Historical Fictions Research Network

Congratulations and thank you to Stephanie Russo!

Issues: The Journal of Historical Fictions Volume 6 issue 2 (2025) Stephanie Russo: Introduction, JFH, 6:2, 1, 2025 Helena Gayoso: The Refiguration of Clytemnestra through Ekphrasis: Female Historical Revisionism in Jennifer Saint’s Elektra…

The latest issue of the Journal of Historical Fictions is out now! Featuring work on fiction on Tudor artists, Greek myths, and how new ways of doing research are changing historical fiction. Read more here (open access): historicalfictionsresearch.org/archive-the-... @historicalfic.bsky.social

HFRN has a newsletter, providing CfPs and news on HFRN events. You can sign up here: newsletter.historicalfictionsresearch.org/subscribe.jsf

In 2026, the HFRN will be continuing its series of online lectures on historical novels in different national traditions. More information will be available soon.

Save the date! HFRN will be hosting a round-table discussion on 23 April on the topic of the historical novel since 2016. Details will be available soon.

Back from a great conference #HFRC2026 at Erlangen. Thanks to the organisers and their team for giving us such a wonderful time. Thank you to all participants for their wonderful talks. See you in 2027, everyone!

Starting off to #HFRC2026 soon. Looking forward to some great papers and to meeting colleagues and friends. Safe travels everyone!🙂

Please find here a CfP that might be of interest to friends of historical fictions: essenglish.org/cfp-conferen...

One more week until the Erlangen conference! Looking forward to many brilliant talks and discussions and to seeing lovely colleagues and friends.

WLM 14 In this meeting, we would like to explore the interactions and connections between the different ways contemporary culture engages with the traces of the Victorian past as well as how these different ...

📣 CFP: Modes of Engagement – Adapting (Neo-)Victorians
🗓️ 7 May 2026 | Zoom | Hosted by QAQV & @bavs-uk.bsky.social

Exploring how today’s culture rewrites & remixes the Victorian past across media — film, games, theatre, comics, VR & more.

🔍 Abstracts due 27 Feb 2026
Link: qaqv.ia.uw.edu.pl/wlm14/

The programme for the Historical Fictions Research Network's Annual Conference for this year is now available on our website.
historicalfictionsresearch.org/hfrn-confere...

Good afternoon! In order to launch the second edition of his book, Jerome de Groot will talk about his book on Mar 31 from 6pm to 7pm GMT+2 (online). You can register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/jerome-de-...

Good morning! The Jahrbuchs der Internationalen Germanistik's theme for this year is neo-medievalism / Mediävalismus. Papers can be accepted in English as well as German. Keep a lookout for the CfA: www.ingentaconnect.com/content/plg/...

A quick reminder: the CfP for the historical fictions conference "History up for Debate" in July next year ends soon. www.plus.ac.at/anglistik-un...

The Journal of Historical Fictions historicalfictionsresearch.org/the-journal-... is looking for peer reviewers! If you would like to be involved, please contact Stephanie Russo at mail@historicalfictionsjournal.org

The programme for the #HFRNConference2026 will be out shortly!

Registration for #HFRC2026 is now closed.
Happy festive season to all lovers of historical fictions.

Final reminder - the registration for the HFRN 2026 Conference closes on 7 December!

The winner of the #WolfsonHistoryPrize 2025 is…

Hannah Durkin for 'Survivors: The Lost Stories of the Last Captives of the Atlantic Slave Trade'. @wmcollinsbooks.bsky.social

A big congratulations to Hannah!

Gaelic and Scots now recognised as official languages The milestone is one of a number of new measures taking effect on St Andrew's Day from the Scottish Languages Act.

From today, Gaelic and Scots are recognised as official languages.

A significant moment on St Andrew’s Day. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Thank you to all the speakers for your fascinating papers!

Currently listening to Nat Reeve talking about fungi as narrators in historical fictions.

Fascinating talk by Elena Ippendorf on 'The Rush'. Another item to add to the reading list.

Thank you to Maliha Iqbal, Jacob Mettin and Ashish Kumar Pandey for starting us off with three great talks.

The 2025 Winter Online Workshop is now live!

Quick reminder: The registration for the HFRN Annual Conference 2026 at Erlangen closes soon.

Just a quick reminder that our Online Winter workshop on historical fictions and the climate crisis is this Saturday!

2 days at the annual #BritCult2025 conference. There was a sense of urgency among those of us who practice queer studies not only but perhaps especially as queer individuals in times where our fellows‘ mere being is perceived as a threat (to what exactly, though?) in many parts of the world.

Please find here another CfP for a conference entitled "À nous l’homme et ses passions ! Pour une réhabilitation de l’élan romanesque du roman historique." You can find the link here: www.fabula.org/actualites/1...

Just a quick reminder: HFRN is offering 10 fee waivers to MA- and PhD-students to take part in the HFRN Conference 2026 at Erlangen. Send us an informal email to apply.
(Deadline: 15 November).