The deadline for submissions for the Edith Wharton Essay Prize has been
extended to 30 October 2006.

The Edith Wharton Essay Prize is awarded annually for the best unpublished
essay on Edith Wharton by a beginning scholar. Graduate students,
independent scholars, and faculty members who have not held a tenure-track
or full-time appointment for more than four years are eligible to submit
their work.

The winning essay will be published in _The Edith Wharton Review_, a
peer-reviewed journal, and the writer will receive an award of $250.

Collectors and Collecting: Private Collections and their Role in Libraries

Proposals are invited for papers for a conference to be held at Chawton House Library on 19 and 20 July 2007. The event is jointly organised by Chawton House Library, the University of Southampton English Department, and Goucher College, Baltimore.

CFP: "City of Vice: London, 1500-1700"
3/1/07; Collection

The Second Conference of the British Society for Literature and Science

Proposals for 20-minute papers are invited for the second annual conference of the British Society for Literature and Science. The conference will be held at the Birmingham and Midlands Institute in central Birmingham, hosted by the University of Central England, from 29-31 March 2007. Plenary speakers include Robert Crawford and Jenny Uglow.

Papers may address topics in the interactions of literature and science in any period and any languages. Presenters need not be based in UK institutions.

We also invite panel proposals for three papers of 20 minutes or four papers of 15 minutes; members of the panel should be drawn from more than one institution.

The Second Conference of the British Society for Literature and Science

Proposals for 20-minute papers are invited for the second annual conference of the British Society for Literature and Science. The conference will be held at the Birmingham and Midlands Institute in central Birmingham, hosted by the University of Central England, from 29-31 March 2007. Plenary speakers include Robert Crawford and Jenny Uglow.

Papers may address topics in the interactions of literature and science in any period and any languages. Presenters need not be based in UK institutions.

We also invite panel proposals for three papers of 20 minutes or four papers of 15 minutes; members of the panel should be drawn from more than one institution.

DURRELL SCHOOL OF CORFU
SEMINAR:

'THE WRITER'S REPUTATION: GENDER, TIME, GEOGRAPHY'

Corfu, Greece, 3-8 June 2007
www.durrell-school-corfu.org

The Durrell School of Corfu will host an international seminar on 'The
Writer's Reputation: Gender, Time, Geography' at its Library and Study
Centre, 3-8 June 2007.

The reputation of a writer is affected by many factors. For example, it is
common for a writer's reputation to suffer a decline in public interest and
appreciation after his/her death. Such a reputation may be enhanced in later
years by the renewal of critical interest.

DURRELL SCHOOL OF CORFU
SEMINAR:

'THE WRITER'S REPUTATION: GENDER, TIME, GEOGRAPHY'

Corfu, Greece, 3-8 June 2007
www.durrell-school-corfu.org

The Durrell School of Corfu will host an international seminar on 'The
Writer's Reputation: Gender, Time, Geography' at its Library and Study
Centre, 3-8 June 2007.

The reputation of a writer is affected by many factors. For example, it is
common for a writer's reputation to suffer a decline in public interest and
appreciation after his/her death. Such a reputation may be enhanced in later
years by the renewal of critical interest.

DURRELL SCHOOL OF CORFU
SEMINAR:

'THE WRITER'S REPUTATION: GENDER, TIME, GEOGRAPHY'

Corfu, Greece, 3-8 June 2007
www.durrell-school-corfu.org

The Durrell School of Corfu will host an international seminar on 'The
Writer's Reputation: Gender, Time, Geography' at its Library and Study
Centre, 3-8 June 2007.

The reputation of a writer is affected by many factors. For example, it is
common for a writer's reputation to suffer a decline in public interest and
appreciation after his/her death. Such a reputation may be enhanced in later
years by the renewal of critical interest.

 From the Brain to Human Culture: Intersections
between the Humanities and Neuroscience

An interdisciplinary conference sponsored by the
Comparative Humanities Program at Bucknell University to be held at

Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA
April 20-21, 2007
Confirmed Plenary Speakers:

Prof. Andy Clark,
Dept. of Philosophy, University of Edinburgh

Prof. Michael Gazzaniga
Dept. of Psychology, University of California at Santa Barbara

 From the Brain to Human Culture: Intersections
between the Humanities and Neuroscience

An interdisciplinary conference sponsored by the
Comparative Humanities Program at Bucknell University to be held at

Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA
April 20-21, 2007
Confirmed Plenary Speakers:

Prof. Andy Clark,
Dept. of Philosophy, University of Edinburgh

Prof. Michael Gazzaniga
Dept. of Psychology, University of California at Santa Barbara

Women and Work: Myths, Realities, and Representations
Call for Proposals
The City College Center for Worker Education/CUNY
New York, NY
Saturday, March 24, 2007, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

As part of our 25th anniversary celebration, The City College Center for Worker Education is pleased to announce the Women and Work 2007 Conference. We invite proposals for presentations from students, faculty, academic staff, union members and activists, or independent scholars and activists.

Women and Work: Myths, Realities, and Representations
Call for Proposals
The City College Center for Worker Education/CUNY
New York, NY
Saturday, March 24, 2007, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

As part of our 25th anniversary celebration, The City College Center for Worker Education is pleased to announce the Women and Work 2007 Conference. We invite proposals for presentations from students, faculty, academic staff, union members and activists, or independent scholars and activists.

CALL FOR PAPERS:

OJAS: Okinawan Journal of American Studies
Deadline: 12/15/06

CALL FOR PAPERS

Childhood in Edwardian Fiction
(Collection of Critical Essays)