Flannery Abroad: A Conference in Celebration of Flannery O'Connor's Centenary

Sponsored by Fordham's Curran Center for American Catholic Studies, Loyola Chicago's Hank Center, Georgetown University, The Flannery O'Connor Trust

Location: Fordham University London
2 Eyre St Hill, London
EC1R 5ET, United Kingdom

Date: June 6-8, 2025

Flannery O'Connor famously didn't like to travel:

"We went to Europe and I lived through it but my capacity for staying at home has now been perfected, sealed & is going to last me the rest of my life."

- Flannery O'Connor

Nonetheless, in the tradition of the previous International Flannery O'Connor Conferences, we are taking O'Connor abroad in honor of her 100th birthday and to celebrate O’Connor’s influence on European writers, thinkers, and artists.

Call for Papers

Proposal Deadline: February 14th, 2025

We are interested in presentations that relate to the following topics:

O’Connor’s influence on European writers, thinkers and artists
Comparative studies of O’Connor and British/European writers
O’Connor and regional writing
O’Connor’s influence on art, music, film, and popular culture
O’Connor and travel abroad
O’Connor’s reception outside the U.S.
Teaching and Translating O’Connor abroad
O'Connor's depictions of Europe, Europeans, the experience of Europe, and European history in her writings

Send proposals in a WORD doc (no more than 250 words) to [email protected].

Flannery Abroad: A Conference in Celebration of Flannery O'Connor's Centenary