Calls for papers are most frequently looking for conference presentations, chapters for edited volumes, or contributions to special issues of journals.
Special issues and edited volumes are the best way to bulk up your scholarly publications section of your CV. Here are some ways to find calls to help you get your work out into the scholarly world:
Sites for Calls
- Modern Language Association Calls
- UPenn Server (Vaughn’s go-to)
Organizations
If you have a particular organization you would like to get more involved with, check their site for when their conference is each year and when their calls are open. Here are just some examples of organizations in the humanities in the US:
- National Council on Public History
- New England American Studies Association
- North American Victorian Studies Association
- Organization of American Historians
- Pop Culture Association
- The Society for Cinema and Media Studies
For more societies and organizations with more specialized focuses, please see the American Council of Learned Societies.