Alice Munro – not the work of the author.

Not an ACS/AEC call for submissions, but hey, we’re glad to keep the conversation going.

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Call for Papers
The Geographies of Alice Munro

44th Annual Convention, Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA)
March 21-24, 2013
Boston, Massachusetts
Host Institution: Tufts University

This session will explore the geographies of the fiction of Alice Munro, winner of the 2009 International Man Booker Prize. While literally her fiction has explored the Canadian landscape, Munro’s fiction has likewise explored the lives of women and girls, as well as the possibilities of the short story. Please send brief abstracts in the body of an email to
Elizabeth Abele

NeMLA 2013 also includes the following Canadian sessions:

Adapting Classical Myths and Themes in Canadian Literature
Canadian Urban Identities

Transnational Canadian Writing

Details: http://nemla.org/convention/2013/cfp_canadian.html

Deadline: September 30, 2012
Please include with your abstract:
Name and Affiliation
Email address
Postal address
Telephone number
A/V requirements (if any; $10 handling fee with registration)

Interested participants may submit abstracts to more than one NeMLA session; however, panelists can only present one paper (panel or seminar). Convention participants may present a paper at a panel and also present at a creative session or participate in a roundtable. http://www.nemla.org/convention/2013/cfp.html