The Hagiography Society receives submissions for monographs, edited volumes, and translations on a rolling basis. Please consult the Book Series tab on this website about how to submit a proposal for our Sanctity in Global Perspective book series.
CFPs, International Congress on Medieval Studies (May 13-15, 2027), Kalamazoo
You can view the full list of sponsored and co-sponsored sessions on the Confex website here. For your convenience, we have also included the list below, along with links to session descriptions and the abstract submission portal.
The deadline for all abstract submissions is September 15, 2026. We encourage you to consider submitting a proposal and to share this information with colleagues and students who may be interested.
Animals, Animalities, and Ecocriticisms in Hagiography
Julia Salkind, Marquette Univ. and Grace K. DiModugno, Fordham Univ.
Demystifying Sermon Studies (A Roundtable)
Andrew Reeves, Middle Georgia State Univ. and Noah Cole, Florida State Univ.
Devotional Lives of the Poor Clares
Lezlie S. Knox, Marquette Univ. and Hannah Jones, Texas A&M Univ.–Texarkana
Helfta and the Embodiment of Cistercian Theology
Ella Johnson, St. Ambrose Univ. and Tyler Sergent, Berea College
Holy Iberians! Preaching, Politics, Liturgy, and Holiness in Medieval Iberia
Kyle C. Lincoln, Southeastern Oklahoma State Univ. and Hannah Jones, Texas A&M Univ.–Texarkana
Introduction to Hagiographies (1): Across Religious Traditions (A Roundtable)
Laura Ackerman Smoller, Univ. of Rochester and Amy V. Ogden, Univ. of Virginia
Introduction to Hagiographies (2): Hot Topics (A Roundtable)
Laura Ackerman Smoller, Univ. of Rochester and Amy V. Ogden, Univ. of Virginia
Legacies of Virgin Martyrs
Julia Salkind, Marquette Univ.
Miracles at Scale: Building a Database for Medieval Hagiography (A Roundtable)
Alice Morandy, Princeton Univ. and Kara Kersh, Independent Scholar
Music and the Saints
Veronica Arntz, Marquette Univ., Melanie Batoff, Luther College and Suzanna Feldkamp, Case Western Reserve Univ.
NO! Refusal, Complaint, Resistance, and Activism as Feminist Praxis
Anne Le, Hunter College, CUNY, Maeve Callan, Simpson College and Hannah Jones, Texas A&M Univ.–Texarkana
Saint Francis of Assisi
Lezlie S. Knox, Marquette Univ.
Saints and the Divided Church
Laura Ackerman Smoller, Univ. of Rochester
Saints in Translation: Crossing Language
Simon Samuel Kootstra-Ford, Ghent Univ.
Saints Outside Hagiography: Liturgy, Literature, and Beyond
Dolan Gallagher, Harvard Univ.
Teaching Saints Across Time
Meg Cotter-Lynch, Southeastern Oklahoma State Univ. and Deborah M. Sinnreich-Levi, TEAMS (Teaching Association for Medieval Studies)
The Digital Humanities and the Study of Hagiography
Cecilia J. Barnard, Clemson Univ.
If you have any questions about the sessions, I encourage you to reach out to the organizers directly or our programing chair (programing@hagiographysociety.org).
CFPs, International Medieval Congress (July 5-8 2027), Leeds
Proposal submissions open at the beginning of June each year and close on 31 August for individual paper proposals and on 30 September for session and round table discussion proposals. For information on how to propose a paper or a session, please go here.
IMC 2027 Format: This will be the fifth fully-hybrid event. There will be an in-person gathering in Leeds with a virtual component for those unable to attend in person. The majority of the academic programme will be live streamed online to registered delegates and recordings will be available for a limited time to watch after the congress.