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CFP: Mark Twain Circle at 2026 ALA Conference

CFP: Mark Twain Circle at 2026 ALA Conference

by Center For Mark Twain Studies | Dec 17, 2025 | Call for papers

Call for Papers: Mark Twain Circle at ALA, May 20-23, 2026 (Palmer House, Chicago) The Mark Twain Circle invites proposals of 250-500 words for 20-minute presentations at its two guaranteed ALA panels. Panelists who are Circle members (and MTC policy calls for all...
CFP – AHSA Zoom Series: Works in Progress by Emerging Scholars

CFP – AHSA Zoom Series: Works in Progress by Emerging Scholars

by Center For Mark Twain Studies | Dec 15, 2025 | Call for papers

CFP: AHSA Zoom Series, Spring 2026: Works in Progress by Emerging Scholars  For its Spring 2026 Zoom series, AHSA seeks to continue its commitment to fostering the development of graduate students. To this end, AHSA plans to put together 2-3 panels of 2-3 graduate...
“The Noble Red Man” Information Page Now Available

“The Noble Red Man” Information Page Now Available

by Center For Mark Twain Studies | Dec 4, 2025 | The Study, Twain for Teachers

Editor’s Note:  CMTS is committed to giving accurate, accessible information related to Mark Twain, his literature, his circle, and his world. These resource pages have been written by Mark Twain scholars, often times experts in the particular field. These are meant...
LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI Information Page Now Available

LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI Information Page Now Available

by Center For Mark Twain Studies | Nov 24, 2025 | The Study, Twain for Teachers

Editor’s Note:  CMTS is committed to giving accurate, accessible information related to Mark Twain, his literature, his circle, and his world. These resource pages have been written by Mark Twain scholars, often times experts in the particular field. These are meant...
CFP – AHSA Zoom Series: Works in Progress by Emerging Scholars

CFP: American Humor Studies Association at ALA

by Center For Mark Twain Studies | Nov 12, 2025 | Call for papers

Call for Papers American Literature Association (ALA) 2026, Chicago   The American Humor Studies Association (AHSA) plans to offer two panels.  One panel, “Teaching with Humor” will explore, through specific examples, how humor, in its many forms—literary, visual,...
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