2026 news

The Department of English and Related Literature and Thin Ice Press: York Centre for Print are delighted to announce that Rare Book School is coming to York.

This half-day hybrid workshop, to be held on the morning of Friday 20th March, invites scholars, students, and those in related fields from to explore the challenges in researching sex work across history. It particularly addresses the difficulties when dealing with historical sources, literature, visual culture, and other secondary accounts.

Warm congratulations to Irina Tautschnig, who has been awarded the University of Innsbruck's 2025 annual Literature Prize.