Hey Jimbo, Does this mean you will have to attend MLA? If so, you have my sympathy. Janie and I are thinking of heading into Monmouth one of these evenings for dinner at a very good Italian Restaurant. Would you and the lovely Michelle be interested in joining us? d On Mon, Feb 17, 2025 at 8:43 AM James E Caron <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > TO: The Mark Twain Forum > > MLA 2026 Call for Papers > > The Mark Twain Circle is soliciting papers for MLA’s 2026 conference in > Toronto. In keeping with the President’s theme of “Family Resemblances,” we > invite papers that explore resemblances within two broad categories, > possibly using these suggestions. Other categories and topics are of course > welcome. > > GENRE > autobiography, parable, Realism, gothic, travel narrative, boy books, > burlesque, parody, satire, humorous sketch > IDENTITY > dialect speech, code switching, twins, personae, masking, cross-dressing > > Proposals of no more than 300 words plus a brief biography are due no later > than March 15. > Please send submissions to Jim Caron: [log in to unmask] > > The Mark Twain Circle will assist with travel expenses to the conference > for participants without institutional support if they join the Circle. >