The deadline for SAMLA 2015 has been extended to June 20. Here is the call for papers: SAMLA will meet November 13-15 in Durham, NC. The session will be entitled "Mark Twain and the Other Arts." In keeping with the conference theme “In Concert: Literature and the Other Arts”, the Mark Twain Circle invites papers for a panel on any aspect of Twain’s engagement with the arts. Possible topics may include: -Twain’s writing about the arts (including literature, music, theatre, and the fine and decorative arts) -Representations of the arts in Twain’s works (including theater, music, architecture, fashion, sculpture and painting) -Twain in the arts (representations of Twain in painting and print, cartoons and comics, theater, television and film). -Other approaches are welcomed. Please send a 300 word abstract and brief bio by 20 June 2015 to James Hewitson at [log in to unmask] Please also note any A/V needs. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ John Bird [log in to unmask]