Conference

Annual Norman Mailer Society Conference overview

The Norman Mailer Society holds an annual conference that brings members together from all over the world. Activities include paper presentations, panel discussions, film viewings, and more—centered around the life and work of Norman Mailer.

Every Conference

The Society has met annually since its founding in 2003. Every gathering we have a record of is listed here, with links to its page and program where we have them.

No. Year Place Dates Theme
23 2026 St. Pete Beach, FL Nov 4–7 Mailer at the Bicentennial Conference page
22 2025 Wilkes-Barre, PA Oct 8–11 What Would Mailer Say? Conference page; Program (PDF)
21 2024 St. Pete Beach, FL Nov 13–16 Conference page; Program (PDF)
20 2023 Austin, TX Apr 19–22 Norman Mailer at 100 Conference page; Program (PDF)
19 2022 Long Branch, NJ June 8–10 “The Prisoner of Sex” Turns 50: Mailer on Gender and Sexuality Conference page; Program
18 2020 Virtual Oct 15–17 Mailer and the Spirit of Democracy Conference page; Program
17 2019 Wilkes-Barre, PA Oct 10–12 Mailer on Politics, Public Life, and Pop Culture Conference page; Program; Minutes
16 2018 Macon, GA Oct 25–27 50th Anniversary of The Armies of the Night; 70th Anniversary of The Naked and the Dead Conference page; Program (PDF); Minutes
15 2017 Sarasota, FL Oct 26–28 Conference page; Program (PDF); Minutes
14 2016 Long Branch, NJ Sep 28–Oct 1 Return to Long Branch Conference page; Program (PDF); Minutes
13 2015 Provincetown, MA Sep 30–Oct 3 Conference page; Program (PDF); Minutes
12 2014 Wilkes-Barre, PA Oct 9–12 Norman Mailer: Continuing His Legacy Conference page; Program (PDF); Minutes
11 2013 Sarasota, FL Oct 23–27 Norman Mailer at 90: Novelist, Journalist, Essayist, Filmmaker, and much more Conference page; Program (PDF); Minutes
10 2012 Provincetown, MA Oct 10–13 Norman Mailer: Achievements and Paradoxes Conference page; Program (PDF); Minutes
9 2011 Austin, TX Nov 9–12 Mailer and Jones Conference page
8 2010 Sarasota, FL Nov 4–6 Mailer and Hemingway Conference page; Program (PDF)
7 2009 Washington, DC Oct 23–24 Washington Intersections: Ideology, Culture, and Biography Conference page; Program (PDF)
6 2008 Provincetown, MA Oct 16–19 Norman Mailer: Memory and the Afterlife Conference page; Program (PDF); Minutes
5 2007 Provincetown, MA Oct 11–14 Mailer the Novelist Conference page; Program (PDF); Minutes
4 2006 Provincetown, MA Oct 12–14 The Political Norman Mailer Conference page; Program (PDF)
3 2005 Provincetown, MA Nov 5–6 Conference page; Minutes
2 2004 Provincetown, MA Nov 12–13 Conference page; Minutes
1 2003 Brooklyn, NY Nov 1 Inaugural Conference Conference page; Program (PDF); Minutes
— 2003 Cambridge, MA May 22 Founding meeting, at the American Literature Association conference Minutes

Earlier materials—calls for papers, registration details, and programs—are kept on each year’s page where we have them. If you have a program, photographs, or other materials from a conference that isn’t represented here, please let us know.

In this section

  1. Conference 2026 23rd Annual Conference of the Norman Mailer Society
  2. Conference 2025 What Would Mailer Say? 22nd Annual Conference of the Norman Mailer Society October 9–11, 2025, Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, PA Co-sponsored by Wilkes University Maslow Family …
  3. Conference 2024 21st Annual Conference of the Norman Mailer Society November 14–16, 2024 Sirata Beach Resort, St. Petersburg, FL Accommodations Please book your accommodations early, as our …
  4. Norman Mailer at 100 20th Annual Conference of the Norman Mailer Society
  5. Conference 2022 “The Prisoner of Sex” Turns 50: Mailer on Gender and Sexuality. 19th annual conference · Long Branch, NJ · June 8–10, 2022
  6. Conference 2020 Mailer and the Spirit of Democracy. 18th annual conference · Virtual · October 15–17, 2020
  7. Conference 2019 Mailer on Politics, Public Life, and Pop Culture. 17th annual conference · Wilkes-Barre, PA · October 10–12, 2019
  8. Conference 2018 50th Anniversary of The Armies of the Night; 70th Anniversary of The Naked and the Dead. 16th annual conference · Macon, GA · October 25–27, 2018
  9. Conference 2017 15th annual conference · Sarasota, FL · October 26–28, 2017
  10. Conference 2016 Return to Long Branch. 14th annual conference · Long Branch, NJ · September 28–October 1, 2016
  11. Conference 2015 13th annual conference · Provincetown, MA · September 30–October 3, 2015
  12. Conference 2014 Norman Mailer: Continuing His Legacy. 12th annual conference · Wilkes-Barre, PA · October 9–12, 2014
  13. Conference 2013 Norman Mailer at 90. 11th annual conference · Sarasota, FL · October 23–27, 2013
  14. Conference 2012 Norman Mailer: Achievements and Paradoxes. 10th annual conference · Provincetown, MA · October 10–13, 2012
  15. Conference 2011 Mailer and Jones. 9th annual conference, held jointly with the James Jones Society · Harry Ransom Center, Austin, TX · November 9–12, 2011
  16. Conference 2010 Mailer and Hemingway. 8th annual conference · Sarasota, FL · November 4–6, 2010
  17. Conference 2009 Washington Intersections: Ideology, Culture, and Biography. 7th annual conference · Washington, DC · October 23–24, 2009
  18. Conference 2008 Norman Mailer: Memory and the Afterlife. 6th annual conference · Provincetown, MA · October 16–19, 2008
  19. Conference 2007 Mailer the Novelist. 5th annual conference · Provincetown, MA · October 11–14, 2007
  20. Conference 2006 The Political Norman Mailer. 4th annual conference · Provincetown, MA · October 12–14, 2006
  21. Conference 2005 3rd annual conference · Provincetown, MA · November 5–6, 2005
  22. Conference 2004 2nd annual conference · Provincetown, MA · November 12–13, 2004
  23. Conference 2003 Inaugural conference of the Norman Mailer Society · Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn, NY · November 1, 2003