{"id":13525,"date":"2022-09-29T15:16:31","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T15:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/englishconvention.org\/2023\/?page_id=13525"},"modified":"2023-03-02T21:23:52","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T21:23:52","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/englishconvention.org\/2023\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"BLOG"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"13525\" class=\"elementor elementor-13525\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-55d7f621 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"55d7f621\" 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-45b503fb\" data-id=\"45b503fb\" 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-1209829e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1209829e\" 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 data-id=\"68ba639\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"><div><h1>BLOG<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5523682 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5523682\" data-element_type=\"section\">\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-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bfc8e22\" data-id=\"bfc8e22\" 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-bf4352a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bf4352a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.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-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/englishconvention.org\/2023\/keynote-speakers-local-authors\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"342\" src=\"https:\/\/englishconvention.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Convention-Speakers-030123-1024x438.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14565\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/englishconvention.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Convention-Speakers-030123-1024x438.png 1024w, https:\/\/englishconvention.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Convention-Speakers-030123-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/englishconvention.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Convention-Speakers-030123-768x328.png 768w, https:\/\/englishconvention.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Convention-Speakers-030123.png 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ecce67d\" data-id=\"ecce67d\" 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-c01d892 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c01d892\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.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-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Keynote Speakers and Local Authors at the 2023 Convention<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a4d628 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a4d628\" 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\t\t\t\t<p>March 2, 2023<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15ff7b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15ff7b7\" 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\t\t\t\t<p>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&#8230;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8ff9d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f8ff9d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/englishconvention.org\/2023\/keynote-speakers-local-authors\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">READ MORE<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9da5271 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9da5271\" data-element_type=\"section\">\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-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-94c6edd\" data-id=\"94c6edd\" 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-871c231 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"871c231\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/englishconvention.org\/2023\/food-fun-denver\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"342\" src=\"https:\/\/englishconvention.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Food-and-Fun-in-Denver-022223-1024x438.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14465\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/englishconvention.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Food-and-Fun-in-Denver-022223-1024x438.png 1024w, https:\/\/englishconvention.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Food-and-Fun-in-Denver-022223-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/englishconvention.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Food-and-Fun-in-Denver-022223-768x328.png 768w, https:\/\/englishconvention.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Food-and-Fun-in-Denver-022223.png 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-72cb04c\" data-id=\"72cb04c\" 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-5283194 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5283194\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Food and Fun in Denver<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-389f063 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"389f063\" 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\t\t\t\t<p>February 22, 2023<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25651a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25651a9\" 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\t\t\t\t<p>With the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/englishconvention.org\/2023\/\">Sigma Tau Delta 2023 Convention<\/a> in Denver, CO, fast approaching, it\u2019s 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\u2019re 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&#8230;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e321ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4e321ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/englishconvention.org\/2023\/food-fun-denver\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">READ MORE<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-289a5d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"289a5d4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\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-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab78590\" data-id=\"ab78590\" 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-69de75d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"69de75d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/englishconvention.org\/2023\/engaging-common-reader\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"342\" src=\"https:\/\/englishconvention.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/The-Rock-Eaters-020223-1024x438.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14387\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/englishconvention.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/The-Rock-Eaters-020223-1024x438.png 1024w, https:\/\/englishconvention.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/The-Rock-Eaters-020223-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/englishconvention.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/The-Rock-Eaters-020223-768x328.png 768w, https:\/\/englishconvention.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/The-Rock-Eaters-020223.png 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-af98e2d\" data-id=\"af98e2d\" 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-bb19b6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bb19b6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Engaging the Common Reader: Thinking Beyond Convention<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-551d968 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"551d968\" 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\t\t\t\t<p>February 2, 2023<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4e0b43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4e0b43\" 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\t\t\t\t<p>When\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/englishconvention.org\/2023\/common-reader\/\">this year\u2019s common reader<\/a>\u00a0was revealed to be\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/book\/9780143135623?origin=sigma-tau-delta-international-english-honor-society-at-tattered-cover\/featured-books-at-the-sigma-tau-delta-2023-convention\"><em>The Rock Eaters<\/em><\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/brendapeynado.com\/\">Brenda Peynado<\/a>, I wasted no time diving into the short story collection. As someone who was not previously familiar with Peynado\u2019s work, I became a fast fan while moving through her diverse and intriguing stories&#8230;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd69d23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"bd69d23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/englishconvention.org\/2023\/engaging-common-reader\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">READ MORE<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-257243a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"257243a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\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-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-452e371\" data-id=\"452e371\" 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-2d45f89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2d45f89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/englishconvention.org\/2023\/stemmler-dennis-lgbt-award\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"342\" src=\"https:\/\/englishconvention.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/LGBT-Award-101922-1024x438.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13779\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/englishconvention.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/LGBT-Award-101922-1024x438.png 1024w, https:\/\/englishconvention.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/LGBT-Award-101922-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/englishconvention.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/LGBT-Award-101922-768x328.png 768w, https:\/\/englishconvention.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/LGBT-Award-101922.png 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc2a1f2\" data-id=\"fc2a1f2\" 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-b7245ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b7245ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Celebrate the Stemmler\/Dennis LGBT& Award<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac2cc9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac2cc9c\" 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\t\t\t\t<p>October 19, 2022<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58d5108 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58d5108\" 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\t\t\t\t<p><em>With submissions for the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/englishconvention.org\/2023\/\">Sigma Tau Delta 2023 International Convention<\/a>\u00a0being accepted now through\u00a0<strong>Monday, October 31, 5:00 p.m.<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>CDT<\/strong>, take some time to learn about the special\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/englishconvention.org\/2023\/awards\/\">Convention Award<\/a> opportunities available this year&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db1eee5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"db1eee5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/englishconvention.org\/2023\/stemmler-dennis-lgbt-award\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">READ MORE<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f3f6d5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7f3f6d5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\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-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a98d4d8\" data-id=\"a98d4d8\" 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-4ba6473 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4ba6473\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/englishconvention.org\/2023\/submit-convention-cute-boy-idaho\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"342\" src=\"https:\/\/englishconvention.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Cute-boy-from-Idaho-1024x438.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13610\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/englishconvention.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Cute-boy-from-Idaho-1024x438.png 1024w, https:\/\/englishconvention.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Cute-boy-from-Idaho-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/englishconvention.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Cute-boy-from-Idaho-768x328.png 768w, https:\/\/englishconvention.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Cute-boy-from-Idaho.png 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e1d52f\" data-id=\"9e1d52f\" 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-86ba3ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"86ba3ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why to Submit to Convention: A Cute Boy from Idaho<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0778443 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0778443\" 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\t\t\t\t<p>October 06, 2022<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17a2c92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17a2c92\" 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\t\t\t\t<p>At my first Sigma Tau Delta Convention (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.english.org\/pdf\/past-conv-programs\/2005.pdf\">Kansas City, MO, 2005<\/a>) one of my students, Jess, told me, \u201cI met a cute boy from Idaho, and he\u2019s such a good poet.\u201d A moment later, she paused and said quizzically, \u201cThat\u2019s a sentence I never expected to say.\u201d&#8230;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e67055e elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e67055e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/englishconvention.org\/2023\/submit-convention-cute-boy-idaho\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">READ MORE<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e38a07d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e38a07d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\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-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf1ba89\" data-id=\"cf1ba89\" 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-dd4efba elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dd4efba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/englishconvention.org\/2023\/spotlight-toni-morrison\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/englishconvention.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Toni-Morrison-social-card-1024x538.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13495\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/englishconvention.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Toni-Morrison-social-card-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/englishconvention.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Toni-Morrison-social-card-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/englishconvention.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Toni-Morrison-social-card-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/englishconvention.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Toni-Morrison-social-card.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e7c9967\" data-id=\"e7c9967\" 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-4bda012 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4bda012\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Participate in Our New Spotlight on Toni Morrison<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fba0a39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fba0a39\" 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\t\t\t\t<p>September 28, 2022<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-442d49f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"442d49f\" 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\t\t\t\t<p>Sigma Tau Delta is putting American novelist Toni Morrison (1931-2019) in the spotlight for the 2022-2023 academic year. Morrison\u2019s career in prose fiction spans nearly fifty years, beginning with the 1970 publication of her first novel (still one of my favorites to teach)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.betterworldbooks.com\/product\/detail\/The-Bluest-Eye-9780307278449\"><em>The\u00a0<\/em><em>Bluest Eye<\/em><\/a>, set in her hometown of Lorain, OH, on the southern shore of Lake Erie. Published in 1987,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.betterworldbooks.com\/product\/detail\/Beloved-9781400033416\"><em>Beloved<\/em><\/a> is Morrison\u2019s best-known novel, with its allusion to St. Paul\u2019s letter to the Romans, specifically&#8230;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04b379c elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"04b379c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/englishconvention.org\/2023\/spotlight-toni-morrison\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">READ MORE<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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<\/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>BLOG 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. 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