The University of Reading is seeking to appoint a Writer in Residence to respond to The Modernist Archives Publishing Project (MAPP) and the archives of Leonard and Virginia Woolf’s Hogarth Press (1917-46) in preparation for a…Read More >
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Type design from chromolithography treasures
CBCP Fellow Helena de Barros has designed a typeface, ‘Chromiste’, based on the collection of chromo-lithographed Liebig trade cards held in the Lettering, Printing and Graphic Design Collection, that she…Read More >
Marie Neurath’s children’s books in Vienna
Sue Walker contributed a chapter about Marie Neurath’s Isotype books for children to the book accompanying the Wissen für Alle exhibition at Wien Museum. An abridged version of the chapter…Read More >
CfP for CBCP’s 4th Postgraduate Symposium, 19th May 2026
The Centre for Book Cultures and Publishing (CBCP) is pleased to announce the 4th Postgraduate Symposium will take place on Tuesday, 19th May 2026. This is an opportunity for PhD…Read More >
Global Perspectives on Lithographic Printing
5 and 6 March 2026 Department of Typography & Graphic Communication, University of Reading Building on Michael Twyman’s pioneering scholarship, this symposium will explore lithography as a truly global medium….Read More >
CfP: People in Publishing: Diversity, Leadership and Publishing’s Futures
People in Publishing: Diversity, Leadership and Publishing’s Futures Monday 29th June 2026 University of Reading, UK Call for Participation This symposium aims to critically examine the structural and cultural barriers…Read More >
CBCP Visiting Research Fellowship scheme 2025-6: call for applications
CBCP Visiting Research Fellowship programme 2025-6 We are pleased to announce that CBCP Visiting Research Fellowships are now available to scholars and researchers looking to conduct research and shape a…Read More >
Call for Papers: Special Issue of The Bulletin of Contemporary Hispanic Studies
Issue Title: Beyond ‘bringing books and children together’: Critical approaches to reading promotion and literacy in Latin America Call for Papers: In 1964, the International Board on Books for Young…Read More >
Research Fellowship in Ephemera Studies
Applications are invited for the Michael Twyman Research Fellowship in Ephemera Studies in the Department of Typography & Graphic Communication at the University of Reading. The Fellowship is available from…Read More >
Dr Xunchang Cheng awarded a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship
We are delighted to share that Dr Xunchang Cheng, one of our CBCP Research Fellows 2024–5, has been awarded a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship for his project ‘A critical examination of Chinese typeface…Read More >