There have been a few exciting updates for our 2014 conference in Thessaloniki, Greece.

We’re pleased to announce the distinguished members of our Scientific/Peer Review Committee:

• Eric Selinger
• Lisa Fletcher
• John Storey
• Celestino Deleyto
• Lynne Pearce
• William Gleason

Our keynote speaker is Deborah Jermyn, who will be giving a talk entitled The New Romantics?: Meryl Streep, contemporary romcom and the ‘graying’ of Hollywood cinema.

Hsu-Ming Teo will be giving a plenary speech on her recent book, Desert Passions: Orientalism and Romance Novels.

If you haven’t done so yet, please check out our Call for Proposals. We hope to see you there!