Call For Papers
Emily Dickinson’s Reading

    For a special issue of the Emily Dickinson Journal, we seek essays exploring her deep immersion in the written word.
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EDIS Graduate Student Fellowship

 The Emily Dickinson International Society (EDIS) announces a fellowship award in support of graduate student scholarship on Emily Dickinson.  The award, in the amount of $1,000, may be used to fund travel to collections or conferences, to support book purchases, or for other research expenses necessary to the project.  Preference will be given to applicants enrolled in doctoral programs and engaged in the writing of dissertations or other major projects directed toward publication.  To apply, please send a curriculum vitae, description of the project (including intended use of the award funding), the names and contact information of two references, and a dissertation prospectus or other relevant writing sample (no more than 25 pages) to Martha Nell Smith, Professor, Department of English, 3101 Susquehanna Hall, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742.  Electronic applications welcome (indeed, preferred):  mnsmith@umd.edu.  Applications are due by October 15, 2008; the award will be announced by November 1, 2008.

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