Call for Proposals

The publication of documents to increase access for researchers, educators, and the general public has long been a central goal of the fields of documentary editing, scholarly editing, textual editing, digital humanities, and public humanities. As technological and economic contexts shift, projects continue to evolve in how they make their work accessible, both in print and digital formats. Furthermore, accessibility standards continue to expand to accommodate audiences with visual, hearing, and other physical challenges.

The Program Committee invites proposals for panels, roundtables, and individual papers that reflect best practices, innovative approaches, and boundary-expanding projects within our capacious field.

Possible presentation topics include but are not limited to:

• Opportunities that technologies present for editors in reaching audiences
• Communities and their interests in various forms of access to historical and literary manuscripts and texts
• Accessibility tools as a means of enabling access to historical and literary manuscripts and texts
• Interdisciplinary projects and their contributions to editorial best practices
• Examples of editorial practices within classrooms, both K-12 and higher education
• The impact of evolving technologies and accessibility tools on teaching texts and training new editors
• Reflections on audiences, technologies, public access, and accessibility

We welcome submissions from editors, independent scholars, and students, including those working in libraries, archives, digital humanities centers, public humanities initiatives, and community projects, as well as colleges and universities.

Submission Instructions

• For individual paper and poster submissions: Submit a 300-word abstract, brief (100-word) bio, and email address.
• For alternative formats (workshops, unconference sessions, posters), panel formats (roundtables, traditional panels, multiple presenters), and remote sessions: Submit a 500- to 750-word abstract along with a brief (100-word) bio and email addresses for all presenters.

Please send inquiries and proposals to Program Committee Chair, Kathryn Tomasek, at kathryn.tomasek@gmail.com no later than March 1, 2025.

Note: Travel stipends and free conference registrations will be available for students, early career scholars, and independent scholars.