Calls for Papers
Check back here for conference panel calls for submission and other publication opportunities.
Upcoming Conferences
If you are a society member interested in organizing a thematic panel at a literary conference on behalf of the O’Connor Society, please email Rachel Bryan (rbryan5@vols.utk.edu)
South Atlantic Modern Language Association
The Flannery O’Connor Society invites abstract submissions for two proposed panels to be held at SAMLA’s fall conference in Atlanta, Georgia, November 5-7, 2026.
The Flannery O’Connor Review
Read more about publishing your work in The Flannery O’Connor Review!
Access an abbreviate copy of the submission guidelines here.
The Sarah Gordon Award
The Flannery O’Connor Review and Georgia College and State University invite current graduate students to submit papers on Flannery O’Connor and/or southern studies for consideration for the Sarah Gordon Award by August 1st, 2026. The award brings a $500 cash prize and consideration for publication in The Flannery O’Connor Review.
Graduate students (enrolled in graduate school between April 1 and August 1, 2026) are invited to submit their essays along with a cover letter that details current enrollment in graduate school and states that the submission is to be considered for the Sarah Gordon Award.
Submissions should follow Flannery O’Connor Review submission guidelines (detailed here). For questions about this award, please review the Flannery O’Connor Review’s website or email Matt Bryant Cheney (matt.bryantcheney@gcsu.edu)
Propose content for Cheers!
Do you have an idea for a review, letter, interview, or other content relevant for the Flannery O’Connor Society’s newsletter?
Please email your proposal to Dr. Scott Foran (scott.foran@montreat.edu) for consideration. Cheers! is typically produced over the fall semester.
Do you have a scholarly opportunity related to Flannery O’Connor’s work to advertise?
Are you interested in listing your CFP here? Would you like to organize a Flannery O’Connor Society panel at an academic conference?
Contact Rachel Bryan (rbryan5@vols.utk.edu) with details and the Society will promote the opportunity!
List of conferences with O’Connor Society panels most years:
American Literature Association
Society for the Study of Southern Literature
South Central Modern Language Association
Louisville Conference on Literature and Culture
South Atlantic Modern Language Association
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