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Dear SCBS Members and Conference Participants,  

 

The program and other arrangements are now set for this year’s Southern Conference on British Studies (SCBS) Annual Meeting! Please join us for a wide-ranging series of panels, a keynote address delivered by Dr. Rupali Mishra, a joint reception with the European History Section of the Southern Historical Association, and much more. The conference runs November 6-7, 2026, meeting in Atlanta, GA at the Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel.

 

The SCBS meets in conjunction with the Southern Historical Association (SHA) whose Annual Meeting runs from November 5-8, 2026. SHA attendance typically runs between 1,000 and 1,200 and includes academic historians, editors, museum and public history professionals, K-12 educators, and non-professionals who just love rigorous history. Registered participants for the SCBS Conference can attend SHA panels as well. 

All attendees and presenters are expected to be registered for the conference and current members of the SCBS at the time of the conference. NB: everyone needs both a membership and a registration. For those of you who are Lifetime Members, only a registration is needed.

 

Everyone is strongly encouraged to register for the conference and renew their SCBS membership ahead of time using our website, although onsite registration will also be available at the conference.  

 

Headquarters Hotel 

The Westin Peachtree Plaza Atlanta, 210 Peachtree St NW, Atlanta GA 30303 will serve as the SCBS / SHA Annual Meeting headquarters for the 2026 conference. All SHA and SCBS sessions will take place within the hotel. 

Reservation and Rates

Reserve Online at  https://book.passkey.com/e/51239654

 

The single/double rate is $169. We encourage you to book early to secure this special rate.

 

The full draft of the SHA program is also available in the Annual Meeting section of the SHA website (https://www.thesha.org/meeting), with updates occurring as needed. 

 

We’re really looking forward to our meeting. Please be in touch if you have any questions, and see you in Atlanta!

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All best,

 

Lucy (for the SCBS)

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Dr. Lucy M. Kaufman

Associate Professor of British History

President, Southern Conference on British Studies

Director of External Scholarships and Fellowships, University of Alabama

 

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The SCBS Charles Perry Graduate Student Prize ($250) will be awarded to the best paper presented at the conference by a graduate student. Entries must be received by October 1, 2026.

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Graduate students who present papers at SCBS meetings are eligible to apply for one of two $500 Research Travel Awards given annually by the SCBS. Graduate students are eligible in the two years following their presentation. See the SCBS website for more information: https://www.scobs.org/graduate-student-travel-award .

Questions about the program should be sent to Dr. Peter Larson (peter.larson@ucf.edu).