Edition and Interpretation

The 21st Annual Conference of the European Society for Textual Scholarship (ESTS 2026)

Welcome to the 21st Annual Conference of the European Society for Textual Scholarship

Date

Conference: 28–30 May 2026
Pre-Conference Workshop: 27 May 2026

Location

John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland

Conference language

English

We are delighted to welcome you to the official website for the 21st Annual Conference of the European Society for Textual Scholarship (ESTS 2026). This landmark edition marks the first ESTS conference to be held in Poland, promising to bring fresh perspectives to our scholarly community.
The conference theme, “Edition and Interpretation”, invites us to explore the dynamic relationship between editorial practice and textual interpretation. We seek to examine how editorial decisions fundamentally shape textual understanding, and conversely, how interpretative frameworks inform editorial methodology. This dialogue between editing and interpreting promises to generate vital new insights for textual scholarship across all disciplines.
We look forward to welcoming you to Lublin for what promises to be a stimulating and memorable conference in textual scholarship.

About the Organisers

The European Society for Textual Scholarship (ESTS) is the leading European association for scholars engaged in textual criticism, scholarly editing, and all aspects of textual scholarship across languages, periods, and media. ESTS promotes international cooperation in textual scholarship through annual conferences, publications, and collaborative projects.
The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin (KUL), established in 1918, is one of Poland’s most prestigious academic institutions, renowned for its contributions to the humanities and its role in fostering intellectual freedom during challenging periods of Polish history.

Academic commitee

Mateusz Antoniuk
Head of the Research Unit for the Study of the Creative Process, Jagiellonian University

Sakari Katajamäki
Edith – Critical Editions of Finnish Literature, Finnish Literature Society, Helsinki, Finland; President of ESTS

Kiyoko Myojo
Faculty of Arts and Literature, Seijo University, Tokyo, Japan

Matija Ogrin
Institute of Slovenian Literature and Literary Studies, Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Dariusz Skórczewski
The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin – Dean of the Faculty of Humanities

Katerina Tiktopoulou
School of Philology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

Organizing Committee

Iga Bąska 
University of Warsaw / The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin

Ewelina Bańka
The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin

Urszula Jańczyk
The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin

Sakari Katajamäki
Edith – Critical Editions of Finnish Literature, Finnish Literature Society, Helsinki, Finland; President of ESTS

Wojciech Kruszewski
The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin

Mateusz Miernik
The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin

Tomasz Rarot
The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin

Organisers: The European Society for Textual Scholarship (ESTS) and the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin