Announcements

SAMLA Updates

SAMLA 85 Conference Hotel Reservations now available

SAMLA is happy to announce that hotel room reservation for the SAMLA 85 Conference is now available online. SAMLA has a reserved a discounted rate for conference attendees at $115.00 per night plus applicable taxes. Please note that these rooms are in limited supply; therefore, we encourage all attendees to reserve your rooms as soon as possible.

To receive the discounted reservation rate, please see the Hotel and Travel page of the Conference section and register via this page.

Conference Guideline Updates

The Session Guidelines and Chair Guidelines have been updated. Please see the Forms page for the latest versions of these documents.

Also, SAMLA is excited to present the new Participant Guidelines, which contains important information regarding membership and registration policies for all conference participants. This document is now available on the Forms page.

SAMLA 85 Calls for PApers

The updated list for the SAMLA 85 Calls for Papers is now available. Please see the Calls for Papers page in our Conference section for the latest listing. SAMLA will continue to update this listing on the website every Monday until June 28, 2013.

Announcing Publication of SAMLA News v33

SAMLA is pleased to announce the publication of the Winter 2013 edition of SAMLA News. This year’s edition is the largest one to date, with reflective articles about the 2012 Conference, a preview of this fall’s Conference, and 160 Affiliated Group, Regular, and Special Session Calls for Papers. Committee members, SAMLA Staff, and other special contributors have been hard at work since the conference in November to put together a comprehensive view of today’s SAMLA. Please visit the SAMLA News page to obtain a downloadable copy of the newsletter.

2013 SAMLA CALL FOR PAPERS/SPECIAL SESSION PROPOSALS

SAMLA is currently accepting calls for papers and special session proposals for the 2013 SAMLA Conference. Proposals supporting the special focus of the conference, “Cultures, Contexts, Images, and Texts: Making Meaning in Print, Digital, and Networked Worlds” are especially encouraged. Sessions, however, may also be of a more general nature or concentrate on a specific topic relating to teaching, literary and linguistic scholarship in the humanities, and modern languages. Session length is 90-minutes; session format options include: round table or discussion panels, working paper sessions, seminar or workshop sessions, traditional paper presentations, or clusters of three sessions.

To submit your call or proposal, please complete the Call for Papers/ Special Session Proposal form, which can be found on the Forms page of our website's Conference section. Once complete, please submit your form to Stephanie Rountree, SAMLA Conference Coordinator, via  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  as an attached Microsoft Word document. 

85^th Annual SAMLA Conference 

SAMLA is excited to announce that the 85th annual SAMLA Conference will be held November 8-10, 2013, at the Marriott Atlanta Buckhead Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia. The special focus for this year's conference is "Cultures, Contexts, Images, and Texts: Making Meaning in Print, Digital, and Networked Worlds." Please be sure to check the Conference page of our website for more updates.

SAR Updates

Upcoming Publication: SAR 76.2

South Atlantic Review is proud to announce the upcoming publication of their next issue: SAR v76.2. This issue will feature a special cluster of essays entitled "American Spaces." We anticipate the publication of this issue in late August 2012.