Scam
We have been alerted that a fraudulent Gmail account (edwina.blueridgeconference@gmail.com) is impersonating Edwina Perkins and inviting authors to be a part of the 2026 conference. After responding, the impersonator will then give options for the author to pay to have space.
This is a scam.
We will NEVER send out unsolicited email messages nor do we charge faculty to be a part of the conference.
If you receive any such request:
- Do not send money
- Do not click on any links or open any attachments
- Report the email to Google @ https://support.google.com/mail/contact/abuse
If you have already sent funds, please contact your bank immediately and report it as fraud. You can also report it to the FTC @ https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/
We are actively working with authorities and Google to shut this down.