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<P class=EC_MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Dear SCMLA Member:<BR> <BR>I send you this email to assure you that you are a member in good standing for 2008. Thank you for keeping your membership up-to-date! Please note the upcoming deadlines, opportunities, and attachments:<BR> </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">San Antonio</SPAN></FONT></B><B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> Convention<BR>Date: November 6-8, 2008<BR>Hotel: Sheraton Gunter<BR>Theme: “Borders”<BR> <BR>Important Deadlines:<BR></SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Verdana size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><BR></SPAN></FONT><B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">*February 18, 2008:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> Final Proposals for <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Special Sessions</SPAN></B> to SCMLA office.<BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><BR></SPAN></FONT><B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">*March 14, 2008:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> Papers/Abstracts to <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Regular and Allied Session</SPAN></B> chairs. </SPAN></FONT></P>
<FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR>In case you have not yet submitted a proposal, paper, or abstract for San Antonio, please find the attached and updated <I><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Winter Newsletter</SPAN></I> that lists the Calls for Papers for Regular, Allied, and Special Sessions.<BR> </SPAN></FONT><BR>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Special Call for Proposals for the <I><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">South Central Review<BR></SPAN></I>Deadline: June 1, 2007 </SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR>In following up on an earlier issue on Feminist Detective Fiction, the <I><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">South Central Review</SPAN></I> is now planning to publish an issue entitled "Hard Boiled," which will deal with the traditions of hard boiled detective fiction and film noir in the United States and internationally. We anticipate publishing critical essays as well as interviews with detective fiction writers. The issue is tentatively scheduled to appear in late 2009 or early 2010.</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Because the topic is, we assume, of wide general interest to the membership of SCMLA, we are announcing a call for proposals for essays for this issue. <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Please send proposals by June 1, 2007 to: </SPAN></B></SPAN></FONT><BR>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Editor Richard J. Golsan (rjgolsan@aol.com) <BR>or<BR>Managing Editor Melissa Henry (wellpix@gmail.com) </SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<FONT face=Verdana size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thank you very much for your continued support of the SCMLA!<BR> <BR>Sincerely,<BR> <BR> <BR>Grady C. Wray<BR>SCMLA Executive Director<BR>University of Oklahoma<BR>104 Fourth Street, Baker House, B46<BR>Norman, OK 73019-6410<BR>Phone: (405) 325-6011<BR>Fax: (405) 325-3720<BR>Email: scmla@ou.edu<BR>www.ou.edu/scmla <A title=http://www.ou.edu/scmla href="http://www.ou.edu/scmla" target=_blank><http://www.ou.edu/scmla></A> </SPAN></FONT><BR>
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