Announcements

Announcements Conseil International D'Études Francophones (CIEF) The Conseil International D'Études Francophones will hold its next international conference in Guadeloupe, from 10 to 17 May 1997. The CIEF welcomes proposals to read papers in French, or to organize sessions relating to all French-speaking areas worldwide (including France), and in all disciplines. In addition to over one hundred multidisciplinary sessions, the congress will feature receptions , special cultural events, a book exhibit, and excursions. Guest speakers, Francophone authors, and representatives of Francophone agencies and organizations will be present. For complete details, contact Ginette Adamson, Directrice Générale du CIEF, Department of Modem Languages and Literatures, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas 67260-0011; phone (316) 978-3180; Fax (316) 978-3319; e-mail adamson@twsuvm.uc. twsu.edu; WWW http://twsuvm.uc.twsu.edu:80/~mcllwww/ cief.html. Nevada Humanities Committee and the University of Nevada Press Wallace Stegner once asserted that because of the transient nature ofits people, the American West lacks community. Volume 20 of the Halcyon Series, entitled "Communities in the American West," invites discussion and debate on that topic. Papers may deal with numerous diverse western communities, exploring the history of community in the West as well as discussing present and possible future communities. The editor welcomes scholarly articles but also encourages submissions of literary nonfiction, fiction, poetry, photography , and art. Perspectives from diverse disciplines are also welcomed . Prospective contributors may query the editor with ideas for papers or projects. The deadline for submission is March 1, 1997. For further information, contact Stephen Tchudi, Editor, Department of English, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada 895570031 ; phone (702) 784-6755; fax (702) 784-6266; e-mail stuchuu@powernet.net. MLA Book Prizes The deadline for the 1996 Lowell Prize is 1 March 1997; for all other prizes the deadline is 1 May. For further information, contact the Office of Special Projects, MLA, 10 Astor Place, New York, New York 10003-6981; phone (212) 614-6406; fax (212) 417-9863; e-mail awards@mla.org. The fourteenth annual MLA Prize for Independent 118 Scholars will be awarded to an author who, at the time of publication , was not enrolled in a program leading to an academic degree and did not hold a tenured, tenure-accruing, or tenure-track position in a postsecondary educational institution. Authors of submitted books need not be members of the association. The National Foreign Language Center (NFLC) The NFLC has created an annual prize in honor of Ronald Walton, former acting director of the NFLC. The A. Ronald Walton Prize will be awarded each year to an institution or organization that has made a significant and innovative contribution to the learning of languages other than English through programmatic or systemic change. Academic institutions, programs in government, the private sector, the heritage language community, and international organizations will be considered eligible for the award. For further information on the development of the award and / or contributions to the endowment, contact either Isabelle Talpain-Long or Ed McDermott at the National Foreign Language Center at Johns Hopkins University, Fourth Floor, 1619 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036; phone (202) 667-8100, ext. 37, ext. 38; fax (202) 667-6907. Association for the Study of Literature and Environment (ASLE) On 17-19 July 1997, the second biennial conference of the ASLE will take place at the University of Montana in Missoula. Gary Snyder, Rick Bass, Pattiann Rogers, and David Abram are among the prominent writers and scholars participating in the conference. ASLE invites program proposals for panels and papers on any aspect of literature and environment, roundtable topics of general interest , poster sessions to showcase teaching, curriculum, cooperative ventures, or research innovations, and readings of original nature writing. For further information, contact John Tallmadge, President-Elect, ASLE, 6538 Teakwood Court, Cincinnati, Ohio 45334-2112; phone (513)681-0944; e-mailjtall@interramp.com. 119 ...