Harry Potter Academic Conference
Celebrating 13 Years of Scholarship
The Harry Potter Academic Conference (HPAC) is a non-profit, annual academic conference hosted by Chestnut Hill College (Philadelphia, PA, USA). This interdisciplinary conference welcomes all participants—from curious fans to full professors—to present and engage with scholarship on the Potterverse and find community among other Potter scholars. Conference registration is open to the public. HPAC 2025 will be held fully online.
October 17th & 18th, 2025
About
The first Harry Potter Academic Conference was held in October 2012, a small forum for CHC students to share their papers on the Potterverse. Since then, the conference has grown in size and scope, expanding the boundaries of a “traditional” academic conference and creating a safe, inclusive space for lively discussion and criticism of the long-term impact of the Potter series. All are welcome.
Submit
HPAC accepts proposals beginning in mid-summer each year. Proposals are a 250-word description of your presentation (abstract) and some personal information. Submission deadline is September 1 each year.
Attend
Since 2023, HPAC has followed an event schedule alternating between in-person only (even years) and online-only digiHPAC (odd years). Tickets are a $15 donation to HPAC at CHC (waived for high school student presenters and invited speakers).
Warner Bros. Entertainment and J.K. Rowling are not responsible for this event. The Harry Potter Academic Conference is a non-profit academic conference based at Chestnut Hill College, a non-profit academic institution. The Harry Potter Academic Conference and Chestnut Hill College are not affiliated with J.K. Rowling, Bloomsbury, Scholastic Press, Pottermore, Warner Bros., or Universal Studios. No copyright infringement is intended. Built by 45Press.