It's always a good day to think about powerful early modern women. Queen Christina of Sweden died today in 1689, but left quite a legend.

Call for participants: The Shepheardes Calender Podcast, hosted by Kat Addis & supported by the International Spenser Society is looking for #Spenser folks willing to chat about their favorite eclogues. Interested? Send info to [email protected] by May 1: details on full call below!

This year's International Spenser Society Annual General Meeting & Maclean Event features poet Rowan Ricardo Phillips! The magic happens on Zoom Thurs 23 May 2024, 12pm Eastern/5pm BST. Join us! It's free and all are welcome. Registration is required: lsu.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

There are only 2 days left to submit your proposals for International Spenser Society's sessions at #SCSC2024 in Toronto Oct 31-Nov 2! Send 250-word abstract & 150-word bio to Sarah Van der Laan ([email protected]) by 19 April. Scholars of all career stages welcome. #Spenser Sixteenth Century Society

You've got only two weeks to toss your hat in the ring to be the next editor of The #Spenser Review! If you are interested, send your expression of interest (cv and 500-word statement) by April 30! Full call below. spenser.tardis.janeway.systems/spenser/

The new issue of The #Spenser Review features reviews of books by Hugh Grady, Marion Turner, John Creaser, Benjamin Parris, Rebecca Bushnell, Todd Borlik, Kristen Poole & Owen Williams, Joshua Held, & Yulia Ryzhik. Check it out! spenserreview.org/issue/6/info/

Today is the 474th birthday of Edward de Vere. Since he gets a shout-out dedicatory sonnet in #TheFaerieQueene , we'll say happy bday...though it's true the timing is weird with #Shax2024 ...

Don't miss International Spenser Society's Annual Gen Mting & Maclean Event, feat. poet Rowan Ricardo Phillips, reading & in convo with Hannah Crawforth, Dennis Britton, Benedict Robinson, & Tanya Schmidt Morstein!
Zoom Thurs 23 May 2024, 12pm Eastern/5pm BST. Register: lsu.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

International Spenser Society wants you for sessions at #SCSC2024 in Toronto Oct 31-Nov 2! Send 250-word abstract & 150-word bio to Sarah Van der Laan ([email protected]) by 19 April. Proposals from scholars of all career stages & backgrounds welcome. Sixteenth Century Society  sixteenthcentury.org/conference.

' #Spenser and Animal Life' is out now, ed by Rachel Stenner & Abigail Shinn, with essays by Andrew Hadfield, Todd Borlik, Kat Addis, Richard Danson Brown, Chris Barrett, Namratha Rao, Bethany Dubow, Conor Wilcox-Mahon, Raphael Lyne, & Pia Cuneo! Check it out!
link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…

CFP: 'Land in the Middle Ages & Renaissance,' the 29th Biennial Conf. of the Medieval & Renaissance Studies Program at Barnard, 7 Dec 2024 on Barnard campus. Submit 250-300 word abstract and 2p cv to [email protected] by May 1. See full cfp below.

Are you interested in serving as the next editor of The #Spenser Review? Send your expression of interest (cv and 500-word statement) by April 30! Full call below. spenser.tardis.janeway.systems/spenser/

If you haven't yet read the new issue of The #Spenser Review, on 'Spenser and Bad Poetry,' check it out today! Guest eds. Richard Danson Brown, Andrew Hadfield, & Andrew Wadoski offer a trove of essays on minor epics, bad words, wanton toys, and more! spenserreview.org/issue/6/info/

#Spenser 's Shepheardes Calender gives us, at the start of April, what is obviously the cover art for an amazing rock band, whose name is...?

International Spenser Society's Annual General Meeting & Maclean Event will be held on Zoom Thurs 23 May 2024 at 12pm Eastern/5pm BST. This year's Maclean event will feature acclaimed poet Rowan Ricardo Phillips! Register for free here: lsu.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

International Spenser Society seeks proposals for sponsored sessions Sixteenth Century Society's #SCSC2024 in Toronto Oct 31-Nov 2. Send 250-word abstract & 150-word bio to Sarah Van der Laan ([email protected]) by 19 April. Proposals from scholars of all career stages welcome. sixteenthcentury.org/conference.

The #Spenser Review is looking for you! If you would like to serve as editor, send your expression of interest (cv and 500-word statement) by April 30! Full call below. spenser.tardis.janeway.systems/spenser/

The new issue of The #Spenser Review is out, and you won't want to miss it! Check out 'Spenser and Bad Poetry,' guest eds. Richard Danson Brown, Andrew Hadfield, and Andrew Wadoski, here: spenserreview.org/issue/6/info/