The International Association of Byron Societies (IABS) aims to support the growth of MA, PhD, and early-career scholars, particularly those focused on Byron studies. IABS officers encourage you to have your students apply to various conferences such as MLA, NASSR, BARS, the Messolonghi student conference, the IABS conference, or any other conference featuring Byron-related papers.
All events are open to non-members, though prices may vary. If you are interested in one of our events and would like to attend, or would like more details, please email contact@thebyronsociety.com.
The Byron Society regularly update their events list, adding new events and providing additional details for upcoming ones so remember to check their page regularly.
Providing bursaries is an essential element of the Byron Society’s charitable aims. The Society offers 3 types of bursary:
Our annual PhD bursary
Student and ECR travel bursaries for our annual Newstead Abbey Byron Conference (details here)
Sponsored special panels for major Romanticism conferences
The BSA underwrites a travel grants program for graduate students with scholarly interests in Byron. Each year, the Society offers up to four small grants to help students attend conferences at which they will deliver papers on Byron, with priority given to students presenting at the International Byron Conference, followed by students presenting at the International Student Byron Conference in Messolonghi, Greece. Although preference will be given to citizens of the United States and Canada, citizens of other countries who are enrolled in universities in the United States or Canada are also eligible to apply. A student who receives an offer of funding must be a member of the Byron Society of America before the grant will be awarded.
BARS supports a portfolio of prizes and awards, which are largely targeted towards postgraduates and early career scholars
The Byron Journal was founded in 1973. It is published twice annually for the Byron Society by Liverpool University Press.
This internationally renowned journal includes scholarly articles and notes on all aspects of Byron’s writings and life, and those of his peers.
The Byron Journal not only provides a forum for leading authorities to discuss all things Byronic but also contains news of significant events and conferences, together with book reviews.
We always welcome letters and reviews of any works relating to Lord Byron, so please get in touch if you would like to make a submission or a suggestion.
Members of the Byron Society and The Byron Society of America receive the two annual issues of the Journal for free.
All volumes of the Journal are available in both printed and electronic format, and members have access to the complete online archive.
For Institutional subscriptions, please visit the Liverpool University Press website, here.
EDITORIAL BOARD
Editor: Mirka Horova (Charles University)
Editorial Board:
Bernard Beatty (Liverpool & St Andrews)
Richard Deakin
Dr Peter Francev (Reviews Editor)
Clare Hooper (Liverpool University Press)
Dr Mirka Horova (Editor)
Dr Christine Kenyon Jones (King’s College London)
Dr Emily Paterson-Morgan (Director)
Dr Alan Rawes (Manchester)
Kenneth Robbie (Chairman)
Dr Jonathon Shears (Keele)
Dr Joanna Taylor (Manchester)
Advisory Editors:
Professor Sir J. Drummond Bone (Arts and Humanities Research Council)
Dr Stephen Cheeke (Bristol)
Professor Caroline Franklin (Swansea)
Professor Peter Graham (Emeritus, Virginia Tech)
Dr Gavin Hopps (St Andrews)
Dr Anthony Howe (Birmingham City)
Professor Tom Mole (Durham)
Professor Jane Stabler (St Andrews)
Professor Andrew Stauffer (University of Virginia)
The archive of The Byron Journal (1973 – current issue) can be reviewed online via the Liverpool University Press Website. The table of contents can be viewed by anyone but you will need to be a member of the Society or an individual or institutional subscriber to view the full text of articles. Visit website.