The ESTS is happy to announce a new issue of Variants, the peer-reviewed journal of The European Society for Textual Scholarship, published in Open Access at journals.openedition.org/variants/1880 The theme of Variants 19 is “Authors and their Drafts in Context”.

The deadline for submitting a proposal to the 2026 ESTS annual conference in Lublin (Poland) has been extended until 20 December 2025. This year's theme is Edition and Interpretation: ests2026.arfi.kul.pl/call-for-pap... We look forward to reading your submissions! #CfP #ESTS

The submission deadline for our ESTS 2026 conference (28-30 May in Lublin, Poland) is 30 November 2025! This year’s theme is Edition and Interpretation. Please visit the conference’s website for more information: ests2026.arfi.kul.pl/call-for-pap... #ESTS2026 #CFP #ESTS

The deadline to submit an abstract for our upcoming ESTS 2026 conference (28-30 May, Lublin, Poland) is quickly approaching! This year’s theme is Edition and Interpretation. Please visit the conference’s official website for more information: ests2026.arfi.kul.pl

Call for Papers: ESTS 2026 EDITION AND INTERPRETATION (John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland, 28-30 May 2026) Pre-Conference Workshop: 27 May 2026 For more details, including how to submit, visit the conference website. Abstract submission deadline: 30 November 2025.

🖋️ Who wrote the past when names were left out? Discover how anonymous scripts can still speak volumes in this thought-provoking guest post by @nereavsk.bsky.social on People and Writing. 🔍 #Palaeography #MedievalStudies #Manuscripts 👉 peopleandwriting.usal.es/en/guest-pos...

We're delighted to welcome former UCLDH Director Prof Julianne Nyhan to give the 2025 Susan Hockey Lecture, as we celebrate our 15th anniversary! Oral History as Data? Critically approaching the digital turn in method, meaning and recollection 22 May 6pm UCL www.ucl.ac.uk/digital-huma...

The beta version of the English Short Title Catalogue (ESTC) datb.cerl.org/estc/ is online. More changes to come over time

How can one analyse character types of Roman comedy digitally? @umblaetterer.bsky.social , @viktor.im , and I presented an approach to this question at the #DH2024. You may now find our talk on YouTube: youtu.be/VmoEVHIRHIw?... #DH #CLS ##ClassicsBluesky #LitWiss #DigitalClassics

European Society for Textual Scholarship Bylaws News: The current revised version of the Bylaws was approved by the ESTS Board on 28 April 2025 and ratified by the ESTS Membership during the 2025 General Members' Meeting. Please refer to our Bylaws page: textualscholarship.eu/bylaws/

The 2025 ESTS conference is heading to Tours (France) from the 28th to the 30th of April. The final programme is available at: cesr-ests2025.sciencesconf.org/program/deta...

We are pleased to announce that the official registration for the ESTS 2025 conference (Tours, 28-30 April 2025) is now open and can be completed directly on the conference website: cesr-ests2025.sciencesconf.org/registration...