Convention Wrap-Up: Awards and Stories

This year’s convention, with nearly 1,000 registrants, was an overwhelming success! In addition to keynote sessions by speakers Charles Baxter and Kao Kalia Young, there were 510 papers presented, 29 roundtables, and 6 special presentations. Over $14,000 was awarded in prizes for works presented at the convention. View: 2016 Convention Award Winners Share Your Convention […]

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Happy News: Convention Paper Acceptances

by Diane Steinberg 2016 Convention Chair Congratulations to everyone whose convention paper has been accepted, and to all the chapters who may be represented at the March convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota! We all will be convening at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis from March 2 to 5, 2016. Sigma Tau Delta will conduct its annual business […]

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Finding Home at the Sigma Tau Delta Convention

Jessica Heller Alumna of Alvernia University, Reading, PA Convention Submissions: Due Monday, October 26, 2015, 11:59 p.m. CDT. In Albuquerque, convention goers posted stories of their experiences, and alumna Jessica Heller’s 2015 experience in Albuquerque anticipated the “Finding Home” theme of the 2016 Minneapolis convention. Jessica has returned to the convention as an alumna volunteer, […]

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Should I Submit to the 2016 Minneapolis Convention?

by Diane Steinberg 2016 Convention Chair “Of course you should submit!” is the short answer to that question, and this blog post is the long answer to that question. Any Sigma Tau Delta member who can come to convention ought to come to convention. Convention is a great English nerd festival, with literature lovers from […]

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