Invitation for Papers and Panels
ΣΤΔ 2004
Daytona Beach, Florida
"A Pleasant Walk, A Pleasant Talk"
Essays on the Conference Theme
Beaches are liminal spaces, tending to carry our thoughts from where we are to some other place. Often, as in Henry David Thoreau, Matthew Arnold, or T. S. Eliot, beach thoughts are somber; at other times, such as in Lewis Carroll's Through the LookingGlass , less so. It is from Carroll's "The Walrus and the Carpenter" that we take our 2004 convention theme. From the ancient Peripatetic philosophers (who walked in the Lyceum as they philosophized) to Thoreau (who said, "My life is like a stroll upon the beach"), activity of feet and mind are often linked. The 2004 convention committee invites you to submit essays that address our convention theme, "A Pleasant Walk, A Pleasant Talk."
Panel Proposals
We also encourage you to consider proposing or participating in a panel. Panel
participants many be from one or several different colleges and universities. Panels may or may not address the convention theme. The 2003 convention took its theme, "Ourselves Reflected," from Virginia Woolf . Some of the panels ("Ourselves Reflected through Service," "Alternative Assessment Strategies for Reflective Learning in Literature Courses") took their inspiration from the convention theme. Others ("Smoke and Mirrors: Demystifying Women Writing Women," "Student Teaching: Student or Teacher?") did not.
"0 Oysters, come and walk with us!" The Walrus did beseech. "A pleasant walk, a pleasant talk, Along the briny beach." "The Walrus and the Carpenter," stanza 6
Both in the writing to prepare for Daytona Beach and at our convention, walk and talk with other Deltans . Be somber or a bit silly, both collaborative and creative. Above all, be open to the thoughts this place and this convention inspire.
Please check the Call for Papers at <www.english.org> for complete guidelines for submissions.
Queries? Write Elizabeth Holtze , Convention Chair, <holtzee@mscd.edu>
CALL FOR PAPERS AND PANELS SIGMA TAU DELTA CONVENTION Adams Mark, Daytona Beach, Florida March 25-28 ,2004 : "A Pleasant Walk, A Pleasant Talk"
GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSIONS
Active student members and active alumni are invited to submit original short fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and analytical essays focusing on any subject of interest to the discipline. We welcome essays related to the Convention theme, "A Pleasant Walk, A Pleasant Talk" In order to be considered, submissions must conform to the following guidelines:
. Each member in good standing may submit no more than two original works.
. Each submission must be in duplicate. Other than its title, no identification may appear on either copy of the work submitted. A cover sheet (see www.english.org)
will identify submissions, which should be in 12-point type.
. Prose submissions must be double spaced and no longer than 2000 words.
. Poetry submissions may be a single poem, or several in a related group, but not exceed what can reasonably be read in fifteen minutes. A group of poems must have a title.
. Each submission must be accompanied by a copy of the cover sheet available on the Sigma Tau Delta Web site (www.english.org). The cover sheet lists pertinent contact information for the student author as well as the signature of the chapter sponsor, who
verifies that the work is original and that its author is a member in good standing of
Sigma Tau Delta.
. E-mail and fax submissions will not be accepted.
. Submissions must be POSTMARKED by November 25, 2003.
. SUBMISSION POLICIES
Notification of acceptances will be bye-mail only (provided on the cover sheet).
Space permitting, two submissions from one person may be accepted for presentation, but those submissions must be in different categories.
Students must be present at the convention to read their own papers. Papers will not be read in the author's absence.
Submissions will be read in the order they are received. Acceptance is based on merit and convention awards will be given to the best submissions in the various categories.
... GUIDELINES FOR PANEL PROPOSALS
We encourage students and faculty members to propose panels of either sixty or ninety minutes on topics such as the convention theme, "A Pleasant Walk, A Pleasant Talk," chapter activities,
service projects, graduate school/career options, etc. Contact the Convention chair to assist in
developing panel proposals, which should include (1) a title and one paragraph description ofthe focus, (2) the moderator's name, phone number, e-mail address, and school, (3) the names and
schools of all the participants (not to exceed five), and (4) verification of active membership
status .
Send submissions and panel proposals to Dr. Elizabeth Holtze , Convention Chair, Department
of English, Metropolitan State College of Denver, Campus Box 32, PO Box 173362, Denver, CO 80217-3362. Queries? Please contact <holtzee@mscd.edu>.
Everyone attending the convention, including presenters, must register with the Central Office. Those registering by February 23 will pay a lesser amount than those registering after that date.
See the 2T.1 Web site <www.english.org> for details.
ΔΤΣ 2004
Daytona Beach, Florida "A Pleasant Walk, A Pleasant Talk"
Submission for Presentation Cover Sheet
Author's Information:
Name :_ _____________________________________________
Title :_ ______________________________________________
( a collection of poems must have a title)
Category :_ ____________________________________________________
( poetry , creative nonfiction, fiction, or analytical essay)
Mailing Address :_ _________________________________________
Phone :_ _________________________________________________
E-mail:_____________________________________________
( for notification of committee's decision)
School :_ _______________________________________________________
Chapter affiliation / Year of induction :_ _____________________________________________
Sigma Tau Delta Chapter Sponsor's Information:
Name :_ ______________________________________________
Phone :_ ______________________________________________
E-mail:_______________________________________________
I certify that the attached submission is the original work of _______________________________
( student author)
who is a member in good standing of Sigma Tau Delta. __________________________________
( chapter sponsor's signature or alumnus/ a's signature)
This form, postmarked no later than November 25, 2003, must accompany each submission.
Alumni members may sponsor themselves.