Call for Papers: NACBS 2026, Pasadena

All submissions are electronic and need to be completed in one sitting. Before you start your submission, you should have the following information:

1. Names, affiliations and email addresses for all panel participants.  We will also ask for the regional conference (if any) with which the participant is associated. ****PLEASE NOTE: We create the program from the submission, so be sure that names, institutional titles, and paper titles are provided as they should appear on the program.

2. The chronological category into which the panel best fits. The options are: medieval, early modern, eighteenth century, nineteenth century, twentieth and twenty-first century; “other” will also be an option for thematic panels.

3. A note whether data projection is necessary, desired, or unnecessary. Because of the high cost of AV, it will not be provided in all meeting rooms.  Please request AV only if the presentation of visual or aural material is a central component of your paper.

4. A brief summary CV for each participant, indicating education, current affiliations, and major publications.  (two-page maximum per CV.)

5. Title and Abstract for the panel or session, as well as for each paper or presentation.  Roundtables do not need titles for each presentation, but if you have them, that is fine.  If there is no title, there should still be an abstract – i.e. “X will speak about this subject through the lens of this period/approach/region etc.”

6. You will be asked to indicate if you are applying to the in-person or the virtual event.

7. Poster and Individual Papers: Those proposing posters and individual papers should enter their information as organizer information and again as Participant 1.

Please note:

All communication will be through the panel organizer, who will be responsible for ensuring that members of the panel receive the information they need.

All program presenters must be current members of the NACBS by October 15, one month before the conference, or risk being removed from the program. 

Panel formats: Standard panels for both the online and in-person conferences typically include three presenters speaking for 20 minutes each and a chair, while roundtables typically include four presenters speaking for 15 minutes each and a chair; commentators are optional, but if included, we recommend comments be kept to five minutes. Lightning rounds include 8-10 presenters who speak for a few minutes each, with one chair.  We are open to other formats, so please feel free to consult with the program committee chair.