Offers of papers are invited for the annual Spring Colloquium of the UK and Ireland section of the Theodor Fontane Gesellschaft, on:

Tuesday 16 June 2026, in Parliament Hall, University of St Andrews.

Papers are invited on any aspect of Fontane’s work, or on nineteenth-century literature more broadly.  Comparative papers are also warmly invited, and the papers can be in English or German.

Proposals should be sent by 16 March 2026 to:

Dr Michael White: mjw8@st-andrews.ac.uk

and

Dr Andrew Cusack: atc4@st-andrews.ac.uk

Since its inception over 30 years ago, the Frühjahrstreffen has established itself as an engaging yet convivial day conference on Fontane and nineteenth-century German literature, attracting papers from national and international speakers, with a wide variety of topics and approaches.

Travel: St Andrews is well served by local air, rail and bus links, and there is a direct bus service from Edinburgh airport: https://www.stagecoachbus.com/news/east-scotland/2025/april/stagecoach-to-launch-new-bus-service-between-st-andrews-and-edinburgh-airport

Accommodation: University accommodation can generally be arranged at a reduced rate for delegates for the duration of the conference.