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 New Mexico, 2013
The 21th Annual BWWA Conference, “Customs,” will be hosted by the University of New Mexico on April 4–6, 2013, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Call for Papers is available at 2013bwwc.com.
For more information, visit the conference website at 2013bwwc.com.
Past Conferences
| Year | Host Institution | Co-Chairs & Faculty Advisors | Keynote Speakers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21th | 2013 | University of New Mexico (forthcoming) | Annarose Fitzgerald Stacey Kikendall Calinda Shely Stephanie Spong Gary Harrison (advisor) Gail Houston (advisor) Aeron Hunt (advisor) Carolyn Woodward (advisor) |
Pamela Gilbert Diane Long Hoeveler Devoney Looser Kathy Psomiades Linda Troost |
| 20th | 2012 | University of Colorado | Kelli Towers Jasper Kirstyn Leuner Jill Heydt-Stevenson (advisor) |
Julie Carlson Angela Esterhammer Sonia Hofkosh Lisa Moore Mary Ann O'Farrell Charlotte Sussman |
| 19th | 2011 | Ohio State University | Meghan L. Burke Eugenia Gonzalez-Posse Lis Lindeman-Ravert Kara R. Spaulding Amanpal Garcha (advisor) Clare Simmons (advisor) |
Helen Deutsch Caroline Levine Sandra Macpherson Sharon Marcus Robyn Warhol |
| 18th | 2010 | Texas A&M University | Meghan Parker Elizabeth Talafuse Courtney Beggs Jessica Durgan Amishal Modi Lacie Osbourne Debbie Pfuntner Anne-Marie Womack Susan Egenolf (advisor) Margaret Ezell (advisor) Mary Ann O'Farrell (advisor) James Rosenheim (advisor) |
Mary E. Fissell Kate Flint Jillian Heydt-Stevenson Felicity Nussbaum Erika Rappaport |
| 17th | 2009 | University of Iowa | Laura Capp Bridget Draxler Lynne Nugent Anna Stenson LeDon Sweeney Florence Boos (advisor) Teresa Mangum (advisor) Judith Pascoe (advisor) |
Misty Anderson Florence Boos Alison Booth Shuchi Kapila Devoney Looser Judith Pascoe Lynda Joy Sperling |
| 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 |
