Narrative Matters
The Narrative Matters conference is international, interdisciplinary and unaffiliated with a formal institution. Conferences are held every two years, organized by volunteers and hosted at their institution.
Conferences
Publications
2002
Inaugural
Fredericton, NB, Canada
2004
The Power of Story in a Postmodern World
Fredericton, NB, Canada
2006
The Storied Nature of Human Experience: Fact and Fiction
Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada
2008
Storying our World
Toronto, Canada
2010
Exploring the Narrative Landscape
Fredericton, NB, Canada
2012
Life and Narrative
Paris, France
2016
How Narrative Research Transforms People and Communities
Victoria, Canada
2018
The ABCs of Narrative
Twente, The Netherlands
2022
Narrative and Personal & Social Transformation
Atlanta, GA USA
2023
Instrumental Narratives: Narrative Studies & the Storytelling Boom
Tampere, Finland
2025
Disparate Narrative Worlds: Crisis, Conflict & the Possibility of Hope
Paris, France
2027
TBD
McGill Journal of Education Vol. 40 No. 1 (2005)
Co-edited by Bill Randall and Dolores Furlong, this issue includes papers presented at the 2004 conference, and an editorial describing the origin of the conference.
Interchange: A Quarterly Review of Education
Vol. 38 No. 3 + No. 4 (2007)
Narrative Knowing and Learning
Co-edited by Bill Randall and Furlong, this issue features a papers presented at the 2004 conference and keynotes from the inaugural conference in 2002.
Life and Narrative: The Risks and Responsibilities of Storying Experience
Edited by Brian Schiff, Elizabeth McKim and Sylvie Patron, 2017
Drawing upon innovative theoretical and empirical scholarship presented at Narrative Matters 2012: Life and Narrative, this volume seeks to make a significant contribution to our understanding of the dynamic interplay of life and narrative by creatively addressing it from multiple angles.
Narrative Works Vol. 11 (2022)
Special Issue: Narrative and Personal Social Transformation
Includes several presentations from Narrative Matters 2022.