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Annual Conference
The American Association of Australian Literary Studies holds an annual conference where members present their academic work in Australian and New Zealand literary and cultural studies. The meeting affords an opportunity for intellectual and social interaction with fellow scholars from around the world. The Wertheim Prize is awarded each year for the best paper by a graduate student. In addition to the presentation of academic work, the conference features readings by Australian writers and a conference dinner with a keynote speaker. Recent conference locations include Calgary, Austin, Washington, Montreal, Boston, New York, Richmond and Kansas City, with readings by Peter Carey, Janette Turner Hospital, Kevin Hart, Jonathan Bennett, Andrew Sant, Lesley Stern, John Kinsella, Nicholas Jose and Alan Wearne.
AAALS 2010 Annual Conference – Washington, DC
The 2010 Annual Conference of the American Association of Australian Literary Studies will be held in Washington, DC, February 25-27, 2010. The conference will begin with a reception at the Australian Embassy in Washington from 6-8 pm on Thursday, February 25. Conference sessions will be held at the Key Bridge Marriott Hotel on Friday, February 26 and Saturday, February 27. The conference registration fee is US$125, and includes the wine and cheese reception on the Thursday evening, and lunch the following day. The conference registration form needs to be completed and sent along with payment to Eva Rueschmann (contact details are on the form). The conference banquet will be held on the Friday evening at Ella Burling Hall, International Student House (near Dupont Circle).
The negotiated discount room rate at the Key Bridge Marriott Hotel is US$101 per night (single or double), plus 10.25% tax. Early booking is required. In order to secure the discount rate, rooms must be reserved by Friday, 5 February 2010. The requisite group code is anzanza. Please note that it is in lowercase and that it is not the Association’s acronym. Conference attendees are responsible for reserving rooms in advance. To book online, you may use the following link:
The link will direct you to the Hotel’s home page with the group code already entered in the appropriate field. Please note that you will only be able to book online for the contracted room nights (nights of 25, 26 and 27 February). If you would like to check in on an earlier date or check out on a later date, or stay less than three nights, you must book by phone. To book by phone, call 1-888-236-2427, and be sure to provide the designated discount code, which is anzanza, when the reservation is made. The Key Bridge Marriot Hotel's address is 1401 Lee Highway, Arlington, Virginia 22209.
The 2010 Conference Program is available for download as a Word document. The 2009 Conference Program, 2008 Conference Program and 2007 Conference Program are available online in Microsoft Word format. Recent winners of The Wertheim Prize for Best Graduate Student Paper: 2009 - Esther Prokopienko - College of Saint Rose 2008 - Terra Walston, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2007 - Hilary Emmett, Cornell University 2006 - Sean Scarisbrick, University of Buffalo 2005 - Kevin Birmingham, Harvard University, and Nathanael O'Reilly, Western Michigan University
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