30th Annual St. Francis Writers' Conference
CALL FOR PAPERS FROM UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
30th Annual St. Francis Writers’ Conference
Saturday, November 13th, 2021
at the University of St. Francis in Joliet, IL (hybrid format)
featuring graphic poet and translation editor Naoko Fujimoto as keynote speaker
Undergraduate students should submit abstracts for 10-15 min in-person or virtual presentations no later than Oct. 15, 2021 in any of the following categories:
art & design ● creative writing ● critical theory ● film ● history & politics ● literature ● music ● teaching English ● philosophy & theology ●
science writing ● business writing ● cultural studies ● ecocriticism
Send submissions to SFWC@stfrancis.edu
For more information, please go to
https://www.stfrancis.edu/sfwc/
or contact conference organizers at sfwc@stfrancis.edu
2021 marks the 30th year for the St. Francis Writers’ Conference. Billy Collins, Tobias Wolff, Eavan Boland, Mary Gordon, Tillie Olsen, and Li Young Lee, among others, have read and discussed their work with students at USF’s annual St. Francis Writers’ Conference (formerly known as the English Language and Literatures Conference).