12-13 April 2024
The 31st annual Northern Plains Conference on Early British Literature will be held at the University of North Dakota on April 12 and 13, 2024. The beautifully remodeled Chester Fritz Library will be hosting us in their space, and we will have several sponsors, including the College of Arts & Sciences.
The keynote speaker will be Dr. Natalie Grinnell, the Reeves Family Professor of Humanities at Wofford College, who will be speaking on “Loving the Monster: Medieval and Modern Werewolf Romances.” We will also be featuring a plenary address on Saturday morning by Dr. Naoë Kukita Yoshikawa, Professor Emerita of Shizuoka University and Research Fellow at Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan, who will speak on religious literature and female authorship.
300-word abstracts are due by March 22, 2024. Please email Dr. Michelle M. Sauer at michelle.m.sauer@und.edu.
Conference Fees
$65.00 regular registration
$30.00 student registration
Banquet fee is $36.00 / person
Both the Hilton Garden Inn and the CanadInn have block rooms available.
Hilton Garden Inn: Standard Queen room $96.30 Thurs-Sat.
4301 James Ray Drive Grand Forks, ND; 701-775-6000
CanadInn: King suites $159.00 Thurs-Sun.
1000 S 42nd St., Grand Forks, ND; (701) 772-8404
Dr. Natalie Grinnell
2025 - Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD
Conference Chair: Peter Ramey
2026 - Minot State University, Minot ND
Conference Chair: Amanda Watts
Since 1993, the NPCEBL has enjoyed a tradition of convivial, stimulating conferences which focus on teaching and scholarship from the beginnings of British Literature through 1800.
Presentations may be on any topic related to early British literature, including modern reception, medievalisms, pedagogy, and the like. We consider early British literature to be inclusive of literatures not in English, those in colonized locations, those created by ex-patriots, and those related to Britain. “Early” includes the origins through the long 18th century. And finally, we welcome all Humanities disciplines to our table, not just languages and literature.
Dr. Jay Ruud