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Keynote Speakers and Local Authors at the 2023 Convention
March 2, 2023
As the 2023 Denver Convention approaches, here is a bit of a preview of the excitement that awaits us at convention this year. In addition to the innovative research and creative work that you will all be sharing, we have invited a few special guests to add even more depth and creative energy to the convention. Take a moment now to learn a bit more about our 2023 keynote and local guest speakers…
Food and Fun in Denver
February 22, 2023
With the Sigma Tau Delta 2023 Convention in Denver, CO, fast approaching, it’s time to start planning how you will spend some of your downtime and where you will go to eat with all the great new friends you’re about to meet. During the fall Sigma Tau Delta Board meeting, the Student Representatives had some time to learn a little about what Denver has to offer. Read on for reviews of some of the local restaurants and attractions…
Engaging the Common Reader: Thinking Beyond Convention
February 2, 2023
When this year’s common reader was revealed to be The Rock Eaters by Brenda Peynado, I wasted no time diving into the short story collection. As someone who was not previously familiar with Peynado’s work, I became a fast fan while moving through her diverse and intriguing stories…
Celebrate the Stemmler/Dennis LGBT& Award
October 19, 2022
With submissions for the Sigma Tau Delta 2023 International Convention being accepted now through Monday, October 31, 5:00 p.m. CDT, take some time to learn about the special Convention Award opportunities available this year…
Why to Submit to Convention: A Cute Boy from Idaho
October 06, 2022
At my first Sigma Tau Delta Convention (Kansas City, MO, 2005) one of my students, Jess, told me, “I met a cute boy from Idaho, and he’s such a good poet.” A moment later, she paused and said quizzically, “That’s a sentence I never expected to say.”…
Participate in Our New Spotlight on Toni Morrison
September 28, 2022
Sigma Tau Delta is putting American novelist Toni Morrison (1931-2019) in the spotlight for the 2022-2023 academic year. Morrison’s career in prose fiction spans nearly fifty years, beginning with the 1970 publication of her first novel (still one of my favorites to teach) The Bluest Eye, set in her hometown of Lorain, OH, on the southern shore of Lake Erie. Published in 1987, Beloved is Morrison’s best-known novel, with its allusion to St. Paul’s letter to the Romans, specifically…
