The American Literature Association is hosting a symposium on "The American Novel: Forms, Genres, and Traditions" in Santa Fe on November 5-7, 2026. We have a great hotel in the best location in Santa Fe, and I am committed to putting together a fabulous program....
The Mark Twain Circle of America invites proposals for its session on "New Directions in Mark Twain Studies" at the upcoming Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association (PAMLA) conference in Seattle from November 12-15, 2026. The Circle invites innovative...
J19: The Journal of Nineteenth-Century Americanists is excited to announce that we will be hosting an online forum discussion of Big Jim and the White Boy: An American Classic Reimagined By David F. Walker and Marcus Kwame Anderson This graphic novel reimagining of...
Call for Papers—“Irreverence, Rebellion, and Resilience”: The Mark Twain Circle at Elmira’s Tenth International Conference on the State of Mark Twain Studies, July 30-August 1, 2026 The Mark Twain Circle invites proposals (developed abstracts of 250-500 words plus a...
A Unique Opportunity for American Humor Scholars As part of the 10th International Conference on the State of Mark Twain Studies, the American Humor Studies Association (AHSA) invites proposals for either a panel or a roundtable discussion. The Elmira conference will...
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, 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...
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,...
The 2026 First Book Institute May 31-June 6, 2026 Hosted by the Center for American Literary Studies (CALS) at Pennsylvania State University Co-Directors Priscilla Wald, R. Florence Brinkley Distinguished Professor of English, Duke University, and Co-Editor...
The W.D. Howells Society will host two panels at the American Literature Association’s 37th annual conference, which will meet at the Palmer House in Chicago, May 20-23, 2026 (Wednesday through Saturday of Memorial Day weekend). PANEL 1: HOWELLS & MEDIA From...