2025 American Name Society Annual Meeting
2025 ANS Annual Conference (Online, via Zoom, 22 February 2025)
Call for Papers:
The American Name Society is now inviting proposals for papers for its next annual conference. The one-day event will be held virtually via Zoom, allowing for the attendance of onomastics scholars from around the world. The 2025 ANS conference will not be held in conjunction with the Linguistics Society of America conference.
Abstracts in any area of onomastic research are welcome: personal names, place names, business and institutional names, names theory, names in literature, among others.
Proposals require these elements:
- Title of proposed paper
- 250-word abstract
- Shorter 100-word abstract suitable for inclusion in conference program
- 50-word biography suitable for inclusion in conference program
To submit a proposal, complete the 2025 Author Information Form found here:
http://www.americannamesociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ANS-2025-Author-Info-Sheet.doc
Email completed forms to Dr. Michel Nguessan at: abstracts@americannamesociety.org
For organizational purposes, place “ANS2025” in the subject of your email.
The DEADLINE for receipt of abstracts is July 31, 2024.
All proposals will be subjected to blind review. Notification of proposal acceptances will be sent by September 30, 2024. Authors whose papers have been accepted must be current members of ANS and must register for the annual meeting. Please contact Dr. Michel Nguessan at the above email address if you have any questions or concerns.
We look forward to receiving your submission!
Read the news update here or download a PDF of the call for papers here.
A link to the registration page will be posted later in 2024.
For more information about the ANS Conference, please visit our Conference Page.
ANS Panel at the Linguistic Society of America Conference
The ANS will host a panel at the LSA 2025 conference, which will be held 9 to 12 January 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Call for Papers
Names and World-building in Fantasy & Science Fictional Universes
an organized session at the 2025 annual meeting of the
Linguistic Society of America
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
9-12 January 2025
The American Name Society is now inviting proposals for an organized session at the 2025 annual meeting of the Linguistic Society of America. The theme of this session is “Names and World-building in Fantasy & Science Fictional Universes.” The organizing committee is especially interested in papers that address how names impact the creation of worlds in works of literature, music, film, and games (table-top role-playing games, board games, video games, and others). Sample topics might include, but are not limited to:
- Names and their function in world-building
- Naming conventions of fantasy and science fiction authors
- Personal names in literary worlds: how the names of protagonists and antagonists contribute to the overall story told
- Place names in created universes
- Names and naming in games and gaming: whether video games, table top role-playing games, board games, or others
Abstracts in any area of onomastic research related to the fantasy or science fiction genres are welcome.
Proposals require these elements:
- Name and affiliation of presenter(s)
- Title of proposed paper
- Up to 250-word abstract
Proposals should be submitted to the American Name Society via email at: abstracts@americannamesociety.org. For organizational purposes, place “LSA2025” in the subject of your email.
The DEADLINE for receipt of abstracts is August 15, 2024.
All proposals will be subjected to blind review. Notification of proposal acceptances will be sent by September 1, 2024. Following acceptance, authors must be current members of the ANS and register for the Linguistic Society of America annual meeting. Please contact us at the above email address if you have any questions or concerns.
Scheduling of the symposium by the LSA will be announced in October. Pre-registration for the meeting will open in late September.
We look forward to receiving your submission!
Download a PDF copy of this Call for Papers by clicking here.
For more information about the LSA 2025 conference, visit the LSA conference page here.
ANS Panel at the Modern Language Association Conference
The ANS will host a panel at the MLA 2025 conference, which will be held 9 to 12 January 2025 in New Orleans.
For further information, please contact Dr. Anne W. Anderson (AWAnderson.Editing@gmail.com).
For more information about the 2024 conference, click here.
Past ANS Conferences
For programs from past American Name Society conferences, click here.
Other Onomastic Conferences
For other onomastic conferences, click here.