BWWA Annual Conference
The BWWA sponsors an annual conference each spring to provide a forum to discuss women’s writing. If your institution is interested in hosting a conference, please contact the BWWA for more information.
Next Conference: University of Iowa 2009
The 17th Annual BWWA Conference, “Fresh Threads of Connection,” will be hosted by the University of Iowa on April 2–5, 2009, in Iowa City, Iowa. The Call for Papers has been issued, and the deadline for receiving abstracts and panel proposals will be October 1, 2008.
For more information, visit the conference website at www.uiowa.edu/~englgrad/bwwc.
Past Conferences
| Year | Host Institution | Co-Chairs & Faculty Advisors | Keynote Speakers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17th | 2009 | University of Iowa (forthcoming) | Laura Capp Bridget Draxler Lynne Nugent Anna Stenson LeDon Sweeney Florence Boos (advisor) Teresa Mangum (advisor) Judith Pascoe (advisor) |
TBA |
| 16th | 2008 | Indiana University | Robin Anglin John Han Abigail Mann Annika Mann Miranda Yaggi Susan Gubar (advisor) Deidre Lynch (advisor) Mary Favret (advisor) Dror Wharman (advisor) |
Helen Deutsch Susan Fraiman Claudia Johnson Richard Menke |
| 15th | 2007 | University of Kentucky | Hannah Freeman Stacey Floyd Katherine Osborne Melissa Purdue Christopher Reese Ellen Bayuk Rosenman (advisor) |
Ann Ardis Teresa Mangum Sally Mitchell Deborah Epstein Nord Ellen Bayuk Rosenman Laura Rosenthal |
| 14th | 2006 | University of Florida | Sarah Bleakney Carrie Bolte Ariel Gunn Lisa Hager Leeann Hunter Cathlena Martin Amy Robinson Pamela K. Gilbert (advisor) Judith W. Page (advisor) |
Talia Schaffer Carolyn Steedman Lynne Vallone |
| 13th | 2005 | University of Louisiana–Lafayette | Amy Clary Stephanine Clouatre-Davis Kate Lane Shelley Martin Kevin Moberly James Reitter Christine Devine (advisor) Jenny Geer (advisor) |
Catherine Burroughs Linda K. Hughes Susan Staves |
| 12th | 2004 | University of Georgia | Heather Akers Anita DeRouen Casie LeGette Monica Smith Elizabeth Way Roxanne Eberle (advisor) Tricia Lootens (advisor) |
Susan Gubar Yopie Prins Susan Wolfson |
| 11th | 2003 | Texas Christian University | Melissa R. Blackman Jacquelyn Saunders Christina Shaner Linda K. Hughes (advisor) |
Laura Brown Tricia Lootens Marjorie Stone |
| 10th | 2002 | University of Wisconsin–Madison | Elizabeth Evans Jennifer Griffith Elizabeth C. Miller Hilary Teynor Sharon Twigg Susan Bernstein (advisor) Theresa M. Kelley (advisor) |
Gillian Beer Tilottama Rajan Elizabeth Kowaleski-Wallace |
| 9th | 2001 | University of Kansas | Troy J. Bassett Amy Cummins Deborah K. Pye Dorice Williams Elliott (advisor) |
Donna Landry Susan Lanser Judith Walkowitz |
| 8th | 1999 | University of New Mexico | Kristen Hague Martha Ninneman Scott Rode Mary Rooks Gail Turley Houston (advisor) |
Anne K. Mellor Mary Poovey Jane Spencer |
| 7th | 1998 | University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill | Marya DeVoto Elizabeth A. Dolan Michelle Mouton Julie Straight Jeanne Moskal (advisor) |
Isobel Armstrong Nancy Armstrong Stuart Curran |
| 6th | 1997 | University of California–Davis | Jacqueline Dellorusso Kari Lokke (advisor) |
Catherine Gallagher Helena Michie |
| 5th | 1996 | University of South Carolina | Becky Lewis Mary Sidney Watson Paula Feldman (advisor) |
Gary Kelly Donna Landry Elizabeth Langland |
| 4th | 1995 | University of Notre Dame | Donelle R. Ruwe Margaret Stein Greg Kucich (advisor) |
Anne K. Mellor Felicity Nussbaum Sally Shuttleworth |
| 3rd | 1994 | Michigan State University | Andrea Kaltany Mildred Jackson |
Allison Booth Ruth Perry |
| 2nd | 1993 | University of Washington | Christine Chaney Wingate Packard Dana Schiller |
Margaret Homans Deborah Payne |
| 1st | 1992 | University of Oregon | Cindy LaCom Pamela Corpron Parker |
Dianne Dugaw Ruth Jenkins |
