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CALL FOR PAPERS
The Illinois Philological Association, was founded in 1996 by a committee of
representatives from several Illinois universities and colleges. Its purpose is to promote
fellowship and an exchange of ideas among members (both students and faculty) of
departments of English, Linguistics, and Foreign Languages and independent scholars and
writers in the state of Illinois.
Fourth Annual Conference of the
Illinois Philological Association
March 31 - April 1, 2000
Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, Illinois
Come and share your work with interested colleagues and celebrate the diversity and
quality of Illinois scholars and writers.
The Association invites
submissions in four categories:
1) From faculty, independent scholars,
and graduate students--abstracts or proposals (300-500 wds.) for papers on any aspect of
literature, literary criticism, linguisitics, and composition theory.
2) From creative writers--original works of fiction, poetry, or drama are welcome. Please
submit writing sample for consideration.
3) From undergraduate students--creative writing or scholarly papers. Please submit the
entire text of your paper or reading, accompanied by a supporting letter from a faculty
member.
4) From any category of partipant--session or panel proposals. Please submit a panel
description and abstracts of all papers to be included in the panel or session.
The maximum reading time for either creative writing or scholarly papers
is 20 minutes. Sessions and Panels should be no longer than 75 minutes,
including time for questions and discussion. All readers must register
for the conference.
Please send 3 copies of your submission by surface mail to:
Jyoti Panjwani
Executive Secretary, Illinois Philological Assn.
c/o English Deptartment
Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, IL 61920.
Or forward a proposal
by e-mail to: cfjp@eiu.edu.
POSTMARK DEADLINE: December 1, 1999
To Join or Renew your Membership: Send a
$10 ($5 for students) check payable to "Illinois Philological Association" to:
Visit our Web-site: http://www.eiu.edu/~ipaweb/welcome.htm
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