The Mailer Society is pleased to announce that Christopher Ricks, keynote speaker at the 2008 Society conference in Provincetown, has been knighted as part of the Queen’s Birthday Honours. He was granted knighthood for his “services to scholarship.” Congratulations to Sir Christopher!

Salvatore Scibona Wins Writing Award
The Norman Mailer Writers Colony and The Provincetown Arts Press announce the awarding of the first Norman Mailer Cape Cod Writing Award for Exceptional Writing to Mr. Salvatore Scibona. On June 6th, 2009, at a cocktail reception at PAAM, (460 Commercial Street) followed by a private dinner at the Norman Mailer home, the Colony will [...]
Richard Meier to Speak in Provincetown
Provincetown Arts Groups Join Forces to bring Pritzker Prize Winning Architect, Richard Meier to Provincetown. The Norman Mailer Writers Colony and the Provincetown Art Association and Museum (PAAM), are pleased to announce an exhibit, reception and dinner with the world-renowned architect, Pritzker Laureate Richard Meier for the benefit of both non-profit organizations.
Final Reminder: Brooklyn Hall of Fame
This is the third and final reminder to cast your vote for Norman Mailer on the Brooklyn Hall of Fame. Voting ends March 1, 2009 March 31, 2009, so take a second and cast your vote.
Mailer Writing Awards Announced
The new Mailer writing awards were announced on February 23 at a Washington, D.C. press conference, co-sponsored by The Mailer Estate and the National Council of Teachers of English. For more information, see the attached brochure (after the jump) or the Writers Colony Web Site.
Larry Schiller Featured in the Times
Hillary Rose of the Times Online chats with Larry Schiller about his photography and his remarkable life experiences: He was taught needlepoint by Joanne Woodward and taken to the races by Jack Lemmon and Walther Matthau, who taught him how to bet. He sat in Marilyn Monroe’s T-Bird, drinking Dom Pérignon and watching as she [...]
José Torres Dies at 72
José Torres, former light heavyweight boxing champion and a close friend of the Mailer family, died of a heart attack on January 19 at his home in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Mailer wrote the preface to Torres’s 1971 biography of Muhammad Ali, Sting Like a Bee: The Muhammad Ali Story, and boxed with him on the [...]
Conference 2009: Call for Paper Abstracts
The Program Committee seeks proposals for papers and panel presentations during the Seventh Annual Conference of The Norman Mailer Society to be held in Washington, D.C. Norman Mailer’s literary, political, and personal relationships to the dramatic forces of power in our nation’s capital prompt the theme of our 2009 conference: “Washington Intersections: Ideology, Culture, and [...]
Conference 2012
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Conference 2008 Announcement
December 7, 2007
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A Sampling of Letters
October 6, 2008
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Conference 2009: Hotel Information
November 16, 2008
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Preview: The Review 2011
September 2, 2011
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Mailer Passes at 84
November 10, 2007
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Was Marilyn Monroe a Synesthete?
February 3, 2012
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Conference 2012: Call for Papers
January 30, 2012
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Norman Mailer: Playboy Magazine Heavyweight
January 25, 2012
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John Buffalo Critical of Advertisements
January 13, 2012
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Participatory Journalism of Norman Mailer
December 29, 2011
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