This is an open invitation for papers for Two Special Sessions in the Native/Indigenous Studies Area for the Southwest/Texas Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association’s 26th Annual Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico, February 9-12, 2005.

Session #1: The Literary Legacy of James Welch
Presentations are invited on any aspect of the late Blackfeet and Gros Ventre author James Welch’s literary contributions.

Session #2: New and Emerging Native Writers
Presentations are invited on new and emerging Native writers who are worthy of wider recognition but have thus far escaped the attention of readers and educators.

The 2005 Southwest/Texas Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Conference will be held February 9-12 at the Hyatt Regency Albuquerque. Additional detailed information about the conference is available at the website given below.

Please note that the deadline for registration for the 2005 conference is December 31, 2004.

Presentations for either session should be a maximum of 15-18 minutes in length. Interested folks should submit a 250 word abstract via snail mail or email by the November 15, 2004 deadline to: