Association of Literary Scholars, Critics, and Writers

Become a Member and help literature thrive.

Join the Association of Literary Scholars, Critics, and Writers and help us ensure that literature thrives in scholarly and creative environments.

27th ALSCW Conference

The twenty-seventh annual ALSCW conference to take place October 17–20, 2024, at the Catholic University of America.

OUR MISSION

Promote excellence in literary criticism and scholarship, and work to ensure that literature thrives in both scholarly and creative environments. We encourage the reading and writing of literature, criticism, and scholarship, as well as wide-ranging discussions among those committed to the reading and study of literary works.

WHO WE ARE

Officers

PRESIDENT
Diana Senechal, Szolnok, Hungary

VICE PRESIDENT
Hannibal Hamlin, Ohio State University

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
David Mikics, University of Houston

SECRETARY
Rebecca Rainof, University of California-Berkeley

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Ernest Suarez, Catholic University

Council

David Bromwich, Yale University

Robert Levine, University of Maryland

Michèle Lowrie, University of Chicago

Major Jackson, Vanderbilt University

Mike Mattison, Tedeschi Trucks Band

Justin Mitchell, University of Michigan

Lee Oser, College of Holy Cross

Richard Russell, Baylor University

Mary Jo Salter, Johns Hopkins University

Meg Tyler, Boston University

Kenneth Warren, University of Chicago

Rosanna Warren, University of Chicago

David Yezzi, Johns Hopkins

DC Office Staff

Office Manager, John Matthew Steinhafel