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Illinois Philological Association's Ninth Annual Conference

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS and MEMBERS

The Association invites submissions in four categories:

  1. From faculty members, independent scholars, and graduate students
    -- abstracts or proposals (300 words) for papers on any aspect of literature, literary criticism, linguistics, and composition theory or literary theory.
  2. From creative writers
    -- original works of fiction, poetry, drama, or performance art. Dramatic works and performance pieces that can be staged within the timeframe of a session (90 minutes) are also solicited. Please submit manuscript for consideration.
  3. From undergraduate students
    -- creative writing or scholarly papers. Please submit the entire text of your reading or paper, accompanied by a supporting letter from a faculty member.
  4. From any category of participant
    -- session or panel proposals. Panels that deal with practical concerns of specific disciplines, including those relating to pedagogical issues, as well as panels on literary topics, are encouraged. Please submit a panel description/abstract and abstracts of all papers to be included in the panel or session.
Each submission must also include a proposal topic summary of no more than 50 words.
The maximum reading time for either creative writing selections or scholarly papers is 25 minutes. Sessions, panels, dramatic works, and performance pieces should be no longer than 90 minutes, including time for questions and discussion where appropriate. All presenters must register for the conference and be IPA members.

Please forward your proposal by email as an attached file in Microsoft Word or Word Perfect format to cass.barbara@uis.edu.

EMAIL SUBMISSIONS PREFERRED

Or send 2 copies of your submission by surface mail to:

Barbara Cass, Executive Secretary
Illinois Philological Association
c/o English Program, UHB 3067
University of Illinois at Springfield
One University Plaza, MSUHB 3050
Springfield, IL 62703-5407.

Please include Name, Street Address, Phone Number, Email Address, Status, and Institutional Affiliation.

GRANTS

ILLINOIS PHILOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION again is providing grants to cover the registration fee to student presenters. If you are a student and would like to be considered for a grant, please send a letter along with your submission requesting the grant and indicating why being a part of the IPA 2005 Conference is important to you.

AWARDS

ILLINOIS PHILOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION also is again awarding cash prizes for the best creative student work and the best scholarly student paper. Award decisions will be determined by a panel of IPA reviewers. Grant recipients and winners will be notified prior to the conference. Please Note: Students who receive grants and awards will be expected to fully participate in the conference.

Questions? Contact Barbara Cass at cass.barbara@uis.edu

Submission Deadline: February 14, 2005

Dues Notice/Membership Application Form

The ILLINOIS PHILOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION was founded in 1996 by representatives from several Illinois colleges and universities. Its purpose is to promote fellowship and intellectual exchange among faculty and student members of departments of English, Linguistics, Communication, and Foreign Languages, as well as independent scholars and writers throughout Illinois.