Call for Papers -- Ulster Cycle Conference 2013

The call for papers has just been announced for the Fourth International Conference on the Ulster Cycle, which will be held 27-30 June 2013 at Queen's University, Belfast.

"The conference will provide a forum for papers and discussion on all aspects of the Ulster Cycle or related areas of early Irish or comparative literature.  Papers are invited on literature, language, history, mythology, archaeology or other relevant areas of research."

Abstracts of 200 words for papers of twenty minutes in length are due to conference organizers by 28 February 2013.  For further information about the conference, visit the Queen's University website.

Call for Papers -- NAACLT 2013

The call for papers has been announced for the 2013 Conference of the North American Association for Celtic Language Teachers (NAACLT).  The conference, entitled 'Additive Bilingualism: Beyond 1+1', will be held 29 May-1 June 2013 at the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute at the University of Ottawa.  Abstracts for papers on any of the following topics are invited:

• Methods, techniques, and best practices in teaching Celtic languages
• Incorporating Celtic cultures into the classroom or learning experience
• Application of computer technology to Celtic language teaching or research
• Pedagogical materials: what works, what doesn't
• Topics in Celtic linguistics, sociolinguistics, and Second Language Acquisition
• Language policy and planning in the Celtic world
• Promotion and appreciation of Celtic languages and cultures

Abstracts of 200-300 words for papers of twenty minutes in length are due to Kevin Scannell by 1 April 2013.  For further information on the conference, including registration information, visit the NAACLT website.

Call for Papers Reminder -- CSANA 2013

This is a reminder that the call for papers is still open for the annual CSANA conference, which will be held at the University of Toronto 18-21 April 2013.  Abstracts for papers on any aspect of Celtic Studies are due to David N. Klausner by 1 January 2013, while abstracts for the special sessions honoring Ann Dooley and David Klausner are due Giselle Gos and Kristen Mills by 15 December 2012.

Call for Papers -- ICM 2013

The call for papers has just gone out for the 27th Irish Conference of Medievalists, which will be held 10-12 July 2013 at University College Dublin. Abstracts of no more than 200 words for papers of twenty minutes in length should be submitted to Hugh Fogarty by 29 March 2013. Further information is available on the conference website.

Irish-language Comic

The fourth volume of Rírá, a popular Irish-language comic, has just been published. The digital version can be purchased from Graphicly, the iBookstore, or Amazon, while hardcopies are available directly from the publisher. If ordering ten or more hardcopies, use the code BULKDISCOUNT to save 10% on your order.

Call for Papers -- Irish and Scottish Conference, Aberdeen

The AHRC Centre for Irish and Scottish Studies at the University of Aberdeen is hosting a conference under the title "Cross-Currents" for "postgraduate students and research fellows" in Irish or Scottish Studies. The conference will be held 12-14 April 2013 on their campus. Abstracts of 200 words for papers of 25-minutes in length are due to Shane Alcobia-Murphy by 28 January 2013. Selected papers from the conference will be published.

Irish Conference of Medievalists -- Change of Dates

There has been a change of dates for the 27th Irish Conference of Medievalists in order to avoid a conflict with the Leeds International Medieval Conference.   ICM will now be held 10-12 July 2013. The venue, University College Dublin, remains the same.

Call for Papers -- California Celtic Conference 2013

The call for papers has just been announced for the 35th California Celtic Studies Conference, which will be held at the University of California, Berkeley 15-17 March 2013. Featured speakers include Brynley Roberts, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Jasmine Donahaye, Joseph Nagy, Jim McCloskey, and Eric Falci. Abstracts of 500 words on any aspect of Celtic Studies are due to Eve Sweetser by 10 December 2012.

Sixth Bangor Colloquium on Medieval Wales

Booking information and a provisional program are now available for the Sixth Bangor Colloquium on Medieval Wales, which will be held 10-11 November 2012 at Bangor University.  The evening before the conference begins, Janet Burton of Trinity Saint David will deliver the Second J. E. Loyd Lecture.  Other invited speakers include Wendy Davies, Dylan Foster Evans, and David Stephenson.  For more information on this event, contact Linda Jones.

Lebor na hUidre Conference -- RIA 2012

Program and registration information for the Royal Irish Academy's conference on Lebor na hUidre, which will be held 22-23 November 2012, is now available on the academy's website. Speakers include Elizabeth Boyle, Liam Breatnach, Abigail Burnyeat, John Carey, Elizabeth Duncan, Máire Herbert, Donnchadh Ó Corráin, Nollaig Ó Muraíle, Ruairí Ó hUiginn, and Gregory Toner.

CSANA 2013 -- Special Sessions

'Call for Papers: Special Sessions in Honour of Ann Dooley and David Klausner

Celtic Studies Association of North America Annual Meeting

April 18-21, 2013

University of Toronto, jointly hosted by the Centre for Medieval Studies, St. Michael's College and Trinity College

In honour of the distinguished and influential careers of Toronto Celticists Ann Dooley and David Klausner, we are inviting abstracts for two special sessions at CSANA 2013.  In consideration of the broad-ranging nature of their work, specific themes have not been assigned for the sessions; however, the intention is that the themes of the papers should intersect in some way with the research of either Ann Dooley or David Klausner.  Papers that connect the honourees’ work – such as Ann Dooley’s translation of the Acallam na Senórach or David Klausner’s research on drama and performance in medieval Wales – to current trends and developments in the field of Celtic Studies are particularly welcome.  Although it is by no means a requirement, former students of Ann Dooley and David Klausner are especially encouraged to apply. Abstracts that are not selected will be forwarded to the general CSANA Call for Papers.

Please submit a 200-300 word abstract via email by 15 December 2012 to Giselle Gos ... and Kristen Mills'.

Call for Papers -- CSANA 2013

The call for papers has just been issued for the annual conference of the Celtic Studies Association of North America, which will be held 18-21 April 2013 at the University of Toronto. Proposals for papers of twenty-minutes in length dealing with any aspect of Celtic Studies are due to David N. Klausner by 1 January 2013.

Medieval Celtic Law Conference -- Syndey 2012

The University of Sydney is hosting a conference on 'Medieval Celtic Law Texts: a Framework for Scholarly, Legal and Social Development', which will be held 25-26 October 2012 on their campus. The final program, paper abstracts, and registration forms for this event are available on the university's website.

Irish Drama Conference -- Notre Dame 2012

The Department of Irish Language and Literature at the University of Notre Dame is hosting a conference on Irish drama 27-28 September 2012. Featured speakers include Philip O’Leary, Pádraig Ó Siadhail, Celia de Fréine, Micheál Ó Conghaile, Éadaoin Ní Mhuircheartaigh, Mairéad Conneely, Malachy Ó Néill and Conn Mac Aogáin. For more information on the event, visit the department's website.

Celtic Panels at Kalamazoo 2013

CSANA is once again sponsoring two Celtic panels at this year's International Medieval Studies Congress at Kalamazoo, which will be held 9-13 May 2013.  Proposals of 200-300 words for either panel -- 'New Work by Young Celtic Studies Scholars' and 'Anglo-Saxon England and the Celtic World' -- are due to Professor Suppe along with the Participant Information Form by 15 September 2012.

Call for Papers -- Scottish Celtic Colloquium 2012

The Scottish Celtic Colloquium invites paper proposals for its Winter Session, which will be held 1-2 December 2012 at the School for Celtic and Scottish Studies in Edinburgh. Abstracts for papers of twenty minutes in length on any aspect of Celtic Studies are due to Dr. Christopher Yocum by November 15.   Papers on Celtic placenames are especially welcome.

Online Irish-Language Book Club

Clubleabhar.com is an online Irish-language book club that encourages people around the world to read and discuss a new book each month.  The selections for the next four months include An Béal Bocht by Myles na gCopaleen (September), Na Dánta by Seán Ó Ríordáin (October), An Prionsa Beag by hAntoine de Saint-Exupéry (November), and An Ghaeilge i gCéin by The Irish Language Board.  The Irish-language bookstore www.siopa.ie is offering a 10% discount to anyone wanting to purchase all four books together.

Workshop on Celtic Syntax

The Linguistics Department at the University of California, Berkeley is hosting a workshop entitled 'New Perspectives on Celtic Syntax', which will take place on their campus 7-8 September 2012.  More information about this workshop, which is free and open to the public, is available on the UCB website.

SCE Prizes Awarded

The Societas Celtologica Europaea has just announced the winners of its 2012 M.A. and Ph.D. thesis prizes.

The award for the best M.A. thesis in Celtic Studies went to Deirdre Hosford of Trinity College Dublin for her work on 'Two Fragmentary Middle Irish Texts on Care for the Elderly in Early Irish Law'.

The prize for the best Ph.D. thesis went to Greta Anthoons of the University of Bangor for her work on 'Migration and elite networks as modes of cultural exchange in Iron Age Europe: a case study of contacts between the Continental and the Arras Culture'.

Congratulations to both award recipients.

CSANA at Kalamazoo 2013

The CSANA panels at the next International Medieval Studies Conference, which will be held 9-12 May 2013 in Kalamazoo, will once again be organized by Professor Frederick Suppe.  The topics for these panels are 'Anglo-Saxon England and the Celtic World' and 'New Work by Young Celtic Studies Scholars'.  Paper proposal for either panel are due to Professor Suppe by 15 September 2012.

Irish-language Comics -- Digital Versions

The Irish-language comic Rírá is now available for purchase on three digital platforms -- Google Chrome, iPad, and Kindle Fire. The current price is 1,49 euro or 1.99 USD.

Gaelsceal -- Digital Edition

The Irish-language newspaper Gaelscéal is now available in a free digital edition, which can be accessed here.  Associated with this paper is a website that includes a wide variety of educational materials for teachers and learners, including videos and podcasts.  Both look to be valuable resources and are well worth checking out.

Call for Papers -- Sydney 2012

The call for papers has just been issued for a medieval law conference entitled 'Texts: a framework for scholarly, legal and social development', which will be held at the University of Sydney, 25-26 October 2012.  Abstracts for papers of twenty-minutes in length on 'any aspect of Celtic law in the early or Medieval period' are due to Dr. Pamela O'Neill by 30 July 2012.  For more information on this event, visit the University of Sydney Celtic Studies website.

Ph.D. Scholarship, University of Wales

The University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies is offering a three-year Ph.D. scholarship, starting in 2012, for a candidate to study at their facility under the direction of their distinguished faculty.  The candidate will pursue research in one of the following areas: 'the early history of the Celtic languages, medieval Welsh poetry, Romanticism in Wales 1750-1900, and the place-names of Wales'.  Applications are due by 31 July 2012.  For more information on this scholarship, visit the Centre's website.

Call for Papers -- Australia 2013

"THE EIGHTH AUSTRALIAN CONFERENCE OF CELTIC STUDIES
Tuesday 11 to Friday 14 June 2013

FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS

Submissions are invited for twenty-minute papers addressing any scholarly aspect of Celtic Studies. Abstracts of up to 250 words may be emailed to Professor Anders Ahlqvist. The final date for abstracts to be received will be Friday 15 February 2013. Acceptances will be communicated on Friday 1 March 2013. Potential contributors in need of earlier acceptance (for funding applications &c.) may request it with their submissions. A preliminary conference programme will then be posted on the University of Sydney Celtic Studies website, together with further conference information. At the close of the conference, speakers will be asked for submissions in respect of peer-reviewed publication, in a volume to be published by the University of Sydney Celtic Studies Foundation.

Those receiving this announcement are encouraged to make its contents known to anyone else who might be interested."

Irish Conference of Medievalists -- Program

The program for the 2012 Irish Conference of Medievalists, which will be held 5-7 July at University College Dublin, has just been posted on the conference website.  Information about registration, travel, and accommodations is forthcoming.

Celtic Position -- St. Francis Xavier University

"The Department of Celtic Studies at St. Francis Xavier University invites applications for a nine-month, limited-term position at the rank of Lecturer or Assistant Professor, depending on qualifications.  The position will commence on 1 September 2012.  The successful candidate will have a PhD, or be near completion, in Celtic Studies or closely related field.  Fluency in Scottish Gaelic as well as teaching experience and publications are desirable.  Candidates will be expected to teach three courses for each of two semesters including Scottish Gaelic at the first and/or second-year level; other courses to be determined. Electronic submission of application materials is requested.  Please send a CV and letter of application containing a summary of teaching experience, a statement of teaching philosophy, and a description of teaching and research interests to Dr. Michael Linkletter, Chair, Department of Celtic Studies, at the following e-mail address: mlinklet[at]stfx.ca  Please also arrange for three confidential letters of reference to be sent by referees to the same e-mail address.  Consideration of applications will begin on 1 June 2012 and continue until the position is filled.  The position is subject to budgetary approval. 

All qualified candidates, especially women and members of minority groups, are encouraged to apply; however, in accordance with Canadian Immigration requirements, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority.  St. Francis Xavier University is committed to the principle of employment equity."

Irish Language Courses in Kerry -- Summer 2012

Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne, a cultural organization in the Kerry Gaeltacht, is hosting "a wide range of intensive Irish Language Courses for Adults suitable for all levels" this summer.  Different classes start at different times and include language instruction as well as cultural activities.  The full roster of courses together with registration and accommodation information can be found on the Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne website.

Irish Language Courses for Adults -- Dublin and Carlow

Gaelchultúr is hosting Irish language classes for adult learners in Dublin and Carlow.  Classes begin on May 21.  They will be held one night a week and run for six weeks.  The cost for the course is 120.00 Euro.  For more information on these classes, including the registration process, visit the Gaelchultúr website.

Harvard Celtic Colloquium 2012 -- Deadline Extended

The deadline for submitting paper abstracts to the 32nd Annual Celtic Colloquium, which will be held at Harvard University, 5-7 October 2012, has been extended till 14 May 2012.  Abstracts can be submitted via email.  For more information, visit the colloquium website.

Study Abroad in Ireland -- Summer 2012

The Irish Studies Program at the University of Montana is hosting a three-week Irish language course in Ireland from May 14 - June 1, 2012. The cost for tuition and lodging is $2100 USD. For more information, visit the course website or contact Traolach Ó Ríordáin.

MRes in Manx Studies 2012

The Centre for Manx Studies at the University of Liverpool is offering one-year MRes in Manx Studies, starting in September 2012.  The program offers 'a postgraduate research qualification in which the emphasis is on independent research and study.  It is particularly suitable for students who already have a defined area of research interest'.  Participants will spend a year on the Isle of Man learning about its language, history, and culture.  For more information, visit the Centre for Manx Studies website.

Breton Seminar -- Germany 2012

The Department of Comparative Linguistics and Celtic Studies at Philipps-Universität Marburg will be hosting a seminar under the title 'Building Blocks of Breton Grammar: Progress in Middle and Early Modern Breton Linguistics and Philology', which will be held on their campus 26-27 April 2012.  For details on this event, including registration information, visit the seminar's webpage.

Australian Celtic Journal 11 (2013)

Submissions are invited for Volume 11 of the Australian Celtic Journal, which is expected to be published in June 2013.  They should be sent to Prof. Anders Ahlqvist by 15 December 2012.

Irish Conference of Medievalists 2012

The Twenty-Sixth Irish Conference of Medievalists will be held 5-7 July 2012 on the campus of University College Dublin.  "Proposals are invited for papers of 20 minutes' duration.  Proposals should include a title and short abstract (200 words max.), and should be submitted by email to" Dr. Hugh Fogarty by 30 March 2012.  For more information about the event, visit the conference website.

Agallamh Conference -- UCC 2012

'The School of Irish Learning in University College Cork is organising a conference in honour of Professor Seán Ó Coileáin, the recently retired Professor of Modern Irish, to mark his long and distinguished contribution to scholarship and to University College Cork. The conference will focus specifically on Agallamh na Seanórach, and on its centrality to Gaelic culture through the ages. It will run over two days: from Friday 7 September until Saturday evening, 8 September, 2012'.

More information on this event will be posted on the Celtic Digital Initiative (CDI) website as it becomes available.

Call for Papers -- Harvard Celtic Colloquium 2012

Here is the call for papers for the 2012 Harvard Celtic Colloquium:

'The Harvard Celtic Department cordially invites proposals for papers on topics which relate directly to Celtic studies (Celtic languages and literatures in any phase; cultural, historical or social science topics; theoretical perspectives, etc.) for their 32nd Annual Celtic Colloquium, to take place at Harvard University, October 5-7, 2012. Papers concerning interdisciplinary research with a Celtic focus are also invited. Attendance is free.

Presentations should be no longer than twenty minutes. There will be a short discussion period after each paper. Papers given at the Colloquium may later be submitted for consideration by the editorial committee for publication in the Proceedings of the Harvard Celtic Colloquium.

Potential presenters should send a 200-250 word abstract in English suitable for reproduction, plus a brief biographical sketch. Submissions should be sent by e-mail to [conference organizers], faxed, or posted to the departmental address; we encourage submissions in the form of RTF or Word Document email attachments.

Further information available at our website.

Closing date for proposals: May 1, 2012'.

Call for Papers -- Irish Conference, Budapest

Károli Gáspár University in Budapest is hosting a conference entitled 'Representations of Ireland', which will be held 30-31 August 2012 on their campus. Abstracts of 300 words or less for papers dealing with representations of Ireland and Irish identity at any period are due to conference organizers by 15 May 2012. Invited speakers include Patricia Kelly and Joseph Falaky Nagy.   For more information on the event, visit the conference website.

Call for Papers -- International Celtic Seminar

The call for papers has been extended to 31 March 2012 for the International Celtic Studies Postgraduate Seminar, which will be held 17-19 August 2012 at Philipps University Marburg.  Abstracts should be submitted via the seminar website, and additional information about the event can be found here.

Call for Papers -- Guto'r Glyn

The call for papers has been issued for the conference entitled "Guto'r Glyn and Fifteenth-Century Wales," which will be held in Aberystwyth, 11-12 September 2012.  "Papers in Welsh or English (25 minutes) are invited on any aspect of language, literature, culture, history and social life in Wales in the later Middle Ages."  Abstracts are due to conference organizers by 1 March 2012.

Update: The call for papers has been extended to 2 April 2012.

Call for Papers -- Societas Celtologica Nordica 2012

The organizers of the XII International Symposium of Societas Celtologica Nordica, which will be held in Helsinki, 11-13 June 2012, are inviting abstracts for papers and proposals for sessions on any aspect of Celtic Studies.  These materials are due to the symposium secretary by 29 February 2012.  For more information on this event, visit the symposium website.

Studia Celtica Fennica Vol IX -- Call for Papers

"Papers are invited for volume IX of Studia Celtica Fennica, the peer-reviewed annual publication of the Finnish Society for Celtic Studies SFKS ry.

We welcome submissions of articles and book reviews written in all major European languages and Celtic languages as well as Finnish and Swedish.  The deadline for articles is 31st July 2012.

Studia Celtica Fennica is adopting a delayed open access policy with the volumes published online on an open access platform a year after the publication of the printed issue.

For further information and submission guidelines please consult the open access platform at os.tsv.fi or the society's website at http://www.sfks.org/Julkaisut_en.htm.

For further enquiries please contact the editors" Katja Ritari and Riitta Latvio.

Call for Papers -- MLA 2013

The call for papers has just been issued for the Celtic Languages and Literature panel at the 2013 Modern Languages Association Meeting, which will be held next year in Boston. Abstracts of 250 words on any aspect of Celtic Studies are due to Tara MacLeod by 17 February 2012.

Irish Immersion Weekend in IN -- April 2012

The Fourth Annual Bloomington Celtic Culture Weekend will be held this year on 13-15 April at the Indiana Memorial Union on the campus of Indiana University. Irish immersion courses for speakers of all levels will be available. For more information, visit the Indiana Celtic Community website.

Summer Schools in Welsh -- Bangor 2012

Information on this year's Summer Schools in Welsh and Celtic at Prifysgol Bangor University has been posted on the school's website.  The three courses for 2012 are Welsh language, Welsh literature, and Welsh history and archaeology.  Registration and accommodation information is also available on the site.

Call for Papers -- Bangor 2012

The call for papers has just been issued for the Inaugural Bangor Conference of Celtic Studies, which will be held 21-23 July 2012 at Prifysgol Bangor University, North Wales.  Papers in Welsh or English on any aspect of Celtic Studies are welcome.  Proposals of 250 words in length should be submitted to conference organizers, Raimund Karl and Katharine Olson, by 17 February 2012.

Call for papers -- Aberystwyth 2012

Here is the call for papers for "Locating Revolution: Place, Voice, Community 1780-1820":

"Locating Revolution: Place, Voice, Community 1780-1820
Aberystwyth 9-12 July 2012

A conference jointly hosted by the Wales and the French Revolution Project at the University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies; the Centre for Romantic Studies, Aberystwyth University; and the Department of English, Swansea University.

This conference explores the relation between geography (considered as place, landscape, cartography, and real and imagined space) and change during the period of the revolutionary wars.  In what local, localised forms did the European upheavals of the age manifest themselves?  How were social, religious and political loyalties conditioned by particular landscapes and environments?  What were the coordinates of loyalism and opposition in particular rural, regional, urban and metropolitan communities?  The conference seeks to place 'history' in specific locations, mapping connections across Europe, the Atlantic, and the wider world.  It also sets out to consider the dramatic material forms that Romanticism, revolution and reaction took at this time.  Delegates are invited to consider a range of cultural productions, material objects and literary forms with a view to revealing how the multiform phenomenon we term 'Romanticism' was experienced on the ground and in precise cultural locations.

Abstracts for 25-minute papers, and suggestions for panels, should be sent by 31st January 2012 to Angharad Elias.  Panels on the following are particularly welcome:

• local/regional/national/European identities
• readings of 'place' and 'space'
• cartographies of loyalism and opposition
• four Nations criticism: refining the 'British' response
• neglected/silenced voices
• oral traditions

More information available at: http://frenchrevolution.wales.ac.uk."

Call for papers -- NAACLT Conference 2012

Here is the call for papers for the 2012 NAACLT conference:

"Announcing the 2012 Conference of the North American Association for Celtic Language Teachers (NAACLT)

'Bringing the Celtic Languages to America's Hearland'

The conference will be held May 30-June 2, 2012 at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana.

WHO is invited to present?
NAACLT includes but is not limited to academic professionals. People involved in Celtic language learning and teaching from every walk of life are invited to participate, including:

• Community-based language teachers
• Celtic language enthusiasts
• Celtic language policy makers
• Celtic-language musicians.

We are now accepting abstracts for twenty-minute talks in any of the following (or related) areas:

• Methods, techniques, and best practices in teaching Celtic languages
• Incorporating Celtic cultures into the classroom or learning experience
• Application of computer technology to Celtic language teaching or research
• Pedagogical materials: what works, what doesn't
• Topics in Celtic linguistics, sociolinguistics, and Second Language Acquisition
• Language policy and planning in the Celtic world
• Promotion or appreciation of Celtic languages and cultures

Please send abstracts of between 200-300 words to Kevin Scannell by April 15, 2012. Information about accommodations and conference registration is available on the NAACLT web site.

We offer a $100 scholarship for financial assistance to partially offset the cost of attending the conference. If you are interested in presenting a paper and would benefit from this modest scholarship, please indicate on your registration form that you would like to be considered for the scholarship."