Sigma Tau Delta
Call For Student Papers
Southwest Region Conference
November 4-5, 2011 in Archer City, Texas
Theme: Faces of the West
Guest Artist: Texas Poet Laureate
Dr. James Hoggard
All student members of Sigma Tau Delta are invited to submit papers for the upcoming SW regional conference. We hope to offer sessions in the creative writing of short fiction, poetry, and non-fiction AND in the critical analysis of literature of all kinds (including non-print media such as film, TV, and videogames). Your essay does not have to address the conference theme in order to qualify for presentation.
Please keep your submissions to 10 pages or fewer. You may send paper copies or submit electronically by e-mail attachments. Send paper copies to the following address:
Sigma Tau Delta Southwest SR Jolie Hicks
c/o Dr. Victoria Gaydosik
SWOSU Language and Literature Department
100 Campus Drive
Weatherford, OK 73096
For e-mail submissions, attach a .doc, .docx, or .pdf file to an e-mail message and send it to [email protected] .
You may also submit your name to participate in a workshop session if you wish to attend and do not have a completed paper in hand. Send an e-mail message to the address above.
Chapter sponsors may join a sponsor workshop with President Sidney Watson. Send an e-mail to the address above to join the sponsor workshop.
DEADLINE: October 21, 2011
Participants selected must be members of Sigma Tau Delta and must pay a registration fee of $20 to cover materials and a conference luncheon. Lodging in Archer City is limited to the Lonesome Dove Inn or the Spur Hotel. Additional lodging is available 25 miles away in Wichita Falls, TX. Everyone who submits papers will receive additional information about schedules, lodging, dining options, and conference activities.
Hope to see you in Archer City!
