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[[File:Wilkes Barre Panorama.jpg|thumb|Wilkes-Barre, PA]]
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{{Huge|October 10-12, 2019 @ Wilkes University}}<br/>
{{Huge|October 10-12, 2019 @ Wilkes University}}<br/>
{{Big|Theme: '''Mailer on Politics, Public Life, and Pop Culture'''}}
{{Big|Theme: '''Mailer on Politics, Public Life, and Pop Culture'''}}


==Call for Papers==
Thursday and Friday will be full days of panels and events; panels will continue on Saturday morning and the conference will conclude with our Saturday luncheon and keynote address. Other conference highlights include:
The Norman Mailer Society calls for papers that address any of the above categories plus those that help celebrate the 40-year anniversary of ''[[The Executioner’s Song]]'', the 50-year anniversary of ''[[Of a Fire on the Moon]]'', and the 60-year anniversary of ''[[Advertisements for Myself]]''.
 
Conference highlights:


* Keynote speaker [[Maggie Mailer]], youngest daughter of Norman Mailer
* Keynote speaker [[Maggie Mailer]], youngest daughter of Norman Mailer
* A reception to celebrate the opening of the '''Norman Mailer Room and Collection'''. This room, housed in the Farley Library, is a research/Mailer scholar’s dream. It is a replica of Mailer’s last studio in Provincetown that includes his private library, manuscripts and revisions, dating from 1984, and his studio furniture
* A reception to celebrate the opening of the '''Norman Mailer Room and Collection'''. This room, housed in the Farley Library, is a research/Mailer scholar’s dream. It is a replica of Mailer’s last studio in Provincetown that includes his private library, manuscripts and revisions, dating from 1984, and his studio furniture
* A reading from ''The Time of Our Time''
* A reading from ''The Time of Our Time''
* Screening of the film ''The Executioner’s Song''
* Screening of the director’s cut of ''The Executioner’s Song'', with an introduction by its director [http://www.lawrenceschiller.com Larry Schiller]
* And more…
* And more…  


To submit a proposal for the conference, please e-mail the following to Maggie McKinley at <code>mmckinle [at] harpercollege [dot] edu</code> and Mike Lennon at <code>jmlennon1 [at] charter [dot] net</code> by June 1, 2019:
==Program==
See the [[Norman Mailer Society/Conference/2019 Wilkes-Barre, PA/Program|final program]], or [https://projectmailer.net/images/e/ed/2019_Conference_Program_Final.pdf download it as a PDF].


* 50-word biographical statement
==Keynote Speaker==
* 150-200 word abstract of the proposed presentation
This year, we are happy to announce that the keynote will be delivered by Norman’s youngest daughter, Maggie Mailer, a New York-based painter. You can find more information about Maggie's work on [http://www.maggiemailer.com her web site].
* Indication of A/V Requirements


==Hotel Information==
==Hotel Information==
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==Membership Dues==
==Membership Dues==
We ask that all conference attendees and participants, with the exception of guests, be members of the Norman Mailer Society. Membership dues remain low. [[Norman Mailer Society/Join|Please join]].
We ask that all conference attendees and participants, with the exception of guests, be members of the Norman Mailer Society. Membership dues remain low. [[Norman Mailer Society/Join|Please join]].
==Call for Papers==
The Norman Mailer Society calls for papers that address any of the above categories plus those that help celebrate the 40-year anniversary of ''[[The Executioner’s Song]]'', the 50-year anniversary of ''[[Of a Fire on the Moon]]'', and the 60-year anniversary of ''[[Advertisements for Myself]]''.
To submit a proposal for the conference, please e-mail the following to Maggie McKinley <{{nospam|mmckinle|harpercollege.edu}}> and Mike Lennon <{{nospam|mlennon1|charter.net}}> by June 1, 2019:
* 50-word biographical statement
* 150-200 word abstract of the proposed presentation
* Indication of A/V Requirements


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