The first batch of photos from our 18th annual conference in Claremont, CA are finally online, and can be viewed here.
Congratulations
Congratulations to Dr. Elizabeth Samet, who spoke on the Literature and War panel at our 2011 Conference, for being named a 2012 John Simon Guggenheim fellow!
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Literary Matters 5.1 Available Now
Issue 5.1 of Literary Matters has been released and is currently available on the Literary Matters page of our website. This issue includes a profile on office assistant Allison Vanouse, a reflection upon Time & The River at the Vermont Studio Center by Joshua Weiner, an essay on Literary Darwinism by Charles Duncan, and more. Click here to download it as a pdf.
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Conference 2012 (Initial) Wrap-Up
Thank you to all who attended our annual conference last week and helped make it such a success! In the coming weeks we will be uploading photos of the different panels, seminars, and dinners. There will also be a conference reflection included in the upcoming issue of Literary Matters. We look forward to seeing you all again next year, if not much sooner!
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Extension on Discount Rooms at the DoubleTree Hotel until March 3
The DoubleTree Hotel in Claremont has extended our special ALSCW conference discount until March 3, and opened up 10 other rooms – five with two doubles and 5 with a king bed. Call them at 1-909-626-2411 and tell them you are a member of the ALSCW, and that more rooms have just been opened up at the reduced rate of $109 plus tax. (Our contact there is Crystal.)
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Pre-Convention Reading
Attendees of the 18th Annual Conference are invited to a Pre-Convention Reading on Thursday, March 8th at 8 PM. The reading will be conducted as an open mic, and is open to all members and their guests. It will take place in the Freburg Forum at the Kravis Center. See you there!
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2012 Conference Program Now Available
The complete program for the upcoming annual conference in Claremont, CA is now available on the Conference 2012 page of our website. Click here for a direct link to the pdf.
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Literary Matters 4.4 (Winter 2011) Available Now
Issue 4.4 of Literary Matters has been released and is currently available on the Literary Matters page of our website. This issue includes a profile on our (relatively) new office manager Ben Mazer, a report on the 2011 Annual Conference, and much more. Click here to download it as a pdf.
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Literary Matters 4.3 (Fall 2011) Available Now
The Fall 2011 issue of Literary Matters is now available as a pdf on our website. This issue includes an interview with outgoing president Greg Delanty, a profile on incoming president John Burt, and Meringoff Essay Award Winner Gabriella Garr’s Hamlet Essay. The file is available on the Literary Matters page of our website, or here.
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