Calls for Papers and Announcements

Please visit this page periodically for new calls for papers (conferences or special issues) and announcements.  

If you have a general submission for Mississippi Quarterly, please consult https://www.missq.msstate.edu/submissions for guidelines.

Society for the Study of Southern Literature Seeks Nominations for 2022 Rubin Prize

The Society for the Study of Southern Literature wishes to announce that nominations are open for the Society’s Louis D. Rubin Prize for best article in Southern Studies published in 2022 (please note the publication year we are currently seeking). We welcome self-nomination as well as nominations from others. Authors and readers of eligible articles should direct their nominations to Laura Wilson and Jack Matthews at awards@southernlit.org Nominations should include the author’s name, title of the article, and the name of the journal in which it appeared. Nominations should be received by January 10, 2026. A description of the prize, a list of past winners, and information about other prizes and activities of the Society may be found at https://southernlit.org/louis-d-rubin-jr-prize/. 

SSSL 2026 Biennial Conference: Building Spaces of Freedom

The Society for the Study of Southern Literature is pleased to announce that the 2026 Biennial Conference will take place from March 28-31, 2026, at Fisk University in Nashville, TN. This marks the first time our conference will have been held on an HBCU campus since the Society’s inception in 1968. https://southernlit.org/conference/ .