SFRA 2001 Conference

CALL FOR PAPERS

SFRA 2001, The 32nd Science Fiction Research Association Conference

SF In The Next Millennium: Looking Forward While Remembering The Past

24 to 27 May 2001 (Memorial Day Weekend)
The Schenectady Ramada Inn & Convention Center
Schenectady, NY, USA

Literary Guests of Honor: CJ Cherryh, David Weber and Jane Yolen
Artist Guest of Honor: Vincent Di Fate

The Science Fiction Research Association [SFRA] solicits papers, paper
proposals, and panel proposals from scholars interested in any aspect of
Science Fiction. In particular, the 2001 Conference will focus on the
prospects for science fiction in the coming millennium, its historical roots
and its connections to other genres.

Topics may include (but are not limited to): Tolkien, storytelling -
differences for the young & the old, media -influence & quality, literary
criticism - including how different critical theories may be applied to the
same work, teaching SF in the classroom, cross-genre, SF's connection to,
and relevance for interdisciplinary studies, any author, [in particular our
Guests of Honor], globalization, Americanization and the future of
International SF, the writers, magazines, individuals and groups who
developed SF.

Paper Proposal: Please send a 250 word abstract (Maximum 20 minute reading
time for the finished paper.) including the presentation title, your name,
mailing address, phone number, and e-mail address. The receipt of proposal
will be confirmed by e-mail.

Panel Proposal: Please send the panel name and a 250 word abstract.  Please
include the panel title, the panel chair (who may be one of the presenters),
mailing address, phone number, and e-mail address of each presenter. The
receipt of proposal will be confirmed by e-mail.

Mail Or E-Mail Submissions To:  SFRA 2001, Programming Chairman, Barbara
Chepaitis, 19 Hillside Avenue, Schenectady, NY 12308, USA;
chepaitis@aol.com.

Submissions: SFRA 2001 will accept submissions beginning Monday, 16 October
2000 through Thursday, 10 April 2001.

For More Conference Details Visit Our Web Site:
http://www.klink.net/~fcs/sfra2001.html or contact us at SFRA 2001, P.O. Box
2085, Albany, NY 12220-0085, USA; +1-518-456-5242; wombat@sff.net

The SFRA returns to the Northeast

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