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Panel CfP: Writers Without Borders: US and Canadian Women Authors

In her study of L. M. Montgomery (1874 – 1942) in the „Extraordinary Canadians“ series, Canadian author Jane Urquhart invokes comparisons of L. M. Montgomery’s lfie and work to that of her near-contemporary American peers, Edith Wharton (1862 – 1937), Willa Cather (1873 – 1947), and Mary Wilkins Freeman (1852 – 1930), among others. While the transatlantic connection among women writers is receiving increasing critical attention, the ltierary relationships among American and Canadian women writers offer a relatively recent area for scholarly explorations of the influences and alignments crossing North America.

This panel seeks comparative studies of American and Canadian women writers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries that address a range of topics such as the handling of young and/or older female protagonists, representations of nature, depictions of regions, and other relevant subjects. In addition to Montgomery and the authros mentioned above, other possible authors to consider might include Montgomery and other American regionalists, such as Sarah Orne Jewett; Cather and Margaret Laurence, Alcott and her Canadian counterparts.

Abstracts should not exceed 250 words. Please include a brief biography.

Deadline: September 30, 2016.

Please submit your abstracts via this website.