Known World Heraldic and Scribal Symposium

The Known World Heraldic and Scribal Symposium (KWHSS) is an annual inter-kingdom SCA event for the purpose of promoting heraldic and scribal education and research in the SCA.

There is a questions and answers webpage which provides additional information about KWHSS.

Upcoming

The next KWHSS will be held on June 29-30, 2024, in the Kingdom of the East. Hosted by the Bailiwick of Ivyeinrust, the event will be held at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadephia, PA. More information coming as we get closer!

We also hold an online a Virtual Known World symposium each January. The next vKWHSS will be the weekend of January 26-28, 2024. We’ll have more information as we get closer!

How To Run a KWHSS

For those who wish to bid on and hold a KWHSS, there is a web page which gives tips and information on doing so, and another web page which gives historical information on gate fees, attendance, etc.

Proceedings

Each year, a Proceedings is published, containing articles on diverse subjects related to SCA Heraldic and Scribal Arts.

Proceedings Index (1973-2012)

David Appleton (Da’ud ibn Auda) has produced an index to all the Symposium Proceedings through 2012. It is presented here as a set of four documents: