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!

DH Summer Workshop for Periodicals Research – RSVP Katherine Harris invites scholars to attend the upcoming 2026 DHSI this summer for a special workshop on managing DH periodicals research.

@triproftri.bsky.social shares some exciting news about her upcoming workshop Jun. 8-12 at the 2026 Digital Humanities Summer Institute on "DH Leadership." Early registration is still open! Thanks for #SharingYourNews! rs4vp.org/dh-summer-wo...

The Rise of Periodical Print Culture, 1700–1830 | Rare Book School Course Length: 30 hours Course Week: 12–17 July 2026 Format: in person, University of York in York, UK Fee: $1,495 This course focuses on the diversity and proliferation of periodical publications…

@jenniebatchelor.bsky.social shares that applications are now open for her new Rare Books School course on "The Rise of Periodical Print Culture, 1700–1830." The course will run from the 12th-17th July 2026. More info at the Rare Books School website: buff.ly/hY81Dzi Thanks for #SharingYourNews!

Pictorial Punch: Treasures from the Archive – RSVP The Punch's Pocket Book Archive team shares a retrospective on their one-day study day hosted at the British Library on 7 November 2025.

Happy Friday! Some light reading to enliven your weekend: a retrospective on the "Pictorial Punch: Treasures from the Archive" study day by our friends @punchspocketbook.bsky.social in November. Several candid photos from the day included! Thanks for #SharingYourNews!
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New Work on Britain's First Black Newspaper Editor – RSVP Robert Burroughs shares the outcomes of his 2023 Peterson Fellowship award on Britain's first Black newspaper editor, S. J. Celestine Edwards

What treasures can a Peterson Fellowship unearth? Robert Burroughs shares some outcomes from his research on #19thC Black British editor, S. J. Celestine Edwards, which was supported by his 2023 Peterson Fellowship award. Thanks for #SharingYourNews, Robert! rs4vp.org/new-work-on-...

New Book! The Transnational British Press in Non-Anglophone Countries – RSVP Isabelle Richet shares the publication of a new edited collection on the history of Transnational British Press in Non-Anglophone Countries.

📕 New book alert! Isabelle Richet is delighted to share what promises to be interesting for many in our midst: The first comprehensive study of the English-language press published in non-anglophone countries during the #19thC. Congratulations & thanks for #SharingYourNews! rs4vp.org/new-book-tra...

CFP - Edinburgh History of the Radical Press: The Religious Press – RSVP Ian Cawood shares a call for contributors to a new volume on the radical religious press. Abstracts due 1 September 2025.

Another CFP that promises to interest RSVPers. /The Edinburgh History of the Radical Press: The Religious Press/ seeks original contributions by 1 Sept. 2025, for publication in 2027. Thanks for #SharingYourNews, Ian Cawood!

More details here: rs4vp.org/cfp-edinburg...

Colorized etched portrait of Margaret Oliphant, a white elderly woman in lace cap sitting at a three-quarter profile

A CFP has recently come across our digital desk that is sure to be of interest. /Women's Writing/ is celebrating 200 years of Margaret Oliphant with a special issue! Abstracts (300 words) are due 1 December 2025. Thanks for #SharingYourNews! More info here: think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...

New Book on Victorian Girls' Manuscript Magazines – RSVP Lois Burke announces her latest open access monograph on mid-late Victorian girls' manuscript magazines!

Congrats to Lois Burke on the publication of her new book, Late-Victorian Girls and Their Manuscript Magazines! 🎉 The book examines how girls' manuscript magazine cultures shaped children's journalism + early feminist discourse. Thanks for #SharingYourNews, Lois! rs4vp.org/new-book-vic...

Stirling Castle and the Indian Uprising of 1857 – RSVP Atul V. Nair shares the news of his recent publication on the connections between Stirling and the Indian Uprising of 1857.

As we look forward to #VoicesVisions this week (!) in Chicago, Atul V. Nair shares his recent publication for Scroll.in, which was enhanced by his trip to #RSVP2024 in Stirling. Read more about the parallels he finds in our latest. Thanks for #SharingYourNews, Atul!
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Society of Women Journalists Database Updated – RSVP Laura Vorachek shares exciting updates to her DH project to catalog members of the Society of Women Journalists.

Laura Vorachek shares exciting updates to her ongoing digital humanities project, The Society of Women Journalists, 1897-1914, in our latest post. The database catalogs approx. 800 members based on Society records. Thanks for #SharingYourNews, Laura! rs4vp.org/womens-journ...

JEPS in Conversation: New Webinar Series - ESPRit

Why not make it a periodicals-themed day and join our friends over at ESPRit for their first JEPS in Conversation webinar, "Periodicals & Belonging" also happening Friday, 20 Jun at 3pm CET? Thanks for #SharingYourNews and letting us know, @helenagoodwyn.bsky.social! www.espr-it.eu/esprit/event...

Digital Victorian Poetry Project Update – RSVP Digital Victorian Poetry Project is delighted to announce a suite of brand-new updates! Highlights of what's new here.

The Digital Victorian Poetry Project is pleased to announce some exciting updates on their work to digitize #19thC poetry, including over 3,000 new poems. Thanks for #SharingYourNews!

My First Visit to the British Library Archives – RSVP RSVP Grad Rep Gillian Walters shares some insights from her first archival visit to the British Library this past spring!

Thinking about doing research at the British Library this summer but unsure where to start? Our Graduate Rep, Gillian Walters, shares her experience and tips for navigating this iconic archive for the first time. Thanks for #SharingYourNews Gillian!
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CFP: "Victorian Studies - Who Cares?" – RSVP Call for proposals to the Victorian Institutes Conference 2025, entitled, "Victorian Studies: Who Cares?" to be held Sept. 13-14, 2025.

📣 CFP alert! The Victorian Institute's 2025 conference "Victorian Studies—Who Cares?" will explore why and how we continue to care about a historically-focused discipline like #Victorianstudies. Deadline for proposals is May 1. Thanks for #SharingYourNews!

New Publication on Literature in Transition – RSVP Alison Chapman's new edited collection, Nineteenth-Century Literature in Transition: The 1870s, is out now from Cambridge UP!

A new volume edited by RSVP VP Alison Chapman has dropped! Nineteenth-Century Literature in Transition: The 1870s explores how periodicals and other print sources) shaped literary culture in the 1870s, and includes essays from several RSVPers. Thanks for #sharingyournews!
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New Book on Periodical Memory and the Great Famine – RSVP Lindsay Janssen's new book, Periodical Famines: Irish Memories in Transatlantic News Media, 1845-1910, is out now from Indiana UP!

Exciting new monograph alert! 📚 Lindsay Janssen's *Periodical Famines* (Indiana UP, 2025) examines how transatlantic news media shaped the memory of the Great Irish Famine. Thanks for #SharingYourNews, Lindsay! rs4vp.org/new-book-per...

CFP: "Poison(s) and Poisoning in Nineteenth-Century Popular Fiction" – RSVP Our friends over at the VPFJ call for contributors to their upcoming special issue, "Poison(s) and Poisoning in Nineteenth-Century Popular Fiction"

📝 CFP alert! VPFJ announces an upcoming special issue on “Poison(s) and Poisoning in Nineteenth-Century Popular Fiction” that we think would interest many of our members and friends. More details and the full CFP here: rs4vp.org/cfp-poisons-... Thanks for #SharingYourNews!