In the loop

Social media

'Independent Medievalists' on FaceBook https://www.facebook.com/groups/2399367146783719/ for those medievalists not affiliated with a university.

Follow the #medievaltwitter hashtag on Twitter, as shown above, for information about conferences, books, graduate programs and more.

Blogs and websites

Academic and conference help

• The Professor is In, on writing for conferences https://theprofessorisin.com/2011/07/12/how-tosday-how-to-write-a-paper-abstract/
• Dr Laura Varnam on conference abstracts https://drlauravarnam.wordpress.com/2018/01/20/writing-conference-abstracts/
• Dr Dimitra Fimi on your first conference: http://dimitrafimi.com/2016/07/25/tackling-your-first-academic-conference-paper-a-practical-guide/

Mental health

• It's Okay to Quit https://theprofessorisin.com/its-ok-to-quit/
• Imposter syndrome and negative thoughts https://drlauravarnam.wordpress.com/2019/09/16/practical-tips-for-dealing-with-imposter-syndrome-and-negative-thoughts/

Conferences (specifically for) postgraduates

If your university has a medieval studies department of any kind, it will likely put on its own symposium or conference for its graduate students!

If this is not the case, then check out the annual postgrad specific conferences below:

• Norse in the North Conference: https://norseinthenorth.wordpress.com/
• Medieval Midlands Postgraduate Conference: https://medievalmidlands.wordpress.com/medieval-midlands-postgraduate-conference/
• IMBAS Postgraduate Conference in Medieval Studies http://www.nuigalway.ie/imbas/2019conference/