N.B.: I am posting this on behalf of Dr. Lawrence Berkove. All responses and queries should be directed to him at the address at the end of this message. K.B. Call for Papers 16th Annual Conference American Literature Association May 26-29, 2005 Westin Copley Place Boston, Massachusetts Papers are invited for the ALA session: "Mark Twain's Short Fiction." More attention is being directed in recent years to Twain's short fiction. Previously unpublished stories need attention so that their importance may be adequately assessed, but new insights on established stories are also welcomed. Papers 10-12 pages on any aspect of this topic are invited. Send completed paper or abstract by December 15 to: Lawrence I. Berkove Dept. of Humanities Univ. of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn, MI 48128