Welcome to the English Literary Society of Japan――Founded in 1917, the English Literary Society of Japan (ELSJ) is an association of scholars in the fields of English and American literature and the English language.


What’s new

  1. 2023.05.11
    The 95th General Meeting page has been updated. Please make sure to read through the page before participation (both in-person and online).
  2. 2023.03.17
    The registration for the reception party of the 95th General Meeting is now open. Click here for details.
  3. 2023.03.03
    The 95th General Meeting (2023) will be held in a high-flex format. Please check here for detail.
  4. 2021.12.16 We decided that the 94th Annual General Meeting (2022) will be held online. Please check this website regularly for the latest information about the Meeting.
  5. 2021.09.11
    We have started accepting applications for the 94th Annual General Meeting to be held at Doshisha University on 21 and 22 May 2022. Please consult this page. Deadline is 1 November 2021.

To all members

  1. 2023.08.17
    We have started accepting applications for the 96th General Meeting. Please consult this page.
  2. 2023.05.11
    The 95th General Meeting page has been updated. Please make sure to read through the page before participation (both in-person and online).
  3. 2023.03.03
    The 95th General Meeting (2023) will be held in a high-flex format. Please check here for detail.
  4. 2022.09.04
    We have started accepting applications for the 95th General Meeting to be held at Kanto Gakuen University, Kannai Campus on 20 and 21 May 2023. Please consult this page. Deadline is 1 November 2022.
  5. 2021.09.11
    We have started accepting applications for the 94th Annual General Meeting to be held at Doshisha University on 21 and 22 May 2022. Please consultthis page. Deadline is 1 November 2021.