Call for papers: English and Creative Writing Departments PGR Conference – Crossroads: People, Places, Ideas
The English and Creative Writing Departments at King’s College London are delighted to announce the call for papers for our annual PGR conference, which will be held in-person on Tuesday, the 2nd of June 2026. We invite proposals for 10-minute papers which engage with the theme of Crossroads: People, Places, Ideas.
We are interested in crossroads understood both physically and conceptually. We are looking for contributions that explore how points of intersection merge or collide or give rise to something new, and how these junctures shape knowledge and identity.
We especially welcome work that crosses traditional disciplinary boundaries between creative and critical practice, including creative writing submissions such as novel extracts, poetry, or hybrid forms. We are also open to papers reflecting on the practice of scholars whose work is situated at the intersection of different disciplines.
Possible topics may include, but are not limited to:
• Interdisciplinary or cross-genre practices
• The translation of ideas across language, culture, time, media
• Literary depictions of crossroads, understood literally or figuratively
• Literary works that cross generic lines or engage with media other than literature
If you’d like to present a piece of creative writing, this may address (but is not limited to) any of the following themes:
• Autofiction
• Fiction as political memory work
• Trauma embodied and narrated
• Lived experience in fiction
• Memory and interpretation
• The mythical in the contemporary
We welcome paper proposals from postgraduate researchers at all stages, early career researchers, members of academic staff and independent scholars.
Please submit your abstract (200-300 words) by filling out the submission form by the 31st of March 2026.