The Carson McCullers Center for Writers and Musicians (Columbus State University) in conjunction with The Carson McCullers Society invite proposals for individual papers or complete panels about any aspect of Carson McCullers' life or work for the American Literature Association's 27th Annual Conference, to be held in San Francisco, CA, May 26-29, 2016. Abstracts of no more than 250 words, should be sent to Alison Bertolini, Vice President, The Carson McCullers Society, at alison.bertolini@ndsu.edu no later than January 20, 2016. Preliminary inquiries are welcome.

The American Literature Association's 27th annual conference will meet at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco on May 26-29, 2016 (Thursday through Sunday of Memorial Day weekend). The deadline for proposals is January 30, 2016. For further information, please consult the ALA website at www.americanliteratureassociation.org or contact the conference director, Professor Alfred Bendixen of Princeton University at ab23@princeton.edu with specific questions.