UBC Graduate Student Research Conference on Children’s Literature and Media
University of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC, Canada
July 17th & 18th, 2026
Deadline: January 30, 2026
November 24, 2025 at 1:56 PM
#CFP: Memories & Dreams: Exploring Perspectives on Past, Future and Possibility in Materials for Young People
2026 UBC Graduate Student Research Conference on Children’s Literature and Media
University of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC, Canada
July 17th & 18th, 2026
Deadline: January 30, 2026
2026 UBC Graduate Student Research Conference on Children’s Literature and Media
University of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC, Canada
July 17th & 18th, 2026
Deadline: January 30, 2026
Online book launch: The Green Dialogues: Ecocritical Pathways to Children’s Literature in Education
by Marnie Campagnaro, Lea Ferrari, Nina Goga, Mariona Graell, Maria Pujol-Valls, Elin Stengrundet and Gro Ulland
Date: December 2nd, 2025
13:00–15:00 CET
www.survey-xact.no/LinkCollecto...
by Marnie Campagnaro, Lea Ferrari, Nina Goga, Mariona Graell, Maria Pujol-Valls, Elin Stengrundet and Gro Ulland
Date: December 2nd, 2025
13:00–15:00 CET
www.survey-xact.no/LinkCollecto...
November 21, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Online book launch: The Green Dialogues: Ecocritical Pathways to Children’s Literature in Education
by Marnie Campagnaro, Lea Ferrari, Nina Goga, Mariona Graell, Maria Pujol-Valls, Elin Stengrundet and Gro Ulland
Date: December 2nd, 2025
13:00–15:00 CET
www.survey-xact.no/LinkCollecto...
by Marnie Campagnaro, Lea Ferrari, Nina Goga, Mariona Graell, Maria Pujol-Valls, Elin Stengrundet and Gro Ulland
Date: December 2nd, 2025
13:00–15:00 CET
www.survey-xact.no/LinkCollecto...
Online Talk: “Exploring Nature in Ukrainian Children’s Literature: Environmental Stories and Chornobyl Memory" by Maryna Vardanian
University of Wrocław
25 November 2025
4 p.m. Warsaw time
Register using this link: forms.office.com/e/k83vY65RSn or scan the QR code on the poster
University of Wrocław
25 November 2025
4 p.m. Warsaw time
Register using this link: forms.office.com/e/k83vY65RSn or scan the QR code on the poster
November 18, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Online Talk: “Exploring Nature in Ukrainian Children’s Literature: Environmental Stories and Chornobyl Memory" by Maryna Vardanian
University of Wrocław
25 November 2025
4 p.m. Warsaw time
Register using this link: forms.office.com/e/k83vY65RSn or scan the QR code on the poster
University of Wrocław
25 November 2025
4 p.m. Warsaw time
Register using this link: forms.office.com/e/k83vY65RSn or scan the QR code on the poster
#CFP: "Cultural Memory and the (Croatian) Children’s Literature Canon"
Croatica et Slavica Iadertina
Deadline for full articles: 1 April 2026
Email: [email protected]
Website: hrcak.srce.hr/csi
Croatica et Slavica Iadertina
Deadline for full articles: 1 April 2026
Email: [email protected]
Website: hrcak.srce.hr/csi
November 13, 2025 at 10:05 AM
#CFP: "Cultural Memory and the (Croatian) Children’s Literature Canon"
Croatica et Slavica Iadertina
Deadline for full articles: 1 April 2026
Email: [email protected]
Website: hrcak.srce.hr/csi
Croatica et Slavica Iadertina
Deadline for full articles: 1 April 2026
Email: [email protected]
Website: hrcak.srce.hr/csi