Biography, Autobiography and Pseudobiography in the Long Eighteenth Century

Hemlow Prize in Burney Studies

The Burney Society invites submissions for the Hemlow Prize in Burney Studies,
named in honour of the late Joyce Hemlow, Greenshields Professor of English at
McGill University, whose biography of Frances Burney and edition of her
journals and letters are among the foundational works of eighteenth-century
literary scholarship.

The Hemlow Prize will be awarded to the best essay written by a graduate
student on any aspect of the life or writings of Frances Burney. The essay,
which can be up to 6,000 words, should make a substantial contribution to
Burney scholarship. The judges will take into consideration the essay’s
originality, coherence, use of source material, awareness of other work in the
field, and documentation. The winning essay will be published in the Burney
Journal and the recipient will receive an award of US $250, as well as a
year’s membership in the Burney Society.

The Hemlow Prize will be awarded in October 2007. Essays should be sent,
by email attachment, to the Chair of the Prize Committee, Audrey Bilger, Associate Professor of Literature, Claremont McKenna College, abilger@cmc.edu. Submissions must be received by June 1, 2007.

I wanted to pass along the call for one of my favorite conferences. If people would like to organize some 18th century panels for this, please let me know…

THE SOCIETY FOR UTOPIAN STUDIES
2007 CALL FOR PAPERS

32nd Annual Meeting
Toronto Marriott Bloor Yorkville Hotel
Toronto, Canada
Oct. 4-7, 2007

The Society for Utopian Studies (www.utoronto.ca/utopia) invites you to
submit abstracts for any of the following:

. a paper (between 15-20 minutes)
. a panel (usually of 3 papers)
. an informal panel on a topic (e.g., 3 presenters, or a presenter and 2 or
3 respondents)
. a presentation or performance of creative work on any topic related to
utopian studies.

Scholars and artists from all disciplines are encouraged to present on any
aspect of the utopian tradition-from the earliest utopian visions to the
utopian speculations and yearnings of the 21st century, including art,
architecture, urban and rural planning, literary utopias, dystopian
writings, utopian political activism, theorizing utopian spaces and
ontologies, music, new media, or intentional communities.

Please send a 100-250 word abstract by July 6, 2007 to:

Phillip Wegner
Department of English
P.O. Box 117310
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611-7310

Or by email: pwegner@english.ufl.edu

As you submit your abstract, please indicate if you have
A. any scheduling restrictions;
B. audiovisual needs (overhead projector; DVD/VHS player);
C. A need for a written letter of acceptance of your proposal, or whether
an e-mail acceptance will suffice.
Changes in the time and date of your panel will not be possible after
panels are scheduled; requests for AV will not be honored unless you submit
them with your original abstract.

For inquiries on the program email Phil at pwegner@english.ufl.edu.

For information about registration, travel and accommodations, please
contact the Conference Coordinator, Peter Fitting at the following address:

Peter Fitting
73 Delaware Ave.
Toronto M6H 2S9
p.fitting@utoronto.ca
416-531-8593 (telephone)

The Hotel reservation link is:
https://marriott.com/reservation/availability.mi?propertyCode=yyzmc&groupCod
e=socsoca (Our group code–socsoca-is already in the link.)

Please be aware that non-Canadian citizens now require a passport to enter Canada.

Join the CUNY Graduate Center Interdisciplinary Eighteenth-Century Group this Friday, May 11th. We are pleased to present:

“‘The more I write, the more I shall have to write:’
The Many Beginnings of Tristram Shandy”

Professor Tita Chico

University of Maryland
Editor, The Eighteenth Century: Theory and Interpretation

Our meeting will be held from 2:00 – 4:00 in the Eighteenth-Century Reading Room (concourse level of the Mina Rees Library at The Graduate Center, 365 5th Ave). Please respond by email in advance ( mwilliams.j@gmail.com); off-campus guests will need to have their names left with security. Port wine and snacks will be served.

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See you then!