Round 2 of our new Microgrants program is now open! These seed grants of up to $300 USD support exploratory projects, archival travel, or digital tool subscriptions. The deadline for this round is May 15. More information and application info can be found on our website: rs4vp.org/awards/micro...
Does anyone remember the newspaper project that was publishing a dig version of a historical newspaper title each pub on same day?
What project was that? Is it still functioning?
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🐦 A quick reminder that "early bird" registration for #RSVP26 "Movements & Migrations" closes TODAY at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time. After today, rates will increase. Registration remain open until June 15. Access the registration form and more info here: conference.rs4vp.org/program/regi...
Left: burgundy background with text that says: Lauren Ottaviani, “‘Catching the right expression’: Amateur and Professional Women’s Photography in The Woman at Home, 1893–1918,” Victorian Periodicals Review, volume 58, no. 3, Fall 2025; Right: Magazine page with heading that says “Amateur Photograph of a Pretty Child: Prize Pictures” above a photograph of young girl looking to the side.
In VPR 58.3, @laurenottaviani.bsky.social examines the discourse on photography in the monthly magazine _The Woman at Home_ (1893–1918). Read more about how women photographers visualized their work even as they reinforced domestic femininity: muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl... @rs4vp.org
Much better breaking news indeed!
There's still plenty of time to join us on April 17 for our next #RSVPDigiEvent! Graham Law will speak on "Commissioned Letters to the Editor of The Times," based on his archival work on the Times Editorial Diaries. This event is FREE but you must register to receive the Zoom link.
Just a quick reminder that proposals for VPR's upcoming special issue on "Keywords" are due TODAY!
📣 The second of our new Interview Series is live, just in time for your weekend reading! In this part (1 of 3), Linda Hughes talks with Gillian Walters about the past, present, + future of "Periodical Poetry Research," starting with her own career in establishing the field: rs4vp.org/periodical-p...
Billy Waters dances on! Created by 2021 Peterson Award winner @drmarylshannon.bsky.social in consultation with a variety of local artists, this one-off concert marks the 250th anniversary of Billy Waters' birth. Looks like a fun night of music and storytelling! Thanks for #SharingYourNews!
Speaking of #RSVPDigiEvents, our March event from this past March 6 is now live on our YouTube channel! Thanks again, @triproftri.bsky.social for sharing your fascinating insights from the Forget Me Not! youtu.be/30fwr8cdkF0?...
Join us April 17 for our next #RSVPDigiEvent, a talk by Graham Law on "Commissioned Letters to the Editor for The Times." Dr. Law will present on The Times's occasional, surreptitious practice of commissioning pseudo-letters to the editor from professional agents. Register here: buff.ly/gYSyn0H
Happy Monday! This is your friendly reminder that Leary Resource Development Grant applications are due this coming Sunday, March 15! Leary Grants offer up to $27,500 USD to support new tools, repositories, datasets, + other projects that deepen our engagement with the #19thC press.
Last Friday's #RSVPDigiEvent on the #19thC British press in non-Anglophone countries is now live on our YouTube channel! And don't forget to join us *tomorrow* for our March event featuring @triproftri.bsky.social and the Forget Me Not!
(Re)View February's event here: youtu.be/Z_SHdYrF6tE
Some of the most engrossing 19th century prose I know of can be found on a website run by a retiree who has spent the last 16 years transcribing thousands of letters, almost all of them in private hands, written by Civil War soldiers. billyyankjohnnyreb.wordpress.com/2015/12/05/l... #19thCentury
More exciting VPR news!
Welcome to our new Associate Editor! 🎉
Enjoyed today's #RSVPDigiEvent? Can't wait for more #19thC periodicals' chat? Our March event is just around the corner next Friday, March 6! @triproftri.bsky.social will talk to us about the "Racial Anxieties of Polite Culture in the Forget Me Not for 1825 + 1833." Register now!
Many thanks to Patrick and @c19thnewshound.bsky.social for your time, talents, and enthusiasm in launching this new series! It's a tough act to follow, but if anyone can, it is Linda Hughes in conversation with Gillian Walters, coming to a feed near you this March!
In this final installment of our inaugural Interview Series, @patrickleary.bsky.social pays homage to the many projects whose power rests in their meticulous archival research. He reminds us of the power of the periodical aura "to shape and revitalize your entire project". rs4vp.org/getting-star...
Just a few more days to apply for our first round of Microgrant funding, RSVP's latest funding opportunity! Completed applications are due this Sunday, March 1. Our next cycle will open mid-April with a deadline of May 15. Apply on our website: rs4vp.org/awards/micro...
🔔 Attention ECRs! Just a reminder that March 1 (next Sunday) is the last day to get your applications in for our annual Mitchell Dissertation Prize! Winners receive $1,000 USD + a 2-yr. membership to RSVP. We look forward to reading your work! rs4vp.org/awards/mitch...
Don't forget to join us next week for an exciting discussion about the transnational press of the long #19thC. As a reminder, all of our #RSVPDigiEvents are free and open to all, but you must register to receive the Zoom link. buff.ly/rD2BgEG
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We are thrilled to announce that applications for our 1st round of Microgrant funding are now open! These small seed grants of up to $300 USD support exploratory research or new projects in periodical studies. Applications for this first round of funds are due March 1!
Save the dates for our upcoming #RSVPDigiEvents! More details will be shared as dates approach (so watch this space!). Registration links for each of these events can be found by scanning the QR code or visiting our website: rs4vp.org/digital-even... Hope to "see" you there!
Interesting article in @jbritishstudies.bsky.social about missionary periodicals. When I first joined @rs4vp.org I was going to do something with the Bible Society’s *Monthly Register*. Someone still should.
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Calling all grad students!
New VPFA Study Day Announcement 📢: 'Out of this World: Science Fiction in the Victorian Period'.
Read the CfP on our website: victorianpopularfiction.org/out-of-this-....
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Congratulations are in order to our 2026 Peterson Fellowship winner, Clare Clark! The committee notes that her project "promises a new angle on a familiar figure by applying a lens of periodical literature" to it. Read more here: rs4vp.org/awards/peter... We can't wait to read the finished product!
📅 Save the date for our next #RSVPDigiEvent! On 27 Feb., RSVP will host the editors and several contributors to The Edinburgh History of the Transnational British Press in Non-Anglophone Countries, 1800-1914 (2025) in a roundtable discussion about their exciting new collection! buff.ly/rD2BgEG