Dear SFTS community, <br><br>Happy Friday! I'm reaching out on behalf of the Eaton Symposium on Speculative Fiction organizing committee to recirculate our CFP, which is attached and copied below. We would also appreciate it if you would forward this reminder to any groups or students you are aware of who might be interested in this event.<div><br></div><div><div>Graduate students and faculty in UC Riverside’s English Department are hosting a symposium on <b>May 25, 2024</b> to soft-launch the return of the Eaton Conference, which was initially established to complement UCR’s renowned Eaton Collection of Science Fiction and Fantasy. We welcome submissions from <b>graduate and undergraduate students</b> who work at intersections of speculative fiction and archival studies. </div><div><br></div><div>The deadline for submissions is <b>April 10, 2024</b>. We are open to receiving late applications from interested students who are unable to make the deadline, but ask that such applicants contact us directly by April 10th.</div><div><br></div><div>Best regards,</div><div>Eaton Conference Organizing Committee</div></div><div><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:small;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">———</span></div><div><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;text-align:center"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;text-align:center">CALL FOR PAPERS </span></div><div><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt;text-align:center">Eaton Symposium on Speculative Fiction</span></div><div><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt;text-align:center">University of California, Riverside (in-person)</span></div><div><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt;text-align:center"><br></span></div><div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Abstract Submission Deadline: April 10, 2024</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Conference Date: May 25, 2024 </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">**updated**</span></p></div><div><span><br><br><span style="border:none;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;width:149px;height:232px"><img src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/MU1j8f7vPpeIBB7KThu6rbXQv7KUD1Y60zw4C319NDUQXCwvwEySvq4WR9ioQUUy8d2gdQ7zj2VatQi8vCO4P9DzWbfzL5lkXSSP1pcOxdlsOgBbnOifJTAHk17O7xL-W2K7kO4nI7DOczuesLMSkDA" width="149" height="232" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">We cordially invite you to participate in the Eaton Symposium on Speculative Fiction, which will be held in-person at the University of California, Riverside on May 25th, 2024. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Graduate and undergraduate students</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> are encouraged to submit abstracts for a one-day symposium on speculative fiction and the archive</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">, where they can share and engage in conversation about their work, and gain conference experience. This event will be free and open to the public.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The Eaton Conference was first established in 1979 to complement the Eaton Collection of Science Fiction and Fantasy, the largest publicly accessible speculative fiction (SF) archive in the world, and has been a cornerstone of research in and around SF. Over the course of its nearly 50-year history, the conference has supported both emerging and established scholars from around the globe. After a decade-long hiatus, we are pleased to share our efforts to revive this event as a place for new and emerging SF scholars and creatives to present their work, foster connections, and conceptualize potential projects involving the Eaton Collection. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Participants are invited to present any scholarly or creative work that addresses speculative fiction in relation to the archive. We especially encourage submissions which engage with the J. Lloyd Eaton Collection, but papers exploring other intersections between SF and the archive are also welcome. Presenters will be organized into graduate and undergraduate panels for 10-15 minute presentations, followed by Q&A. This symposium is meant to support emerging scholars and ideas, so we encourage those not experienced with conferences to apply. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Details regarding submission requirements are listed below. We look forward to your participation!</span></p><br><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">***See next page for submission guidelines***</span></p><br><br><br><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Please submit an abstract of 250-350 words by Wednesday </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">April 10</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> using this form: </span><a href="https://kpers003_ucr_edu-dot-mm-event2.appspot.com/em_aRzsr9N2mWUMwe00gndO?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.gle%2FwgBjAfFrZCTCSw5g7&key=9faf3fc90cd4b5d87f04b5e15b11d1a0b75a8c8e" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">https://forms.gle/wgBjAfFrZCTCSw5g7</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Possible topics include: </span></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Archival gaps, silences, and omissions</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Emotional archives in and around SF</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Historical (or alternative history) fiction and interventions </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Archives and community in SF fandom spaces</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Care and repair for/in the archive</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Methodologies and ways of viewing the archive </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Intersections between SF and the archive as a way to contend with the past, critique the present, and reimagine the future</span></p></li></ul><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Please send any inquiries regarding the symposium to </span><a href="mailto:eatonconference@gmail.com" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">eatonconference@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Resources for how to write an abstract for a conference:</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><a href="https://kpers003_ucr_edu-dot-mm-event2.appspot.com/em_aRzsr9N2mWUMwe00gndO?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwriting.wisc.edu%2Fhandbook%2Fassignments%2Fwriting-an-abstract-for-your-research-paper%2F&key=8fb10fe891bfd89d306d43811f98d09a6c5273cd" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(17,85,204);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Writing an Abstract for Your Research Paper</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><a href="https://kpers003_ucr_edu-dot-mm-event2.appspot.com/em_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