I've never been certain of the value of winning prizes, but I know that Medium Ævum Essay Prize is the only prize I have won (in 2009), & it meant a lot to me when one of my PhD students won it in 2022, & it means a lot now to see 1st winner since I was invited to become a trustee of the society. ❤️

🌍Global Glossing: Transnational Commentary in the Later Middles Ages🌏was packed with exciting research, from Dante to digital reconstruction, and the self-commentary of John Walton to that of producing a new anthology edition. Thank you to our speakers, graduate chairs, and audience for joining us.

I had a great time in St Andrews this weekend - what a convivial, beautiful, charming place with fantastic medievalists. Presenting completely fresh work was energising and terrifying! 📸 credit: Alastair Minnis

We were delighted to have you with us, Rebecca, thank you for your fascinating paper!

Jinty Nelson was a trustee of SSMLL 2010-2016, and we are delighted to see this special essay in in the @@royalhistsoc.org Transactions celebrating her work.

The Society was kindly gifted a replica model of 'The Monk Astride a Wyvern' from The Met Museum by Prof. Mary Carruthers. The original dates from the mid c.12th, and was made in Magdeburg, Germany. We need your help naming our new wyvern-riding wordsmith mascot! Comment your suggestions below 👇

Our friends at @@mmapod.bsky.social are looking for submissions for Season 5 of The Multicultural Middle Ages Podcast! You can read more about the MMA podcast on their website: www.multiculturalmiddleages.com

Submissions are now open for the Medium Ævum Essay Prize 2026! 📅Deadline: 12:00 midday (GMT) 1st December 2025 📝6,500-8,000 word essay 👩‍🎓Open to graduate students and those who have graduated from a higher degree in the last 3 years 🏆£500 Read more on our website: mediumaevum.org.uk/essayprize

SSMLL are delighted to announce the opening of our Call for Papers for the 2026 Day Conference, Medieval Wales, which will be held at Cardiff University 25-26 April, 2026. Proposals should be submitted to Dr David Callander (callanderd@cardiff.ac.uk) by 30 November.

The Society for the Study of Medieval Languages and Literature is looking ahead to its centenary and the next stage in the life of its prestigious journal, Medium Ævum. We are investigating the possibility of partnering with a press and encourage interested publishers to read our Tender Advert.