12th International Conference on the Short Story in English
June 27-30, 2012
North Little Rock, Arkansas
About the Society
The Society for the Study of the Short Story was chartered in 1992, following a first gathering of people interested in the writing and study of short stories which took place at the Sorbonne in 1989. Later conferences were held in 1996 (Cedar Falls and Iowa City, Iowa) and in 1998 (New Orleans, Louisiana). In 2000, the conference returned to Iowa City, and was jointly sponsored by the renowned Iowa Writers' Workshop. The 2002 conference was held in New Orleans, and the 2004 conference took place in Alcalá de Henares (Spain), returning to Europe for the first time since 1989. The 2006 conference was held in Lisbon, Portugal, the 2008 conference was held in Cork, Ireland, and the 2010 conference was held in Toronto, Canada.
Current board members are Clark Blaise, Bharati Mukherjee, Maurice A. Lee, Allan Weiss, Claire Larriere, Velma Pollard, Juani Guerra, and Teresa Alves.
On June 26th, the day before the conference, there will be a Board Meeting of the Society, followed by a report to the conference participants, and a memorandum of operation to be handed out on the future plans for the society. Rules for membership, dues, goals and objectives will be discussed and voted on. Time and place will be in the program and on the website.
SHORT STORY TRADITIONS:
BRIDGES TO MODERNITY AND BEYOND
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