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The English Graduate Student Organization at Middle Tennessee State University is requesting submissions for its 5th MTSU EGSO Conference. The theme of this year’s conference is The English Graduate Student Organization at Middle Tennessee State University is requesting submissions for its 5th MTSU EGSO Conference. The theme of this year’s conference is “Revisions, Retellings, and Adaptations.”

Presentations of scholarly research in all areas of literature and literary studies are welcome. Some suggested topics include:
•Children’s Literature
•American Literature
•British Literature
•Popular Culture, Folklore, Graphic Novels and Film Studies
•Composition, Rhetoric, Linguistics, and Critical Theory

Guest Speaker: Dr. Martha Hixon, Professor of English and Children’s Literature Scholar

Abstracts of 300-500 words should be submitted by email to the MTSU EGSO Conference Selection Committee at: submissions@mtsuegso.org

The deadline for submission of abstracts is July 1, 2012. Participants will be notified of their acceptance via email. Early Registration for the Conference is due by August 15, 2012. The registration is $25. Registration forms are available on the MTSU EGSO website at mtsuegso.org.

The MTSU EGSO Conference will be held on Saturday, September 22, 2012, at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, TN, from 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Any questions regarding submissions should be sent to: info@mtsuegso.org.