The Mark Twain Circle has the following calls for papers for MLA 2014 
(Chicago, January 2014):
1. Mark Twain's Style(s)--Analysis of Twain's style, in either fiction or 
nonfiction. Preference will be given to papers that break new ground or 
challenge old assumptions.
2. Beyond Huck and Puddn'head: Mark Twain and Race--Examinations of Mark 
Twain and racial issues in works other than the two most commonly analyzed 
texts, Huckleberry Finn and Puddn'head Wilson.

Send 300-word abstracts to me at the address below by March 15, 2013. 
Presenters must be members of both MLA and the Mark Twain Circle (can join 
after paper is accepted.) Further details will be posted soon to the 
circle's new website: http://marktwaincircle.org/
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John Bird
Vice President, Mark Twain Circle of America
Winthrop University
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