Call for PapersLiterature-General Southwest Popular / American Culture Association (SWPACA) 2026 SWPACA Summer Salon June 25-27, 2026Virtual Conferencehttps://swpaca.org/Submissions open on March 30, 2026Proposal submission deadline: April 27, 2026 Proposals for papers are now being accepted for the SWPACA Summer Salon. SWPACA offersnearly 70 subject areas in a variety of categories encompassing the following: Film, Television,Music, & Visual Media; Historic & Contemporary Cultures; Identities & Cultures; Language &Literature; Science Fiction & Fantasy; and Pedagogy & Popular Culture. For a full list of subjectareas, area descriptions, and Area Chairs, please visit https://swpaca.org/subject-areas/Samantha Lay, Area ChairKeaton Gregg, Assistant Area ChairThe Area Chairs are now accepting proposals to the Literature (General) category. This area willprovide a forum for scholarly presentations on literary subjects outside of our more specificliterature areas. Before submitting to the General area, please peruse the specific area list on thispage.Areas of interest might include: Literary theory Literary history Interdisciplinary approaches to literary analysis Aesthetics Experimental writing (other than poetry – see specific area lists) Genre criticism Historical or cultural criticism Regional literatures Popular forms of literary expression beyond our noted areasAll proposals must be submitted through the conference’s database at https://swpaca.org/appFor details on using the submission database and on the application process in general, please seethe Summer Salon FAQs and Tips page at https://swpaca.org/faq-summer-salon/Registration information for the conference will be available at https://swpaca.org/summer-salon/Unfortunately, we are not able to offer any financial assistance for the Summer Salon.Individual proposals for 15-minute papers must include an abstract of approximately 200-500words. Only one proposal per person, please; unfortunately, we cannot accommodate roundtablesfor the Summer Salon. If you have any questions about the Literature-General area, please contact its Area Chair,Samantha Lay, Meridian Community College, Samantha.Lay@meridiancc.edu. If you havegeneral questions about the conference, please contact us at support@southwestpca.org, and amember of the executive team will get back to you.We look forward to receiving your submissions!