Call for Proposals
Georgia Association of Historians Annual Meeting
January 30-February 1, 2026
St. Vincent's Academy
Savannah, Georgia
Call for Proposals: Georgia Association of Historians Annual Meeting January 30 – February 1, 2026
Savannah, Georgia
The Georgia Association of Historians invites proposals from professional historians, archivists, educators, independent scholars and current graduate students for its 2026 annual conference in Savannah, Georgia. We welcome submissions pertaining to all areas and subfields of history, preservation, and pedagogy. We also encourage innovative formats such as roundtables and moderated discussions as well as traditional paper sessions. Proposals for full sessions are encouraged but not required. We also welcome interested undergraduates to submit poster proposals to be displayed at the meeting. Accepted papers may be submitted for consideration to the peer-reviewed Journal of the Georgia Association of Historians. Conference acceptance does not guarantee publication. The deadline for proposal submissions is November 7, 2025.
Notification of a proposal’s acceptance will occur in late November.
Accepted papers will be due to chairs/commentators (see below) by January 9, 2026. Papers must be original works of scholarship. Due to time limitations, individual papers or presentations may be limited to 15-20 minutes. Roundtables should be structured to fit a ninety-minute time slot. Presenters must have a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in hand when submitting a proposal. Undergraduate students may still submit posters.
All submissions should be sent using Google Forms: https://forms.gle/5e4abmexAPAAeQWt5
Chairs/Commentators: Scholars interested in serving as chair/commentator should contact the Program Chair, Katherine Rohrer, at: [email protected]. Please include a brief description of your area(s) of expertise along with a one-page CV.
If you have questions regarding the call for proposals, please email [email protected].
Additional information and links can be found at https://www.gahistorians.org/.
Savannah, Georgia
The Georgia Association of Historians invites proposals from professional historians, archivists, educators, independent scholars and current graduate students for its 2026 annual conference in Savannah, Georgia. We welcome submissions pertaining to all areas and subfields of history, preservation, and pedagogy. We also encourage innovative formats such as roundtables and moderated discussions as well as traditional paper sessions. Proposals for full sessions are encouraged but not required. We also welcome interested undergraduates to submit poster proposals to be displayed at the meeting. Accepted papers may be submitted for consideration to the peer-reviewed Journal of the Georgia Association of Historians. Conference acceptance does not guarantee publication. The deadline for proposal submissions is November 7, 2025.
Notification of a proposal’s acceptance will occur in late November.
Accepted papers will be due to chairs/commentators (see below) by January 9, 2026. Papers must be original works of scholarship. Due to time limitations, individual papers or presentations may be limited to 15-20 minutes. Roundtables should be structured to fit a ninety-minute time slot. Presenters must have a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in hand when submitting a proposal. Undergraduate students may still submit posters.
All submissions should be sent using Google Forms: https://forms.gle/5e4abmexAPAAeQWt5
Chairs/Commentators: Scholars interested in serving as chair/commentator should contact the Program Chair, Katherine Rohrer, at: [email protected]. Please include a brief description of your area(s) of expertise along with a one-page CV.
If you have questions regarding the call for proposals, please email [email protected].
Additional information and links can be found at https://www.gahistorians.org/.