[Commlist] CfP – IALJS-21 in Cape Town - Cross Currents and Critical Encounters

*“Cross Currents and Critical Encounters”*
The Twenty-first International Conference for Literary Journalism 
Studies (IALJS-21)
*Date:* 19-21 May 2027
*Hosted by*: Rhodes University School of Journalism and Media Studies, 
the Centre for Film and Media Studies at the University of Cape Town and 
the Wits University Centre for Journalism

*Call for Papers*
The CfP is available on the conference website. 
<https://ialjs.org/conference-information/>
*Deadline for all submissions: No later than 1 December 2026.*

*Conference Payments*
*Registration will open in January 2027*
Conference payments for IALJS-21 in Cape Town, South Africa, can be made 
by logging in to EasyChair 
<https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ialjs20>, the platform used in 
the conference submission process. This year we are introducing an 
_early-bird registration fee of $130 USD, payable by 1 April, 2026_. 
_The registration fee after that date will be at the higher rate of $150 
USD_. Participants will need to provide proof that they have paid their 
annual membership. Members receive all IALJS announcements, including 
information about conferences, the IALJS Newsletter, and the IALJS 
journal, /Literary Journalism Studies/.

*Student Travel Award*
Students are invited to apply for a travel grant to help offset the 
costs of travelling to the conference. The award is available to 3 
students each year and is worth $800 USD. The application form is 
available on the conference website 
<https://ialjs.org/conference-information/>. When you have completed the 
form, please have it endorsed by your professor and forward it by 
*December 1 2026 *to David Swick, chair of the IALJS Awards Committee 
(david.swick /at/ ukings.ca) <mailto:(david.swick /at/ ukings.ca)>

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