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ALSCW and Literary Matters at the AWP Annual Conference & Bookfair

We are pleased to announce that the ALSCW will be present at the Association of Writers and Writing Programs Annual Conference & Bookfair. The conference will be held at the Hynes Convention Center & Sheraton Boston Hotel on March 6 … Continue reading

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Upcoming Local Meeting at Barnard College

The Association of Literary Scholars, Critics, and Writers and Saskia Hamilton, co-editor of Literary Imagination, invite you to Fictions of Fiction, a literary evening featuring Morris Dickstein and Darryl Pinckney. Morris Dickstein will present “My Life in Fiction.” Darryl Pinckney … Continue reading

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Two Local ALSCW Meetings at the BU Editorial Institute: 24 Oct: Kalotay and Tabatabai; 7 Nov: Scanlan. 5 pm.

This semester there will be two ALSCW local meetings of the Association of Literary Scholars, Critics, and Writers. Those who are not members of the Association are likewise welcome. To be held at the Editorial Institute Library, Second Floor, 143 … Continue reading

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Third Annual Literature in Translation Forum – August 24, 2012

On Friday August 24, 2012, Vermont Studio Center and the Association of Literary Scholars, Critics, and Writers will co-sponsor the third annual Literature in Translation Forum, presenting French poet Emmanuel Moses and his translator, poet Marilyn Hacker. The evening is … Continue reading

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Principles of Excellence in Poetry – September 28, 2012

The Association of Literary Scholars, Critics and Writers announces a panel and reception entitled Principles of Excellence in Poetry, which will take place at Poets House in New York City on September 28, 2012 at 7:00pm. The event will be … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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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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Call for Papers

The Call for Papers for our 18th annual conference – happening March 9-11, 2012 at Claremont McKenna College in California – has been posted to our home page. Read through it to learn more about the different panels and seminars … Continue reading

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Boston Local Meeting – November 16, 2011

Please join us for a prose – and poetry – reading. The prose, Kasia Buczkowska; the poetry, Marcia Karp. Each will read for half an hour, with half an hour then for joint discussion. If you plan to attend, please … Continue reading

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Boston Local Meeting-September 29

On September 29, a group of literati gathered in a book-lined room of Boston University’s Editorial Institute, found on the emblematic Bay State Road, to hear a paper given by Cassandra Nelson of Harvard University. This marked the first annual local meeting of the ALSCW in Boston, and it was quite a lively event, to say the least. Continue reading

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