From March 10 – 13, 2027, NEHS students and Chapter Advisors from around the world will meet in Milwaukee, WI, for the English Honor Societies Convention. The convention site is especially meaningful this year: Milwaukee is the home of the first commercially successful typewriter, a reminder that our craft as readers and writers has always been intertwined with evolving technology.
The 2027 Convention theme is technê, a concept rooted in Aristotelian philosophy. It describes not just the act of creating, but the deep understanding of a craft that allows it to be taught and continually refined. As members of NEHS, students and Advisors alike embody this ideal every day: analyzing texts, crafting arguments, telling stories, and mentoring others.
Participants will study this year’s Convention Common Reader, How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water by Angie Cruz, a powerful novel that invites readers to consider resilience, identity, and community. Cruz will be a keynote speaker at the convention. The 2027 Convention will also focus on Jane Austen, whose innovations in narrative technique and character development continue to shape literature today. Her mastery of technê reminds us that great writing transcends time, even as the tools we use evolve.
Beyond sessions and speakers, the convention also offers connection. It’s a chance to meet fellow students and Advisors who share your interests, to collaborate with others, and to become part of an international community committed to the power of language and literature.
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