Call for Papers

OPEN SESSIONS ON
Queen Elizabeth I

The Queen Elizabeth I Society

held in conjunction with

Exploring the Renaissance 2010

An International Conference

Corpus Christi, Texas
March 18-20, 2010

The 2010 conference will be held at the Omni Corpus Christi Hotel Marina Tower.

Local Arrangements: Catherine Cox
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

Program Chair: Irving Kelter
University of St. Thomas, Houston

Agnes Strickland Prize for the best essay

Keynote Speakers for the Queen Elizabeth I Society

Jo Eldridge Carney, The College of New Jersey
Megan Hickerson, Henderson State University, Arkansas
Jacqueline Vanhoutte, University of North Texas
Kristin Post Walton, Salisbury University, Maryland

Suggested Topics: the Queen in relation to the art, architecture, history, literature, politics, and music of her reign

Papers are limited to 20 minutes reading time. Abstracts only (400-500 words; a shorter 100-word abstract for inclusion in the program) must be submitted online no later than ~~December 1, 2009~~ December 15, 2009 via the SCRC website's abstract submission form.

Inquiries only, please, to Carole Levin, President.

Agnes Strickland Prize for the best essay. For more information on the society and its activities, visit our website.

Program participants are required to join SCRC and are encouraged to submit publication-length versions of their papers to the SCRC journal, Explorations in Renaissance Culture.

A limited number of graduate travel fellowships are available; graduate students presenting a paper at the conference may apply to the program chair for travel assistance (maximum $300). Complete essays must be submitted electronically by February 1 to be eligible for consideration. See the graduate travel fellowships page for instructions on how to apply.