Conferences

The SEA hosts and sponsors annual conferences. In odd-numbered years, the Society hosts an open-topic general conference known as the Biennial Conference. In even-numbered years, it may sponsor Special Topics conferences and workshops. The SEA also sponsors panels at our affiliated societies: the American Literature Association & the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies. For more information about the SEA’s Upcoming and Past Conferences, please see “Read More” below. The SEA welcomes applications for seed grants to support biennial topical conferences (usually to take place in the spring or summer of even-numbered years) and workshops (to take place annually, usually in the fall), for more information, please see: SEA Grants for Topical Conferences and Workshops.

What's New/Announcements

Call for Papers: Fourteenth Biennial Conference of the Society of Early Americanists (5-8 June 2025) August 31, 2024

The Fourteenth Biennial Conference of the Society of Early Americanists will convene on the campus of the Univ...

SEA Featured Scholar, June 2024: Angela Calcaterra June 24, 2024

SEA Featured Scholar, June 2024: Angela Calcaterra How did you become interested in studying ear...

2024 EAL Book Prize Nominations Sought February 16, 2024

The editors of Early American Literature are pleased to announce the annual Early American Literature...

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