Benita Blessing

Born in Tobago, M. NOURBESE PHILIP is an unembedded poet, essayist, novelist, playwright and public intellectual who lives in the spacetime of Toronto. Her published works include the seminal She Tries Her Tongue;Her Silence Softly Breaks; the speculative quest narrative in prose and poetry Looking for Livingstone: An Odyssey of Silence; the young-adult novel Harriet’s Daughter; the play Coups and Calypsos; and the epic, book-length poem Zong! She has authored four collections of essays, the most recent of which is BlanK. Her fellowships include Guggenheim, McDowell, and Rockefeller. Among her awards are the Pushcart Prize… Read More »M. NourbeSe Philip

Congratulations to the following new Executive Board Members. The new term begins July 1, 2024. Details on continuing Board members can be found on the Elections Results page.

The deadline for the “standard” registration rate for the 54th Annual Meeting has been extended until March 22, 2024, 11:59pmET.

The American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies is searching for a Treasurer to begin a three-year term on 1 July 2025. The Treasurer is an Appointed Officer & Member of the Executive Board. Deadline: April 30, 2024. More info here!

The American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies announces the search for the Editor-in-Chief of its journal for emerging research: Studies in Eighteenth-Century Culture. Deadline for applications: April 30, 2024. More info here!

Membership dues will increase for the July 1, 2024-June 30, 2025 membership year.

The American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (ASECS) has awarded the A.C. Elias Irish American Research Travel Fellowship for 2024 to Janet Hammond. The fellowship will assist Ms. Hammond with research on her Ph.D. dissertation at George Mason University in Virginia.

The deadlines for the Women’s Caucus – Émilie Du Châtelet Award and the Women’s Caucus Intersectional Prize have been extended to Feb. 26, 2024! Apply now!

The following email went out to current and last year’s members. Dec. 20, 2023 Dear Colleagues, I hope this message finds you all well as we enter into the holiday season and hopefully a season of rest and refreshment for many of you. At this link, you will find the ASECS Fall News Circular, which includes the President’s and Executive Director’s columns, information about the Executive Board election slate, Annual Meeting information, as well as a variety of useful and important information for members and affiliates.  Included in the News Circular, you will also find two In… Read More »President’s Letter and News Circular

You may review the candidates for the positions of 2nd Vice President and 2 Members-at-Large. Election instructions will be posted shortly. https://asecs.org/about/elections-2024-2025/