CfP: Slavic Linguistics Society 21 (Aug 12-14, 2026, Seoul)

We invite proposals for presentations at the 21^st Annual Meeting of Slavic Linguistics Society to be held at Seoul National University (Korea), from August 12 to 14, 2026. Papers dealing with any aspect of Slavic linguistics, within any theoretical framework or methodological approach, are welcome. The abstract submission deadline is April 15, 2026.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

John F. Bailyn (Stony Brook University)

Hana Filip (Heinrich Heine Universität)

Motoki Nomachi (Hokkaido University)

TYPES OF PRESENTATIONS

We invite submissions for:

● individual papers for general sessions

● panel proposals for thematic sessions

ABSTRACT GUIDELINES 

Abstracts for individual papers should be limited to 500 words, excluding figures and references.

Panel proposals should include:

1. an abstract for the panel as a whole (maximum 1,000 words)
2. a list of the names, email addresses, and affiliations of all panel participants
3. the titles of the individual talks

Panels will consist of 3–5 talks and will run for 1.5–2.5 hours. Each panel presentation should be 20 minutes, followed by discussion. Please note that all abstracts proposed for panels will undergo peer review. Therefore, each individual abstract must be submitted separately by its author to the conference contact email.

PRESENTATION FORMAT

All talks will be 20 minutes, followed by 10 minutes for discussion. Abstracts must be written in English and should be fully anonymous, with no identifying information (e.g., names, affiliations, or self-references). On-site presentations may be delivered either in English or in a Slavic language.

SUBMISSION PROCEDURE

Submissions are limited to one single-authored and one jointly authored abstract per applicant.

Both individual paper abstracts and panel proposals should be emailed directly to sls21seoul@gmail.com in PDF or DOC format.

An active SLS membership will be required for presenting at the meeting but is not required at the time of initial abstract submission (join/renew here). 

We particularly encourage participation by graduate students. A limited amount of funding support will be available for student participants. Abstracts with student authors will automatically be considered for student travel awards and the annual Townsend Award.

● Deadline for abstract submission: April 15, 2026

● Notification of acceptance: May 20, 2026

● Deadline for revised abstract submission: July 15, 2026

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

SLS-21 will be held as an in-person conference. Authors who may require a letter of support for visa applications or funding purposes are encouraged to contact us at sls21seoul@gmail.com.

CONTACT

For questions regarding abstract submission or other conference-related inquiries, please email sls21seoul@gmail.com. Conference information is available at https://sites.google.com/view/sls21seoul2026/.