Yesteryear & the Rise of Trad Wife Fiction

deadline for submissions: 
August 21, 2026
full name / name of organization: 
Alex M. Anderson
contact email: 

This CFP seeks submissions for a Just-in-Time session proposed for the 2027 MLA conference.  If accepted, this panel will analyze the recent slew of literary and genre fiction about "trad wives." Caro Claire Burke's Yesteryear, Saratoga Schaefer's Trad Wife: A Novel, and Sarah Langan's Trad Wife are encouraged; however, analyses of similar contemporary texts are welcome. Diverse critical approaches are encouraged. If interested, email abstracts (150–200 words) to Alex M. Anderson at aanders@umn.edu by Friday, August 21.