Romancing the Gothic has been running free weekly talks for over 6 years and we intend to continue into 2027. We’re looking for participants to deliver talks. The talks run on Saturdays and they run twice (to help catch people in different time zones). We offer an honorarium (£80 plus donations) for all speakers. IfContinue reading “CFP for 2027 Romancing the Gothic Talk Series”
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The 2026 October #AScareADay Challenge
It’s that time of year again! I’ve spent the whole year putting together this list, trying to find a good range of new authors and some old favourites! The #AScareADay challenge is all about exploring Gothic, horror, supernatural and weird fiction over the month of October. There’s a story or poem every day to readContinue reading “The 2026 October #AScareADay Challenge”
Sapphic Gothic and Horror
July’s theme was the exploration of Sapphic Gothic and Horror. A few of our speakers had to cancel so I jumped in for a few slots. Not all our talks were exactly on theme but we stuck to it tight in book group. What stuck out about this month was how much amazing sapphic GothicContinue reading “Sapphic Gothic and Horror”
Supernatural Women: May Round Up
I am only just scraping in under the wire on this one but here is the May round up… just in time for me to have to write the June one next week. May was dedicated to supernatural women and people of marginalised genders. It was a broad theme so we had a great rangeContinue reading “Supernatural Women: May Round Up”
Folklore and Fear: April Round Up
The April talks (and most of the book groups) were dedicated to folklore, folk music and folk tales from a range of traditions: from Indo-Carribean folklore and horror to British and Irish traditional songs. This was one of our most popular months with lots of people signing up to and attending the talks. Folklore alwaysContinue reading “Folklore and Fear: April Round Up”
March Round Up
This month’s Romancing the Gothic theme was ‘Introductions to…’. We have a few of these months a year. It basically allows for a very open field of the types of topic people can suggest, but also that each week instead of a deep dive into the specifics of a particular text, we guarantee more ofContinue reading “March Round Up”
February Round-Up
Our February was dedicated to ‘writing the ghostly’ although the book group selections stuck to that a little more closely than the talks this month! That being said, as always we found threads binding together the talks and our readings for the month in interesting ways, illuminating facets of each that might not have comeContinue reading “February Round-Up”
Goths for Breakfast 2026
Online, all-day Charity Teach-a-thon to raise money for Magic Breakfast, feeding hungry kids! Get your tickets here 28th February – open 9am-10pm GMT, pop in and out as much as you want! The event is a day of online classes and workshops with academics, experts and writers. You can come in and out as oftenContinue reading “Goths for Breakfast 2026”
January Round-Up
I’m starting a new project this year. Each month, I’ll be rounding up the previous months offerings. You can go back and explore everything you’ve missed! This month’s theme was focused on women and people of marginalised genders in film. We had a host of fascinating talks which picked up on very different films, depictingContinue reading “January Round-Up”
Romancing the Gothic’s Top Ten Most-Watched New Talks of 2025
2025 was a great year for talks but it’s hard to catch them all! Here are the top ten most-watched new talks of 2025. Did you catch them? What was your favourite talk this year? Share it and give it some love! 10) An Introduction to Radio Gothic with Alexia Ainsworth The radio Gothic isContinue reading “Romancing the Gothic’s Top Ten Most-Watched New Talks of 2025”
