2026 IAANI Forum, IAANI Awards, and other news

[Tony Adams]

2026 IAANI Forum
2-5 January 2026 (in-person)

The 2026 IAANI Forum will bring together scholars, storytellers, artists, and activists who use autoethnography to explore lived experiences and the connections among self, others, and society. We welcome innovative contributions that center marginalized voices, promote justice, and encourage critical dialogue across disciplines and communities.

The forum will be in-person at the Safety Harbor Resort & Spa in Safety Harbor, Florida; there will not be an online component.

Capacity will be limited to 120 participants.

For more information about the 2026 IAANI Forum, including how to submit a proposal, visit iaani.org/2026forum

Proposals are due by 15 July 2025.

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2026 IAANI Awards
Call for Nominations

The International Association of Autoethnography and Narrative Inquiry (IAANI) invites nominations for the following awards to be given at the 2026 International Symposium of Autoethnography and Narrative (6-8 March 2026).

This year, nominations will be accepted for awards in seven categories:
• Outstanding Book
• Outstanding Edited Book
• Outstanding Audio and/or Visual Project
• Outstanding Thesis (Masters)
• Outstanding Dissertation (Doctoral)
• Goodall and Trujillo “It’s a Way of Life” Award in Narrative Ethnography
• Ellis-Bochner Autoethnography and Personal Narrative Research Award

Submissions for all awards are due by 15 July 2025. An author cannot have more than two nominations across all award categories.

For more information about these awards, including how to submit a nomination, visit iaani.org/awards or click this link: https://forms.gle/ucKDqZw3MvXxxvSo7

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2025 International Symposium on Autoethnography and Narrative (ISAN)

Thanks to everyone who made the 2025 ISAN a success! To view the final program and several recordings of the live sessions, visit iaani.org/2025isan

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UPCOMING EVENTS

International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry
14-17 May 2025 (online)

International Conference of Autoethnography
14-15 July 2025 (in-person + online)

Qualitative Research Summer Intensive
21-25 July 2025 (online) and 30 July-1 August 2025 (online)

World Conference on Qualitative Research
20-22 January 2026 (in-person) and 2-5 February 2026 (online)

International Symposium on Autoethnography and Narrative (ISAN)
6-8 March 2026 (online)