CFP: WV Undergraduate Literary Symposium

Call for Papers 

Twenty-Third Annual

West Virginia Literary Symposium

for Undergraduate Students

 

Fairmont State University

Fairmont, West Virginia 

Saturday, April 11, 2015

 Sponsored by the

School of Language and Literature

College of Liberal Arts of Fairmont State University

 

Analytical, theoretical, or interpretative studies of literary or dramatic works, films, or popular culture are invited for this annual literary symposium.  Presentations must be in English, though the works studied may be in any language. The top three presentations will earn cash prizes.  Completed papers should be appropriate for a 15-minute presentation and, therefore, should not exceed 8-10 double-spaced, typed pages (the selection committee will not read any submission beyond the tenth page).  One submission per person,  please.  Only papers written during the 2014 calendar year are eligible.  Electronic submissions are preferred.  Note:  Papers must be formatted either in Word or .rtf. 

Attach completed paper along with your name, address, telephone number and e-mail address, AV requirements (ie computer projection, DVD player and TV, etc) and send to Dr Angela Schwer (Angela.Schwer@fairmontstate.edu)

Papers must be submitted no later than midnight, Friday, December 19, 2014.  Students will be notified of their status by Friday, January 30, 2015.  For more information, call  (304)367-4723 or e-mail Angela.Schwer@fairmontstate.edu.