Announcements

174 THE MINNESOTA REVIEW So what are you going to do about it? Most of us seem to be saying that nothing can be done. Sounds like some boss dictated that idea to his secretary, and somehow it got into your mind. Mark Cramer ANNOUNCEMENTS The Marxist Literary Group (MLG) of the Midwest Modern Language Association is soliciting papers for the Marxist Forum at the MMLA in Chicago from Nov. ? to ?, 1977 in Chicago. The topic is an Application ofMarxist Feminist Criticism. The subject aims at a synthesis of Marxism and F'eminism and is of central interest to those who believe that traditional Marxism has not dealt with F'eminism as well as to those who believe that Marxism is capable of dealing with F'eminism. Papers should be no more than 8 pages single-spaced and should be submitted by the beginning of May to the coordinator of this forum. Abstracts should be submitted by the beginning of April. As usual, collective papers and projects are encouraged. Any questions should be directed to the coordinators: Renny Harrigan, German Dept., Box 413, UWM, Milwaukee, Wi. 53201; Renate Holub, U. of Wis.-Madison, Dept. of French & Italian, 1220 Linden Dr., Van Hise Hall, Madison, Wi. 53706. New Rivers Press is beginning a children's series and is now reading mss. They plan between four and five books a year. Send mss. to: New Rivers Children's Series, c/o CW. Truesdale, 90 Oxford Place, Staten Island, New York 10301. All mss. must contain a stamped, self-addressed return envelope. We are looking for fiction which recognizes that humans are social beings, the inheritors of a history, shaped by environment and economics and other people. We are not seeking any particular style of fiction, although of course we wish to print the highest quality prose we can find. We are seeking instead fiction embodying a social and historical perspective, fiction which admits that our reality is socially constructed, and that consciousness is intimately linked to the material conditions of our living. We would like to publish new writing that fits this description, and would like to learn about new fiction of this kind published elsewhere. We invite readers to submit brief reviews (200-400 words) of publications which they feel might interest us. A column of such reviews will be printed in subsequent issues. ...