Annual Conference Information
Call for Papers: Annual Meeting of the Early Medieval China Group
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, March 12, 2026
The Early Medieval China Group (EMCG) will hold its Ninth Conference in Vancouver, BC, on Thursday, March 12, 2026, in conjunction with the Annual Conference of the Association for
Asian Studies. Members and friends of the Group as well as all researchers in all disciplines of early medieval China studies are cordially invited to attend the conference and to
present their research. We are looking forward to contributions from junior and senior scholars alike.
Proposals on all topics pertaining to early medieval China (ca. 2nd–7th c. CE) are welcome, from literature to history, archaeology, art history, religion, linguistics, and
beyond. Please
send proposals consisting of a title and an abstract of ca. 250 words by January 11, 2026, to antje.richter@colorado.edu. In
your email, please include your affiliation and a mailing address. Submissions
will be evaluated by the Group’s board members. We will notify successful applicants by January 26 and send the final conference program in early March.
All graduate students who present papers at the conference are eligible to apply for the Group’s Graduate Student Award, established in 2020 to recognize excellence in the field of Early Medieval
China studies. Graduate students who wish to be considered for the award are asked to submit the script of their talk (no longer than 5,000 words including footnotes)
as a Word document, together
with the draft slides for their presentation, by February 22, 2025. The winner of the award will receive a subvention of travel expenses to attend the conference. Runners-up may be
eligible to receive a subvention of travel expenses as well. Winners and runners-up will
be announced during the conference and on the EMCG’s website.
The Early
Medieval China Group’s
annual membership meeting will take place on the day of the conference as well.
If you have any questions about the conference, please write to antje.richter@colorado.edu.
Everyone is welcome to attend the conference, but all
presenters must be members of the Early Medieval China Group following notification of acceptance in order to participate.
Membership also includes a subscription to our annual journal Early Medieval China. If you would like to become a member, please go to our website at https://www.earlymedievalchinagroup.org/ and
follow the link to the membership page.
Antje Richter
University of Colorado, Boulder
President of the Early Medieval China Group