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CFP: LauraPalooza 2012: What Would Laura Do?
[The call for papers for this exciting conference was posted recently on the website of Beyond Little House, an amazing resource for Ingalls-Wilder-Lane studies.] The National Laura Ingalls Wilder Legacy and Research Association Conference Sponsored by the Laura Ingalls Wilder … Continue reading
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CFP: The Same Text but Different: Variants in Children’s Media
Children’s Literature Symposium: Critical Perspectives on Children’s and Young Adult Literature CALL FOR PAPERS: “The Same Text but Different: Variants in Children’s Media” February 3-4, 2012 The University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS: October 15, 2011 … Continue reading
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Call for Articles: Supporting Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming Youth
Call for Articles for a Special Issue of the Journal of LGBT Youth: “Supporting Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming Youth,” edited by Genny Beemyn, Ph.D. This special issue of the Journal of LGBT Youth will move beyond studies of the experiences of … Continue reading
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Call for Papers: L.M. Montgomery and Cultural Memory
A reminder that 15 August 2011 is the deadline for submissions for this conference, which will be held at the University of Prince Edward Island on 21–24 June 2012. “Nothing is ever really lost to us as long as we … Continue reading
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Anne Shirley’s New Reach
Anne’s World: A New Century of Anne of Green Gables has received a glowing review in Canadian Literature: titled “Anne Shirley’s New Reach,” this review by Sean M. Saunders appeared on the Canadian Literature website earlier this week: I took … Continue reading
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Rilla of Ingleside Now on Kobo
The new, restored edition of Rilla of Ingleside is now available on Kobo! It is also available for the Kindle from Amazon.com and from Amazon.co.uk.
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Coming Soon: The Blythes Are Quoted in Polish
The Polish translation of The Blythes Are Quoted – Ania z Wyspy Księcia Edwarda [literally, Anne of Prince Edward Island] – will be published in June 2011 by Wydawnictwo Literackie! For more information, see the publisher’s listing.
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New Book by Matthew Milner
I’d like to congratulate my friend and colleague Matthew Milner, a postdoctoral fellow at McGill University, on the publication of his book The Senses and the English Reformation, part of the St. Andrews Studies in Reformation History series published by … Continue reading
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Rilla of Ingleside Reviewed in CM
My co-edited edition of Rilla of Ingleside has received a glowing review by Aileen Wortley in CM: Canadian Review of Materials: This attractive re-issue, edited so ably by Benjamin Lefebvre and Andrea McKenzie, … is an essential purchase for all … Continue reading
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Montgomery and Rejections
The Online College website has published a post called “50 Iconic Writers Who Were Repeatedly Rejected,” with links to detailed reports of the early struggles of a number of writers ranging from J.K. Rowling to Dr. Seuss to Stephen King. … Continue reading
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