The Dickens Project

You’re invited… ✨

Step into a night of elegance and spectacle at the Turveydrop Gala—an evening inspired by Victorian grandeur (and perhaps a touch of fashionable deportment).

🗓 July 31
🕰 8:30–11:00 PM
📍 Stevenson Event Center, UC Santa Cruz

Join us for:
🎻 Live music
💃 Victorian dance
🎲 Casino games
🎁 Auction & refreshments

Hosted by The Dickens Project at UC Santa Cruz, this is one of the highlights of the Dickens Universe week—you won’t want to miss it.

🎟 Tickets available now — link in bio

The Dickens Universe Winter 2026 Graduate Student Conference, hosted by the Southern Methodist University Department of English and co-sponsored by Rice University and The Dickens Project, brought together graduate students and scholars from across the country for a weekend of lively discussion, collaboration, and community (March 6–8).

We’re so grateful to our hosts for creating such a welcoming and intellectually vibrant space—these photos capture just a glimpse of the conversations, connections, and ideas that made the weekend so memorable.

Thank you to everyone who presented, attended, and helped make this conference such a success. We’re already looking forward to what comes next ✨