CFP: Gene Wolfe (UK) 26th August 2000

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From: "Jonathan Laidlow" <LAIDLOJM at hhs.bham.ac.uk>
Subject: (whorl) CFP: Gene Wolfe (UK) 26th August 2000
Date: Fri, 12 May 2000 15:06:24 GMT
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CALL FOR PAPERS  - UK conference on GENE WOLFE

Saturday 26th August 2000, University of Birmingham, UK

Papers of 20-30 minutes in length are invited for a proposed one day=20
symposium on the work of the US science fiction author Gene Wolfe. The=20
symposium will take place on Saturday the 26th August 2000 in the=20
Department of English at the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Gene Wolfe is one of the most highly acclaimed writers of science fiction=20
alive today. The Clute & Nicholls Science Fiction Encyclopedia (1992) says=20
of him that,

=E2=80=98Though neither the most popular nor the most influential author in=
 the sf field,=20
Gene Wolfe is today quite possibly the most important.=E2=80=99=20

His major works include =E2=80=98The Book of the New Sun=E2=80=99, =E2=80=
=98The Book of the=20
Long Sun=E2=80=99, =E2=80=98The Fifth Head of Cerberus=E2=80=99, =E2=80=98P=
eace=E2=80=99, =E2=80=98Free Live Free=E2=80=99,=20
=E2=80=98Castleview=E2=80=99 and his current work, =E2=80=98The Book of the=
 Short Sun=E2=80=99

Deadline for proposals: 20th June 2000.

Abstracts should be of no more than 500 words. Papers can be on any=20
aspect of Wolfe=E2=80=99s work. Please contact me if you are interested in=20
contributing.

We apologise for the short deadline but hope that this will not put people =
off=20
proposing papers or attending the conference.

Those interested in attending the conference should email or write to me at=20
the address below to be put on the mailing list for further details as they=20
become available.

In June 2000 we will be launching  Ultan=E2=80=99s Library - an electronic =
journal=20
dedicated to studies of Wolfe=E2=80=99s work will be launched on the Univer=
sity of=20
Birmingham=E2=80=99s website. Further details are available from the addres=
s below.=20
The URL will be posted nearer that time.

Organiser: Jonathan Laidlow,
Email:
j.m.laidlow at bham.ac.uk
ultan01 at yahoo.co.uk

Conference webpage:=20
http://members.tripod.co.uk/laidlow/ultan/

Postal Address:=20
Jonathan Laidlow
Modern Languages & Classics
University of Birmingham
 Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
United Kingdom.

Please forward this email to anyone who might be interested.
If you have received this email and you are not interested please accept ou=
r=20
apologies.

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*If it's Wolfe but not Long Sun, please use the URTH list: urth at lists.best.=
com

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