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About the William Dean Howells Society


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The William Dean Howells Society is a nonprofit scholarly organization dedicated to the study of the nineteenth-century editor, author, and critic W. D. Howells. Founded by Jesse Crisler and a group of interested scholars at the ALA in 1997, it sponsors two panels at the annual American Literature Association convention, which is held in May on Memorial Day weekend every year. The Call for Papers for the Howells Society sessions appears at this site , on the CFP list , and in The Howellsian. The calls for papers are usually posted in September; the deadlines for proposals are usually in early January.

Membership
Dues for the William Dean Howells Society are $10.00 per calendar year. As a member of the William Dean Howells Society, you will receive the following:

  • The Howellsian, which is published twice a year.
  • Calls for papers to conferences such as MLA and ALA (American Literature Association).
  • Information and invitations to meetings and social events hosted by the Society.
  • A current full directory of Howells Society members.
  • Admission to the American Realism Author Societies reception held at the ALA in California.

    To become a member, go to the Mail-in Membership Form

    • By-laws
    By-laws for the WDHS are now available on this site.

    Officers

    Elections for officers are held every two years at ALA: 2003, 2005, etc.

    2003-2005 Officers

    President: Elsa Nettels, College of William and Mary
    Vice President and Program Chair: Susan Goodman, University of Delaware
    Secretary/Treasurer : Donna Campbell , Washington State University
    Editor of The Howellsian: Sanford Marovitz , Kent State University

    Past President, 2001-2003 Sanford Marovitz , Kent State University
    Past President, 1999-2001: Jesse Crisler , Brigham Young University
    Past President, 1997-1999: Sarah B. Daugherty, Wichita State University

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