Call for Papers: A Symposium on Manitoba Writing to be held in Winnipeg, Manitoba May 10-12, 2012, organized by the Manitoba Writers’ Guild.

In celebration of the 30^th Anniversary of the Manitoba Writers’ Guild (MWG), you are invited to take part in a Symposium on Manitoba Writing in spring 2012. Proposals for papers on all aspects of Manitoba writing are sought.  The intention is that the conference will appeal to a variety of people and we ask that respondents keep that in mind when preparing proposals.

DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS: December 1, 2011. Please submit proposals (approximately 250-500 words plus a one-paragraph bio/bibliography) by e-mail or regular mail to: symposium@mbwriter.mb.ca or Symposium Organizing Committee, Manitoba Writers’ Guild, 218-100 Arthur Street, Winnipeg MB R3B 1H3. No e-mail attachments please. Decisions about the proposals will be communicated by January 31, 2012. The finished papers should be approximately 15-20 minutes in length. For more information about the Symposium, contact symposium@mbwriter.mb.ca.