Call for Submissions
The Norman Mailer Society Eighth International Conference
Call for Paper Proposals and Writing Workshops
November 4-6, 2010
Sarasota, Florida
The Program Committee seeks proposals for panel presentations as well as writing workshop leaders and attendees during the Eighth Annual International Conference of The Norman Mailer Society, to be held in Sarasota, FL. “Mailer and Hemingway” is the theme of the conference and papers on any topic related to Norman Mailer and/or Ernest Hemingway will be considered.
The Program Committee also invites established writers to propose Writing Workshops. In registering for the conference, all attendees will have the opportunity to work with these established writers in workshop settings. Our hope is to further Norman Mailer’s commitment to both scholarly and creative writers.
If you are interested in submitting a presentation paper or a workshop proposal, please contact either Deborah Martinson or Phillip Sipiora.
Guidelines for submission: Send a 50-word biographical statement and a 150-200 word abstract of the proposed presentation and/or workshop as MS Word attachments by July 1 to:
Deborah Martinson - [email protected]
or
Phillip Sipiora - [email protected]
The biographical statement and an abstract of presentation or proposed workshop should be suitable for the printed program. Presentation papers, when delivered, must be no longer than 15 minutes. The titles of all papers will be printed in the Conference Program. If proposing a workshop, the abstract must include any participant requirements (such as partial manuscript, initial ideas, or just willingness to experiment.)
Travel Grants of $100, sponsored by The Norman Mailer Society, are available to student presenters.
The conference will be held at the University of South Florida Sarasota campus. Lodging will be at the Hilton Gardens (rooms are reserved at $87/night and include a cooked-to-order breakfast). The hotel is within walking distance to the campus. The Sarasota International Airport is across the street from the campus and is serviced by fourteen airlines, including Delta, Northwest, US Airways, Jet Blue, and Air Tran.
Announcement
We are excited to announce that the 2010 Norman Mailer Society Conference will be held at the University of South Florida Sarasota Campus on November 4, 5 and 6 (you are encouraged to arrive on Wednesday, November 3). The theme of the Conference is “Mailer and Hemingway.”
Lodging will be at the Sarasota Airport Holiday Inn. Rooms can be reserved for $87 / night and will include a cooked-to-order breakfast. Below is a link that will connect you to the Sarasota Airport Holiday Inn. A limited number of rooms have been blocked for those attending the 2010 NMS Conference. You are encouraged to book your room by September 1 and no later than October 3; the registration group code is NMS for the discounted rate of $87/night.
A 2010 Conference Registration Form can be downloaded from the web site. Please follow the payment and mailing instructions.
Norris Church Mailer, author of A Ticket to the Circus, a memoir of her thirty-three year relationship with Norman Mailer, will speak on Friday, November 5.
J. Michael Lennon, authorized biographer of Norman Mailer, will speak on November 5.
John Hemingway, grandson of Ernest Hemingway and author of Strange Tribe: A Family Memoir, will be the luncheon banquet speaker on November 5.
Jules Feiffer, Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist and confidant of Norman Mailer, will be the dinner banquet speaker on November 6.
Registration Fees
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| Conference Registration Fees |
| Individual Fee $150.00 Student Fee $90.00 |
Records
- Program (PDF)