LSANE online editorial seminars are organized for the express purpose of generating collaborative volumes on life and society in Anatolia, Egypt, the Levant, and Mesopotamia during the second and first millennia BCE. LSANE editorial seminar volumes are intended to be more cohesive in nature than traditional edited collections. Editorial seminars also increase accessibility for scholars around the world to participate in high-quality research conversations and publication unburdened from the costs of professional societies or in-person attendance at annual meetings.

Seminars will convene via Zoom at least three times over the course of 18 months. Groups may agree to meet more than three times, if all members are in accord. Participation is free of charge but limited in capacity. The size of each workgroup will be determined by seminar leaders. Participants are expected to contribute to the volume, to be present at all meetings, and to commit to the peer-review process between meetings.

If you are interested in convening an Editorial Seminar with Life and Society in the Ancient Near East (LSANE), please complete the proposal form below. You may contact the series editors at neareast@tplondon.com for further guidance about developing your proposal.