International Gothic Association

All #Gothic researchers, check out this call for papers 👇 #CFP

Wo hoo the IGA is in Yorkshire this year and there's rumoured to be a trip to Whitby. Count us in!

Great theme for this, and the conference is in Yorkshire this year and includes a day trip to Whitby. What's not to like! Gothtastic. Count me in!

The next IGA conference will be at the University of Hull, England on 28-31 July 2026!

You can find the CFP and more information at hullgothic.wordpress.com

Call for Papers ‘Gothic Selves/Artificial Others’, University of Hull, UK (28-31 July, 2026) Once speculative, artificial intelligence now haunts contemporary society, with public discourse around its application …

#CFP for the next @igagoths.bsky.social conference! CFP for the next International Gothic Association conference! #GothsAssemble

Gothic Selves/Artificial Others 18th Biennual Conference of the International Gothic Association: 28-31 July, 2026. Hull, UK

Heads up @igagoths.bsky.social - delighted to announce the CFP for IGA 2026: 'Gothic Selves/Artificial Others' hosted at the University of Hull 28-31 July! hullgothic.wordpress.com

3 WEEKS TO GO ⌛️👻

HORROR w/ @mrgeetsromo.bsky.social

We'll journey from the most terrifying concept; a blank page, and arrive at a polished story which we'll publish in a Comma eBook.

📍Chorlton Library
🗓️Sep 30-Dec 9

📩DM to avoid booking fees

🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/horror-sho...

The Cry of The Bubák: a live-streamed ghost story A live-streamed performed reading of an original tale of terror

JOIN ME for a live-streamed ghost story, one week today. Weds 17 Sept, 7.15pm. Pay Whatever You Feel - just book a place: cryofthebubak.eventbrite.co.uk

Writing Scary (ages 11 and above)

A few months ago I was commissioned by the National Centre for Writing to create a self-paced spooky writing course for people aged 11+. Here it is, if you have young horrors in your life who might enjoy it...

ncw-online.teachable.com/p/writing-sc...

Calling all artists, writers and performers, we are still accepting submissions for our creative call!!

Thank you, Orell - and thank you @gothicacademic.bsky.social for spreading the world!

There are only 3 days left to send us your abstract for Haunted Futures 2025!

The Cry of The Bubák: a live-streamed ghost story A live-streamed performed reading of an original tale of terror

LIVE-STREAMED GHOST STORY: Join me next month for The Cry of the Bubák, a tale of creeping dread. Weds 17 Sept, 7.15pm. Tickets are Pay What You Decide and are limited. Book your place now: cryofthebubak.eventbrite.co.uk

HORROR: Short Story Course w/ @mrgeetsromo.bsky.social 👻✍️

We'll start with that most terrifying of concepts - a blank page - and arrive at a polished story for a Comma eBook, learning the subtle art of horror along the way.

🗓️Starts Sep 30
📍 Chorlton Library

🎟️ eventbrite.co.uk/e/horror-sho...

Have you ever wanted to study the Gothic with me?

At a British university but online so it's accessible to you anywhere?

For a fraction of a usual university course cost?

With delicious delicious library access?

Come join me Liverpool uni starting October!

www.liverpool.ac.uk/continuing-e...

Two posters side by side. Poster for Darkness & Light: A man holding a candlabra looking spooked. All gig info (as in post). Right: A Christmas Carol a shaved headed man looking intently at the camera.

I'm super excited about my two tours this autumn/winter. Lots of really exciting venues announced already and some brilliant ones still to come. Have a look... (PS 50% of tickets for the Edinburgh show are gone already).

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#ghoststories #theatre #horror #christmas

A slight update to our CFP! Were please to announce that this year’s conference will have limited hybrid capacity! See our CFP for details!

Image of a shrouded figure with a skull on their knee and a skeletal hand over theirs. Text reads: The Australasian Horror Studies Network presents Apocalypse A Halloween Symposium Free | Online | October 26 2025 Abstracts due August 1 Send 200-250 words + short bio to australasian.horror.network@gmail.com

The CFP the annual Halloween Symposium of the Australasian Horror Studies Network closes on 1 August.

Potential topics include religious fervour, dystopia, planetary or human annihilation, cataclysms, AI takeovers, posthumanism, and ecological nightmares.

See below for more details!

Many congratulations, Sam!

Super pleased to be the recipient of the @igagoths.bsky.social essay prize this year, and extremely excited to share this paper via the amazing @gothicstudies.bsky.social journal!

It’s lovely to see so many photos from #GothicCrossroads at @manmetuni.bsky.social!

Our next conference will be next year at the University of Hull. You can become a member for as little as £6 for more information and to join us there: www.globalgoth.org/join/

Hello! You can join the IGA to be added to the map here: www.globalgoth.org/join/

Two Ghost Stories - a live-streamed event Join Adam Z. Robinson for two live-streamed original ghost stories - 'Girl, Dancing' and 'Plagued'

Join me on Wednesday next week for two short, sharp ghost stories live-streamed...

2ghoststories.eventbrite.com

To get your own listing on our Goth Map, you can join the IGA for as little as £6 per year, with other benefits including the opportunity to attend the biannual IGA conference and a monthly newsletter of CFPs, new publications, conferences, events, and more: www.globalgoth.org/join/

We now have hundreds of Gothicists on our Goth Map!

If you are looking for researchers to collaborate with, you can filter members by location or by research interests, including gender, period, approach, media, creatures, and more: www.globalgoth.org/goth-map/

Thank you!

Yes! The IGA is an amazing organisation! 🖤

Thank you!

One of my favourite things about academia is being a part of this group. Check them out.

The IGA is an Amazing organisation - I highly recommend it.