The Edith Wharton Society will sponsor two sessions at the American Literature Society Conference in San Francisco, May 27-30, 2004: Wharton in Context: The 20s and Edith Wharton's Short Fiction. Deadline for proposals: January 5, 2004.

1. Wharton in Context: The 20s

Papers examining Wharton's fiction 1920-1930 in relationship to short stories, novellas, novels published by other American writers in that same decade (e.g., comparisons/contrasts treating specific writers and works: Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Anderson, Cather, and others). 250-word proposals to Judith Saunders by Jan. 5, 2004: Marist College, North Rd., Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 or judith.saunders@marist.edu

2. Edith Wharton's Short Fiction

Papers on any aspect of Wharton's short stories or novellas: linked short fiction (e.g., Old New York); connections with longer works; issues of writing and publishing, such as Wharton and the market for magazine fiction; Wharton and theories of the short story; Wharton and genre fiction, war stories, or ghost stories; stories from a particular period, such as the 1930s; or other topics. Please send 8-10 page papers or 350-word proposals by January 5, 2004 to campbell@gonzaga.edu (no attachments, please) or to Donna Campbell, Department of English, Box AD 31, Gonzaga University, 502 E. Boone Avenue Spokane, WA 99258