The Summer Symposium at the Shaw Festival will take place July 24-26 in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada.
Please have a look at the Call for Papers and consider submitting a paper/panel proposal.
Other aspects that participants may wish to take into consideration are the following:
- The 2026 Symposium Keynote speaker will be Dr. Leonard Conolly.
- Registration for the symposium is free for ISS members but you do need to officially register by calling the Shaw Festival Box Office as soon as possible (1-800-511-7429) in order to attend the sessions.
- Financial support is available for graduate students and unfunded scholars presenting at the symposium. See our Scholarships page for more information. Note that you must be a member in good standing of the ISS to be eligible for funding.
- Symposium participants are responsible to buy their own tickets for the Sunday matinee of Heartbreak House.
- Anyone looking for a more affordable accommodation option should consider the residence at Niagara College’s Niagara-on-the-Lake (Daniel J. Patterson) campus. The residence is a 20-minute drive from the Shaw Festival, but we can arrange transportation if necessary.
Below is the webpage for the Symposium on the Shaw Festival’s official website.