{"id":11915,"date":"2022-08-09T13:24:21","date_gmt":"2022-08-09T13:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/englishconvention.org\/2023\/?page_id=11915"},"modified":"2022-11-01T13:31:31","modified_gmt":"2022-11-01T13:31:31","slug":"papers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/englishconvention.org\/2023\/papers\/","title":{"rendered":"Paper Submissions"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"11915\" class=\"elementor elementor-11915\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b1c6c10 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b1c6c10\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc1276c\" data-id=\"cc1276c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b339e5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b339e5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 08-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68ba639 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"68ba639\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Paper Submissions<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be0095a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be0095a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n<h3>Eligibility<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/englishconvention.org\/2023\/submission-overview\/#eligible\">Eligible members<\/a> are invited to submit one (1) original critical essay <b>OR<\/b> one (1) creative work (creative nonfiction, poetry, or fiction) to be considered for presentation at the annual convention. Critical essays on any topic of interest in the discipline are welcome; papers on the works of our featured speakers or on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.englishconvention.org\/2023\/convention-theme\/\">convention theme<\/a> are especially encouraged.<\/p>\n<h4>Submissions for Common Reader<\/h4>\n<p>Individuals may submit <strong>one (1) <\/strong>additional submission on the <a href=\"https:\/\/englishconvention.org\/2023\/common-reader\/\">Common Reader:<em> The Rock Eaters, <\/em>by Brenda Peynado<\/a> to be considered for presentation at the annual convention. Submissions will follow the guidelines for Critical Essays and Creative Fiction. These submissions will include an explanatory description of fewer than 100 words that clarifies the connection between your own work and the Common Reader.<\/p>\n<p><em>For more information, review the additional rules about <a href=\"https:\/\/englishconvention.org\/2023\/submission-overview\/#submit\">what individuals can submit<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Submissions for Author Spotlight<\/h4>\n<p>The 2023 Convention will also have a Author Spotlight: Toni Morrison. Students writing about Toni Morrison\u2019s fiction are eligible for Author Spotlight convention paper awards, and should select \u201cToni Morrison\u201d as their Author Keyword.<\/p>\n<p><em>For more information, review the additional rules about <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/englishconvention.org\/2023\/submission-overview\/#submit\"><em>what individuals can submit<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Stemmler\/Dennis LGBT&amp; Awards<\/h4>\n<p>To be considered for the new <a href=\"https:\/\/englishconvention.org\/2023\/awards\/\">Stemmler\/Dennis LGBT&amp; Awards<\/a>, any work that corresponds to an LGBTQ+ theme must select \u201cLGBTQ+\u201d under the Theme keyword, and any work that uses Queer Theory \/ LGBTQ+ Theory must select \u201cQueer Theory \/ LGBTQ+ Theory.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Paper Submission Guidelines<\/h3>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Submissions should not exceed either word or 15-minute time limits. Longer works or collections <strong>will not be considered.<\/strong><br><ul type=\"circle\">\n<li>Prose submissions <strong>should not exceed<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>2,000 words <\/strong>(excluding the title, footnotes, or bibliography\/Works Cited) and should take no longer than&nbsp;<strong>15 minutes<\/strong>&nbsp;to read.<\/li>\n<li>Poetry submissions <strong>should take no more than 15 minutes&nbsp;<\/strong>to present; introductions to individual poems should be kept at a minimum or avoided entirely. Poets may present&nbsp;<em>only<\/em>&nbsp;those poems submitted and accepted. A poetry collection (two or more works) should have a title.<\/li>\n<li>Collections of flash fiction will be considered, provided that the total length of the submission does not exceed the 2,000-word limit. The collection should have a title in addition to the titles for individual pieces within the collection.<\/li>\n<li>Very short prose submissions, single poems, or very short poetry collections will be evaluated but will not be privileged over longer submissions. (We define &#8220;very short submissions&#8221; as those works that take fewer than 8 minutes to present).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Due to space constraints, <strong>any title of more than 50 characters will be abbreviated <\/strong>in the program. You are strongly encouraged to<strong> limit your own title <\/strong>accordingly. Remember that word processors will count characters for you.<\/li>\n<li>Members will be asked to describe their works in more detail using keywords provided during the submission process with one keyword from each of the following four groups:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<ol>\n<li>a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.englishconvention.org\/2023\/keywords#theme\">theme keyword<\/a><br><b><i>(Any work that responds to the convention theme must select \u201cconvention theme\u201d to be considered for a &#8220;convention theme&#8221; award; any work that corresponds to an LGBTQ+ theme must select &#8220;LGBTQ+&#8221; to be considered for the Stemmler\/Dennis LGBT&amp; Awards.<\/i>)<\/b><\/li>\n<li>a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.englishconvention.org\/2023\/keywords\/#genre\">genre keyword<\/a> to characterize the genre of your creative work or the genre of the piece your critical work discusses;<\/li>\n<li>an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.englishconvention.org\/2023\/keywords\/#author\">author keyword<\/a> to identify the author of the piece your critical work addresses or the author you respond to creatively; and<\/li>\n<li>a <a href=\"https:\/\/englishconvention.org\/2023\/keywords#methodology\">critical methodology keyword<\/a> for your critical piece. For creative works, select \u201cother\u201d for critical methodology. <i><b><br>(Any work that uses Queer Theory \/ LGBTQ+ Theory must select \u201cQueer Theory \/ LGBTQ+ Theory\u201d to be considered for the Stemmler\/Dennis LGBT&amp; Awards.)<\/b><\/i><\/li>\n<li>Common Reader submissions may be submitted under any of the Critical Essay or Creative Writing categories. These submissions will include an explanatory description of fewer than 100 words that clarifies the connection between your own work and the Common Reader.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Authors should submit only unpublished critical or creative works for consideration in a paper session.<\/li>\n<li>Submissions remain anonymous for those who judge them, as the evaluation process is &#8220;blind.&#8221; Acceptance is based on the merit of the work alone. Members <strong>must not include any identifying information <\/strong>on submitted documents<strong>, <\/strong>including their name, the name of their institution, or the name of the faculty member to whom the work was originally submitted.<\/li>\n<li>Decisions of the judges are final. No opportunity for revision and resubmission of a denied work will be provided.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Members must be present <\/strong>at the convention to read their own submissions. Essays or creative works <strong>will not be read<\/strong> on the author\u2019s behalf.<\/li>\n<li>Authors must be available to present anytime between&nbsp;<strong>Thursday, March 30<\/strong> and <strong>Saturday, April 1, 2023<\/strong>. Exceptions will be made <em>only<\/em> for students who, for religious reasons, are unable to present on a particular day.<\/li>\n<li>All works accepted for and presented at the convention automatically will be considered for the convention awards. Authors must present their works at the convention to be eligible for awards. No work that includes identifying information about the author <strong>will be considered for an award<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Submission Topics<\/h3>\n<h4>Critical Essay<\/h4>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>British Literature before 1500<\/li>\n<li>Early Modern British Literature (1500-1750)<\/li>\n<li>Enlightenment and Romanticism (1750-1837)<\/li>\n<li>Victorian and Pre-War British Literature (1837-1914)<\/li>\n<li>20th\/21st Century British Literature<\/li>\n<li>Colonial American Literature<\/li>\n<li>19th Century American Literature<\/li>\n<li>20th\/21st Century American Literature<\/li>\n<li>Multicultural American Literature (African, Latinx, Native, Asian)<\/li>\n<li>World Literature (Anglophone)<\/li>\n<li>World Literature in translation<\/li>\n<li>Popular Culture, Film, and Media<\/li>\n<li>Teaching English Language\/Literature; Practices\/Pedagogy; ESL\/TESOL<\/li>\n<li>Linguistics or Rhetoric<\/li>\n<li>Children\u2019s\/Young Adult Literature<\/li>\n<li>Graphic Novels\/Memoirs<\/li>\n<li>AltLit<\/li>\n<li>Common Reader <em>The Rock Eaters<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Creative Writing<\/h4>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Original Prose (Short Story\/Flash Fiction\/Fiction\/Drama\/Screenplay)<\/li>\n<li>Original Poetry<\/li>\n<li>Creative Nonfiction<\/li>\n<li>Common Reader, <em>The Rock Eaters<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Submission Descriptions<\/h3>\n<h4>Critical Essay Thesis Statement<\/h4>\n<p>If your submission is a critical essay, include your one- to two-sentence thesis statement. If you want your work to be considered for a Common Reader award, you must add a second sentence that explains the relationship between your submission and <em>The Rock Eaters<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h4>Creative Work Project Description<\/h4>\n<p>If your submission is a creative work, add a one-sentence description of your process. E.g., &#8220;This collection of four poems was inspired by my relationship with my mother and took form in my fall 2021 poetry workshop.&#8221; If you want your work to be considered for a Common Reader award, you must add a second sentence that explains the relationship between your submission and <em>The Rock Eaters<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3>Paper Format<\/h3>\n<p>Contributors<strong> must not <\/strong>identify themselves in any way on any page of text submitted. Your work may be disqualified should your name appear on any part of your submission, and <strong>you will not be considered for a convention award <\/strong>if your name appears in the document or file name.<\/p>\n<h4>Poetry<\/h4>\n<ol type=\"1\" start=\"1\">\n<li>Polish: Submitted work should be free of grammatical errors and mechanical mistakes.<\/li>\n<li>Formatting: Use a standard 12-point font (Times New Roman or Arial recommended). A collection of poems must be contained in one Word document file (doc, docx, or PDF). Each poem within the document should begin on a new page. Provide the title of your collection at the beginning of your document.<\/li>\n<li>File Name: Use the title of your collection as your file name. <strong>Do not use your own name in the file name.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>A poetry submission may consist of a collection of poems or one poem; presentations may not exceed 15 minutes, so manuscripts (and any introductory information) must be adjusted accordingly.<\/li>\n<li>Though formatting should be appropriate to the poem, most poems will be single-spaced, and both title and individual lines or stanzas will be left justified, that is, aligned on the left-hand margin. Avoid bold letters or underlining in titles, and do not put quotation marks around your own title(s).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>Prose (Critical Essays, Creative Works)<\/h4>\n<ol type=\"1\" start=\"1\">\n<li>Polish: Submitted work should be free of typographical and grammatical errors. Titles of literary works identified within essays should be properly formatted.<\/li>\n<li>Formatting: Use a standard 12-point font (Times New Roman or Arial recommended). Essays should follow appropriate and updated style guidelines, such as MLA or APA. Work must be submitted as a Word document file (doc or docx).<\/li>\n<li>File Name: Use an abbreviated version of your title as your file name. <strong>Do not use your own name in your file name.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Manuscripts should not exceed 2,000 words (excluding title, works cited\/references, and notes) and should be double-spaced with one-inch margins. Titles should appear at the top of the first page, rather than in a running header or on a separate cover page, and should be centered. Avoid bold letters or underlining in titles; do not put quotation marks around your own title.<\/li>\n<li>Flash fiction: In addition to adhering to all other guidelines for prose, a flash fiction collection must include a title; each new piece should begin on a separate page. Also, be sure to use the phrase \u201cflash fiction\u201d when prompted to provide keywords in the submission process.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Submission Deadlines and Notifications<\/h3>\n<p>Submitters will receive confirmation, acceptance, and registration information via the email addresses associated with their accounts. Therefore, it is vital that members use email addresses that they check regularly and that will be active through April 2023.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Submission Deadline<\/strong><br>Monday, October 31 at 5:00 p.m. CDT.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Acceptance and Denial Decisions<\/strong><br>Wednesday, December 14<\/p>\n<p><strong>Confirmation Acceptance Reply<\/strong><br>Tuesday, January 17<\/p>\n<p><strong>Presenter Registration Deadline<\/strong><br>Tuesday, January 17<\/p>\n<h3>Submission Link<\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">The submission period has ended. Submissions were due October 31, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. CDT.<br><div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><strong>Please submit using a desktop computer or laptop.&nbsp;<\/strong><br>Be sure to set up your account with an email address you will retain through April 2023.<\/div>\n<h3>Questions<\/h3>\n<p>Questions regarding the online submission process should be addressed to the 2023 convention staff at <a href=\"mailto:englishconvention@niu.edu\">englishconvention@niu.ed<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n    <div class=\"xs_social_share_widget xs_share_url after_content \t\tmain_content  wslu-style-1 wslu-share-box-shaped wslu-fill-colored wslu-none wslu-share-horizontal wslu-theme-font-no wslu-main_content\">\n\n\t\t\n        <ul>\n\t\t\t        <\/ul>\n    <\/div> \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paper Submissions Eligibility Eligible members are invited to submit one (1) original critical essay OR one (1) creative work (creative nonfiction, poetry, or fiction) to be considered for presentation at the annual convention. 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