28 September 2013, National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth,

Keynote Speaker: Professor Claire Connolly (University College Cork)

Proposals are sought for 20-minute papers on fiction by women in the period 1780-1830, including but not limited to the following: the national tale; representations of local, regional or national identities; depictions of place, especially in Welsh, Irish, Scottish and regional English contexts; history and historical fiction; national Gothic and the novel; emerging or little-known women writers; the role of modern editions; digitising novels by women.

Deadline for abstracts (250 words max.): 30 April 2013

For full details of the conference CFP, visit: http://www.wales.ac.uk/Resources/Documents/Centre/Four-Nations-Fiction-poster.pdf