Past conferences
Since its inception in 1997, the WMA has organized conferences biennially, on a broad range of topics and in many different countries of the world.
2025 Richmond, VA (USA)
Frauds & Fakes in Words and Music
2023 Munich (Germany)
Repetition/Variation in Literature and Music
2019 Graz (Austria)
Retro Forms and Styles in Literature and Music
2017 Stockholm (Sweden)
Fragments, Drafts, Revisions in Words and Music
2015 New York, NY (USA)
Music, Narrative, and the Moving Image
2013 London (UK)
Silence, Absence & Ellipsis in Literature and Music
2011 Santa Fe, NM (USA)
Voice in Words and Music
2009 Vienna (Austria)
Performativity in Literature and Music
2007 Edinburgh (UK)
Self-Reference in Literature and Music
2005 Santa Barbara, CA (USA)
Word/Music Adaptation
2003 Berlin (Germany)
Music and the Spoken Word
2001 Sydney (Australia)
Cultural Identity and the Musical Stage
1999 Ann Arbor, MI (USA)
The Song Cycle
1997 Graz (Austria)
Defining the Field