Fiction & Lies: 4th International Congress of the Association for Studies in Fiction & Fictionality

Event Location

Attendee Categories

3. Scottish University

Cost

£0.00

Description

Staff or students at a Scottish university.

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Contact

fictionlies2026@gmail.com

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This is the biennial meeting of the Association for Studies in Fiction and Fictionality / Société Internationale des Recherches sur la Fiction et la Fictionnalité (ASIFF/SIRF), on the theme of Fiction and Lies, taking place 10-12 June 2026 at the University of Edinburgh.

The keynote speakers are Eileen John (Philosophy, Warwick) and Pierre Bayard (Literature, Université Paris 8 - Saint-Denis). The full programme is available on the conference web page: https://fictionstudies.org/?p=index&art_ID=420.

Registration is £50 for staff, £15 for students, except for those at Scottish universities. This includes lunch on all three days.

Funding from the Scots Philosophical Association means that staff (including emeritus) and students from Scottish universities attending the conference can have their fees waived. Please email fictionlies2026@gmail.com from your institutional address to request a password before registering. We encourage you to join the ASIFF/SIRFF for other benefits.

All other delegates must be members of ASIFF/SIRFF. If you are not yet a member, please go to https://fictionstudies.org/?index&art_ID=333 and follow the instructions. Membership status will be checked against registration.

There will also be an optional conference dinner. Please go to the conference web page for more information: https://fictionstudies.org/?p=index&art_ID=420.