Dates and Logistics
Deadline for proposal submission: 25 March 2023
Send all submissions to submit.ubc.conference@gmail.com
A notification of acceptance will be sent by the end of April 2023.
All submissions will be blind reviewed by the members of the Review Committee.
Participants are welcome to submit both academic and creative proposals, for either in-person or virtual presentations. Each proposal will be adjudicated separately, and you may be accepted for one or both streams. Please follow the guidelines for both submissions below and send them in separate emails.
Academic Paper Proposals
Please send a 250-word abstract, including the title of your paper, 5-8 keywords, and 3-5 academic, bibliographic references. Your name should not appear on the proposal. Please attach a separate 50-word biography, including your name, preferred pronouns, student status, university affiliation, home country, and email address. Save the proposal and the biography as two separate Word files (.DOC or .DOCX) and use the format “Academic_Name_PaperTitle” in the email subject line.
Creative Writing Proposals
All creative writing genres and forms are welcome, including novel chapters, poetry, picture books, graphic novels, scripts, amongst others. Please send a sample of your work that is no more than 12 pages long, double-spaced. Include the title, a list of references (if applicable), and a 150-word description identifying the topic, genre, targeted age group, and relevance to the conference themes. Your name should not appear on the sample. Please attach a separate 50-word biography, including your name, student status, preferred pronouns, university affiliation, home country, and email address.
Save the sample and description as one Word file and the biography as a separate Word file (.DOC or .DOCX). Use this format “Creative_Name_SampleTitle” for the email subject line.