On Wed, Jan 8, 2020 at 2:23 PM Larry Howe <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > All-- > > The deadline for submitting proposals is one week away. So if you've been > putting off sending yours, delay no longer. Here's the call: > > CFP Mark Twain Circle of America for ALA 2020 > > Title: “Mark Twain Reading/Reading Mark Twain” > > Mark Twain was an avid—and participatory—reader, combing through texts > with pencil in hand, marking and annotating as he went. His characters > read, too--and they leave evidence of their reading in their dialogue and > their own writings. Furthermore, Twain’s own readers show the impact of > his writings in the plots, characters, and satirical episodes written in > Twain’s wake. The MTC call for proposals for the 2020 ALA conference > focuses on reading broadly defined, including--but not limited to--what, > how, and where Twain read, the influence of his reading on his writings, > and the impact of Twain’s own works on subsequent writers. > > We enthusiastically encourage junior and emerging scholars to present > their work. Graduate students chosen to present may apply for a grant from > Mark Twain Circle’s Louis Budd Travel Fund to help defray some of the costs > of attending the conference. > > While we seek submissions without restriction, all presenters must be > active members of the Mark Twain Circle at the time of the conference > (information about membership is available at our website > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__marktwaincircle.org_join-2Dthe-2Dmark-2Dtwain-2Dcircle-2Dof-2Damerica-2D2_join_&d=DwIF-g&c=a-IB_GMEfAZCNvTl5o6ZExYKmR-HZTqw1M_ZxQv8eiY&r=M7fe_5tVzFcSaDV_TGyMVieQKup7oSC-0rxoDyxcCJY&m=pRa9nmOaBS1w9DXVBgB_cjHqoWHBsQzecGwxtgjOaLc&s=TLRywYb7JEC8UlczZy7pQDkGazcAydA13fPetYlnspY&e= > > Presentations sponsored by the Mark Twain Circle are often developed into > articles that appear in the Mark Twain Annual, published by Penn State > University Press. > > Send proposals (400 words or fewer) by January 15, 2020 to Larry Howe, > president of the Mark Twain Circle ([log in to unmask]). > > I look forward to being deluged, > > --LH > > Larry Howe > Professor of English & Film Studies > Department of Literature and Languages > Roosevelt University > Editor, Studies in American Humor > President, Mark Twain Circle of America > > > > -- Ben Click Professor, English Director, Writing & Speaking Center Editor, *The* *Mark Twain Annual* Director, Twain Lecture Series on American Humor and Culture (240) 895-4253 St. Mary's College of Maryland