CFP: Thomas Hardy Conference and Festival 2026 (Deadline: 16 January 2026) victorianist.wordpress.com/2025/10/07/cfp…

I've been working on the Bulletin for seven years now (!), and it gives me great pleasure to see it make the switch to OA. We're marking the occasion by pulling out some amazing issues and articles from the archive. Do take a look!

🤡New Shirely Jackson Studies CFP!!!🎃 Submit your abstract for Vol. 4, Issue 1, "Jackson and Animality" by December 15th! shirleyjacksonstudies.org/?page_id=35

ABSTRACTS DUE 10/31 for 2026 INCS/INCSA/NCSA Joint Conference - mailchi.mp/8be7edba9253/2…

Our c C19 #Gothic Afterlives programme is now live! 🌴The Manchester Centre for Gothic Studies Sonja Lawrenson on Melmoth in Latin America 📖 Dr Sam Hirst Adapting Heathcliff 📻 Richard Hand haunted airwaves 🎮 Marijke Valk occult gaming 📺 Derek Johnston Gothic TV Register ➡️ cn-csi.com/event/hallowee…

I'm taking part in this all-weekender family history online conference, talking about my latest book, The Undesirables. For C$50, you also get 8 other speakers including Dr Angela Buckley 🔎 and Peter Higginbotham Now booking: tockify.com/confkeep/detai…

Your final reminder to sign up for our Virtual Writing retreat tomorrow! Members only. If you're already a member, check your emails for the sign-up link, if you want to attend, the link is on the original post to become a member 😀

In case you missed it, ambitious plans to transform one of Manchester's greatest historical hidden gems, The Portico Library, have been announced. 📚🚧 Read more here.👇 themanc.com/art-and-cultur…

We’re at the #Cheshire Local History Association’s Cheshire History Day in #Tarporley today and look foward to meeting visitors and leaning more about the history of Cheshire

I'll be talking about 'Made in Manchester' at Alderley History Group on Monday October 27th, 7 for 7.30pm, Alderley Edge Union Club, Stevens Street. Visitors welcome, £5.

Want to know "Where the Victorians Got Their Reading"? Another excellent new review on our site, by Sheldon Goldfarb, looks at Frederick Nesta's collection of essays on the subject. Clue: it wasn't just at railway bookstalls! victorianweb.org/authors/review…

🐝 Knowledge. Wisdom. Humanity. 🐝 The new term is well underway, and we are here to support you in your studies! 📖 Get started with our Special Collections here: library.manchester.ac.uk/rylands/specia…

Are you a fan of what we do at The Portico? If you are, we'd be eternally grateful if you could nominate us in Benefact Group's upcoming Art & Culture draw. Nominations are open now and will be until Sunday 19th October. culture.movementforgood.com

Join us for a Halloween themed tea salon! Brew your favourite blend and engage in a lively evening of discussion, creativity, and Victorian charm. If you are a member, check your emails for event links. If you're not, sign up and you'll be sent all links: victorianpopularfiction.org/membership-joi…

The official CFP is a few days off, but I can't wait that long to announce that #BAVS2026 will be held in Liverpool, 27-29 July. We hope that some of the @rs4vp crowd will be able to make the trip over from #RSVP2026 in Dublin and join @bavsuk.

BIG Announcement! Online evening with iconic screenwriter Andrew Davies - #WivesAndDaughters #PrideAndPrejudice #Emma #BleakHouse #Sanditon. A perfect Christmas treat for the inside story of your favourite adaptations. Tues 9 Dec bit.ly/3WaK14P

CFP: BAVS Conference Liverpool 27 – 29 July 2026 (Deadline: November 30th 2025) victorianist.wordpress.com/2025/10/20/cfp…

The BAVS 2026 Annual Conference CfP is now live: victorianist.wordpress.com/2025/10/20/cfp… We hope you can join us in Liverpool next year!

We are looking for Reviewers for the RRR journal! If you’re interested, please follow the link below and fill in the form to register. rrrjournal.com/contact

Tomorrow evening at The Portico, join award-winning novelists Essie Fox and Kate Griffin to find out more about the process of writing historical fiction and how to create a Gothic atmosphere. Tickets are just £3, book yours here: theportico.org.uk/event-calendar…