Research Society for Victorian Periodicals
@rs4vp.org
An organization dedicated to researching and teaching about newspapers, magazines, and serial print forms in Britain and its empire throughout the long nineteenth century.
Calling all grad students!
PhD students in the UK with a Victorianist bent will want to take particular note of the placement titled "Illustrated Newspapers: Beyond the Illustrated London News": cdn.sanity.io/files/v5dwki...
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February 6, 2026 at 4:17 AM
Calling all grad students!
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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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Read the CfP on our website: victorianpopularfiction.org/out-of-this-....
@bavs-uk.bsky.social @rs4vp.org @thevicsoc.bsky.social @global19c.bsky.social
February 5, 2026 at 6:21 PM
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-....
@bavs-uk.bsky.social @rs4vp.org @thevicsoc.bsky.social @global19c.bsky.social
Read the CfP on our website: victorianpopularfiction.org/out-of-this-....
@bavs-uk.bsky.social @rs4vp.org @thevicsoc.bsky.social @global19c.bsky.social
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!
February 4, 2026 at 10:07 PM
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
February 1, 2026 at 3:49 PM
📅 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
ICYMI, our Jan. #RSVPDigiEvent is now on YouTube! In this well-attended event (50+ attendees!), @bethgaskell.bsky.social gave us a behind-the-scenes look at her work as Lead Curator for the British National Newspaper Collection at the British Library. Many thanks, Beth!
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"Yesterday's News: Behind the Scenes at the British Library" with Beth Gaskell
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January 31, 2026 at 5:46 PM
ICYMI, our Jan. #RSVPDigiEvent is now on YouTube! In this well-attended event (50+ attendees!), @bethgaskell.bsky.social gave us a behind-the-scenes look at her work as Lead Curator for the British National Newspaper Collection at the British Library. Many thanks, Beth!
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Last call! Colby Book Prize nominations are due TOMORROW, 31 January. This prize is awarded to a book published during the preceding year that most advances our understanding of the #19thC British press. If you recently read a book that fits that description, we want to know!
Colby Book Prize Nomination - The Research Society for Victorian Periodicals (RSVP)
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January 30, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Last call! Colby Book Prize nominations are due TOMORROW, 31 January. This prize is awarded to a book published during the preceding year that most advances our understanding of the #19thC British press. If you recently read a book that fits that description, we want to know!
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Come and speak at first ever Tennyson and Ecocriticism Conference: CFP deadline this Saturday - all information below @tennysonsociety.bsky.social @lindakhughes.bsky.social @victorianweb.bsky.social @victorianreview.bsky.social @rs4vp.org @jofvictculture.bsky.social @victstudies.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Come and speak at first ever Tennyson and Ecocriticism Conference: CFP deadline this Saturday - all information below @tennysonsociety.bsky.social @lindakhughes.bsky.social @victorianweb.bsky.social @victorianreview.bsky.social @rs4vp.org @jofvictculture.bsky.social @victstudies.bsky.social
To round out your January, please enjoy Part 2 of "Getting Started in Periodicals Research," a conversation between @c19thnewshound.bsky.social and @patrickleary.bsky.social! In this installment, Patrick talks attributions research and digitization in periodical studies. rs4vp.org/getting-star...
"Always Keep Turning the Page" – RSVP
This is Part 2 of our conversation with Patrick Leary on "Getting Started in Periodicals Research," part of our ongoing Interview Series.
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January 29, 2026 at 11:04 PM
To round out your January, please enjoy Part 2 of "Getting Started in Periodicals Research," a conversation between @c19thnewshound.bsky.social and @patrickleary.bsky.social! In this installment, Patrick talks attributions research and digitization in periodical studies. rs4vp.org/getting-star...
Did you read or review a great new book on #19thC periodical studies? Was it published in the last year? If yes, nominate it for a Colby Book Prize! We're still accepting nominations through 31 January. [NB: For tax reasons, authors *cannot* self-nominate.] More info here:
The Robert and Vineta Colby Scholarly Book Prize – RSVP
The Colby Book Prize was endowed in 2006 in memory of Robert Colby by his wife, Vineta Colby, distinguished scholars and long-time members of RSVP. In 2011, following Vineta’s death, the Board of…
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January 21, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Did you read or review a great new book on #19thC periodical studies? Was it published in the last year? If yes, nominate it for a Colby Book Prize! We're still accepting nominations through 31 January. [NB: For tax reasons, authors *cannot* self-nominate.] More info here:
@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...
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.
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January 17, 2026 at 8:37 PM
@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...
Hard same! 😉
January 15, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Hard same! 😉
The Sally Mitchell Dissertation Prize awards $1,000 USD to the best Ph.D. dissertation defended in 2025 that explores the British periodical press as an object of study in its own right, not as a source of material for other historical topics. More info here: buff.ly/sqKVZiI
The Sally Mitchell Dissertation Prize – RSVP
The Sally Mitchell Dissertation Prize is awarded annually to the best Ph.D. dissertation, defended in the previous calendar year, that explores the British periodical press of the long nineteenth…
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January 15, 2026 at 6:02 PM
The Sally Mitchell Dissertation Prize awards $1,000 USD to the best Ph.D. dissertation defended in 2025 that explores the British periodical press as an object of study in its own right, not as a source of material for other historical topics. More info here: buff.ly/sqKVZiI
The Leary Resource Development Grant offers up to $27,500 USD to support a scholar or team of researchers in creating resources that facilitate the work of others in their study of British newspapers and periodicals from the long nineteenth century. More info here: buff.ly/Qn6dpAS
January 15, 2026 at 6:02 PM
The Leary Resource Development Grant offers up to $27,500 USD to support a scholar or team of researchers in creating resources that facilitate the work of others in their study of British newspapers and periodicals from the long nineteenth century. More info here: buff.ly/Qn6dpAS
We're now accepting applications for our 2026 Patrick Leary Resource Development Grants and Mitchell Dissertation Prize! Both awards offer 💵 for tools and research relating to the #19thC periodical press. More information about each award can be found in the thread below.
January 15, 2026 at 6:02 PM
We're now accepting applications for our 2026 Patrick Leary Resource Development Grants and Mitchell Dissertation Prize! Both awards offer 💵 for tools and research relating to the #19thC periodical press. More information about each award can be found in the thread below.
ICYMI in our last (newsletter, that is), we have eight new Curran Fellows for 2026 set to embark on some exciting #19thC periodicals research! This year's cohort comes from several disciplines across institutions in the US, UK, Germany and Italy. Congratulations to all! 🎉
January 13, 2026 at 4:17 PM
ICYMI in our last (newsletter, that is), we have eight new Curran Fellows for 2026 set to embark on some exciting #19thC periodicals research! This year's cohort comes from several disciplines across institutions in the US, UK, Germany and Italy. Congratulations to all! 🎉
@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!
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…
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January 12, 2026 at 3:50 PM
@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!
If you're currently attending #MLA26, don't forget to catch our sponsored panel, "Materials and Methods in Periodical Studies" this evening! We're convening at 5:15 p.m. at the Metro Toronto Convention Center, Room 716A. Hope to see you there! rs4vp.org/rsvp-mla-2026/
RSVP at the MLA 2026! – RSVP
Come hear our members talk about periodicals at the RSVP-sponsored panel at the upcoming MLA conference on Friday, January 9!
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January 9, 2026 at 3:49 PM
If you're currently attending #MLA26, don't forget to catch our sponsored panel, "Materials and Methods in Periodical Studies" this evening! We're convening at 5:15 p.m. at the Metro Toronto Convention Center, Room 716A. Hope to see you there! rs4vp.org/rsvp-mla-2026/
Mark your calendars! We're kicking off our 2026 #RSVPDigiEvent season on Friday, 23 January with a talk by Beth Gaskell entitled "Yesterday's News: Behind the Scenes at the British National Newspaper Collection." As always, this event is free and open to all. Register here: rs4vp.org/yesterdays-n...
January 9, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Mark your calendars! We're kicking off our 2026 #RSVPDigiEvent season on Friday, 23 January with a talk by Beth Gaskell entitled "Yesterday's News: Behind the Scenes at the British National Newspaper Collection." As always, this event is free and open to all. Register here: rs4vp.org/yesterdays-n...
Happy Holidays from RSVP! Our gift 🎁 to you is the debut of a new interview series, starting with @patrickleary.bsky.social, who sat down with @c19thnewshound.bsky.social this past year to discuss "Getting Started with Periodicals Research." Stay tuned for more in 2026! rs4vp.org/introducing-...
Introducing A New Interview Series – RSVP
We're launching a new series of interviews of senior RSVP members, who will discuss their advice for researching 19th-century periodicals.
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December 23, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Happy Holidays from RSVP! Our gift 🎁 to you is the debut of a new interview series, starting with @patrickleary.bsky.social, who sat down with @c19thnewshound.bsky.social this past year to discuss "Getting Started with Periodicals Research." Stay tuned for more in 2026! rs4vp.org/introducing-...
We are delighted to announce Professor Martin Hewitt (@vicmanch.bsky.social) as our next Editor for the Curran Index! He will begin his tenure 1 Jan. 2026. Congratulations and welcome aboard, Professor Hewitt! 🎉https://rs4vp.org/introducing-next-curran-index-editor/
Introducing Our Next Editor for the Curran Index – RSVP
RSVP is delighted to announce Martin Hewitt as our incoming Curran Index editor! Professor Hewitt will begin his tenure on 1 January 2026.
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December 19, 2025 at 6:12 PM
We are delighted to announce Professor Martin Hewitt (@vicmanch.bsky.social) as our next Editor for the Curran Index! He will begin his tenure 1 Jan. 2026. Congratulations and welcome aboard, Professor Hewitt! 🎉https://rs4vp.org/introducing-next-curran-index-editor/
Our last #RSVPDigiEvent of 2025 with Priyasha Mukhopadhyay is now live on our YouTube channel! Thanks to Sarah Bliss for moderating, Priyasha for piquing our collective curiosity, and to all who attended! Stay tuned for more RSVP Digital Events in the new year! youtu.be/PfO8pLlQgkc
"Reading for Time," A Talk by Priyasha Mukhopadhyay
In this #RSVPDigiEvent (our last of 2025!), we hear from Priyasha Mukhopadhyay (Yale University) about her award-winning new book, Required Reading: The Life of Everyday Texts in the British Empire…
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December 16, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Our last #RSVPDigiEvent of 2025 with Priyasha Mukhopadhyay is now live on our YouTube channel! Thanks to Sarah Bliss for moderating, Priyasha for piquing our collective curiosity, and to all who attended! Stay tuned for more RSVP Digital Events in the new year! youtu.be/PfO8pLlQgkc
Heading to #MLA26 in Toronto? Why not stop by RSVP's sponsored panel, "Materials and Methods in Periodical Studies” on Friday evening? Details about our featured panelists and their talks on our website. Come one, come all! rs4vp.org/rsvp-mla-2026/
RSVP at the MLA 2026! – RSVP
Come hear our members talk about periodicals at the RSVP-sponsored panel at the upcoming MLA conference on Friday, January 9!
rs4vp.org
December 16, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Heading to #MLA26 in Toronto? Why not stop by RSVP's sponsored panel, "Materials and Methods in Periodical Studies” on Friday evening? Details about our featured panelists and their talks on our website. Come one, come all! rs4vp.org/rsvp-mla-2026/
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In VPR 58.2, Atul V. Nair examines how the Anglo-Indian "Calcutta Review" debated the value of Indian literatures with other Indian and British #periodicals. Learn how the CR used evangelical ideals to contest the authority of Orientalism in the 1840s-50s: muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl... @rs4vp.org
December 16, 2025 at 4:51 PM
In VPR 58.2, Atul V. Nair examines how the Anglo-Indian "Calcutta Review" debated the value of Indian literatures with other Indian and British #periodicals. Learn how the CR used evangelical ideals to contest the authority of Orientalism in the 1840s-50s: muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl... @rs4vp.org
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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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.
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December 12, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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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Applications due December 15!
Hey #periodicals scholars-- Are you interested in joining our editorial team at @vpreditors.bsky.social? There's still time to apply for the Associate Editor position. Details available at rs4vp.org/vpr-seeks-as... @rs4vp.org
December 12, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Applications due December 15!