President Elect Patriann Smith Invites Proposals for LRA 2026

Dr. Patriann Smith LRA President Elect & Conference Chair and USF Associate Dean of Faculty Success & Excellence and Professor of Literacy Studies

The Literacy Research Association (LRA) has released its Call for Proposals for the 2026 conference to be held on December 2-5, 2026 in Honolulu, Hawai’i.

LRA 2026 Call for Proposals

As President Elect and Conference Chair in collaboration with Vice President and Associate Conference Chair, Dr. Rahat Zaidi, I am delighted to share this Call for LRA’s 76th conference and to invite you to submit a proposal under the theme, Manifesting Quantum Imaginaries: Re-searching Literacies as a Transcontextual Enterprise.

LRA 2026 Conference Theme Video

To view the LRA 2026 conference theme video, visit the Literacy Research Association website. You can also view the video here.

LRA 2026 Conference Theme Video

LRA 2026 Long & Short Versions of Conference Theme

To access the long and short versions of the LRA 2026 conference theme, see here.

LRA 2026 Cover Art Description

To explore the Saint Lucian inspiration for 76th LRA conference cover art, visit the Literacy Research Association website here.

LRA 2026 All Academic Online Program

To submit a proposal for the 76th LRA conference, visit the Literacy Research Association website’s All Academic Online Program here.

LRA 2026 Press Release

To customize and share a pre-made social media post for the 76th LRA conference via LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, X, and What’s App, see the LRA 2026 Press Release here.

We are excited to have you submit your proposals and we look forward to you joining us at LRA in December! See you there.