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	CFP: The 52nd Annual International Conference of the Joseph Conrad Society (UK) 2 to 4 July 2025 Rome, Italy The Joseph Conrad Society (UK) invites proposals for 25-minute papers and for panels on all topics related to Conrad’s life, work and circle are welcome. The deadline for submission of abstracts (approx. 250 words) is Sunday 2 March 2025. More information here Conference Booking form here (PDF) and here (Word) Accommodation form here (PDF) and here (Word)

	CFP: The Joseph Conrad Society of America Panels at the Modern Language Association Conference, January 2026, Toronto More information here (PDF) and here (Word)

	Conrad Information Board at Canterbury Cemetery - 8 November 2024 The installation of the Conrad Information Board at Canterbury Cemetery, was overseen by Hugh Epstein, Secretary of the Joseph Conrad Society (UK), in assocaition with Jonathon Kreffer, the Registrar of the cemetery. More information and images here

	Joseph Conrad 1924 - 2024 - 3rd of August 2024 The Joseph Conrad Society (UK) commemorated the centennial anniversary of Conrad’s death at the recently renovated Conrad family grave in Canterbury Cemetery, and at Conrad’s final home, Oswalds, in Bishopsbourne, Canterbury. Details of the day may be found here and here (Images courtesy of © Mary Burgoyne and Peter Fudakowski)

	Conrad’s Polish-Ukrainian “Graveyard”: A New Digital Collection and Exhibit at Duke University Libraries, Durham, North Carolina, 15 October 2024 - 5 April 2025 Curated by Ernest Zitser and Kimberly Kresica. More information here


	"Kent’s Remarkable Writers" Exhibition The Marlowe Kit, Stour Street, Canterbury CT1 2NZ. Telephone: 01227 78778 Open Saturdays 10am-5pm & Sundays 12pm-5pm - admission free A free exhibition about the lives and works of Joseph Conrad, Christopher Marlowe, and Aphra Behn. Explore their connections to Canterbury and the very different worlds in which they lived, through objects and immersive activities (including the chance to dress-up as an Elizabethan actor and use a typewriter from Conrad’s time). The exhibition’s collection includes historic items, and belongings from the personal collection of Joseph Conrad.



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