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Friday, March 31, 2023
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM MTN
SKD Advisor Meeting
Location: Savoy (Majestic)
SKD
7:30 AM – 2:30 PM MTN
Registration
Location: South Convention Lobby (2)
General
7:30 AM – 3:30 PM MTN
Chapter Merchandise
Location: South Convention Lobby (2)
General
8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN
E-01 - Zebra Session
Location: Capitol (Terrace)
Zebra
8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN
E-02 - Literature: Examining Stereotypes of Literary Women
Moderator: Karolyn Steffens – Lindsey Wilson College (KY)
Chair: Destinee Martin – Morningside University (IA)
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Location: Denver (Mezzanine)
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Literature

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN
E-03 - Literature: Merchant of Venice and Thoughts about Shakespeare
Moderator: Lexey Bartlett – Fort Hays State University (KS)
Chair: Harrison G. Jenkins – Fort Hays State University (KS)
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Location: Beverly (Terrace)
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Literature

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN
E-04 - Literature: Death and Diversity—Some Troubling Questions
Moderator: Kathryn Brewer Strayer – Stillman College (AL)
Chair: Ellianna Madsen – Morningside University (IA)
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Location: Spruce (Mezzanine)
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Literature

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN
E-05 - Literature: American Lyric Poetry, Black Identity, Jazz
Moderator: Moushumi Biswas – Langston University (OK)
Chair: Therese Holzapfel – Sigma Tau Delta Alum
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Location: Century (Mezzanine)
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Literature

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN
E-06 - Film and Media: Film and Literary Analysis
Moderator: Carrie Fitzpatrick – Alvernia University (PA)
Chair: Mackenzie Simpson – Arkansas Tech University (AR)
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Location: Gold (Mezzanine)
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Film and Media

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN
E-07 - Author Spotlight: Toni Morrison's Sula
Moderator: Kaine Ezell – Oklahoma Baptist University (OK)
Chair: Wesley Johnson – University of Oregon (OR)
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Location: Terrace (Terrace)
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Author Spotlight: Toni Morrison

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN
E-08 - Poetry: Back Then
Moderator: Shelly Sanders – Abilene Christian University (TX)
Chair: Rachel Martin – The College of New Jersey (NJ)
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Location: Vail (Majestic)
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Original Poetry

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN
E-09 - Poetry: Wonder Womanhood
Moderator: Sigrid King – Carlow University (PA)
Chair: Germeen H. Tanas – Lipscomb University (TN)
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Location: Silver (Mezzanine)
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Original Poetry

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN
E-10 - Creative Nonfiction: Is Anybody Out There?
Moderator: Claire Schmidt – Missouri Valley College (MO)
Chair: Brycie L. Bowles – Midland College (TX)
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Location: Tower B (2)
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Original Creative Nonfiction

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN
E-11 - Fiction: Flight or Fight
Moderator: Jay Beavers – Union University (TN)
Chair: Lorah Murphy – Marist College (NY)
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Location: Tower C (2)
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Original Fiction

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN
E-12 - Fiction: Water Works
Moderator: Gillian Paku – SUNY, Geneseo (NY)
Chair: Noah D. Garofalo – Franklin Pierce University (NH)
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Location: Tower D (2)
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Original Fiction

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN
E-13 - Roundtable: Insiders and Outsiders in The Rock Eaters
Location: Columbine (Terrace)
Moderator: Christine Cooper-Rompato – Utah State University (UT)
Presenter: Vanessa Garcia-Vazquez – Utah State University (UT)
Presenter: Amanda Gromachey – Utah State University (UT)
Presenter: Ericka Stone – Utah State University (UT)
Presenter: Basil Payne – Utah State University (UT)
Presenter: Ashleigh Lyon – Utah State University (UT)
Common Reader
8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN
E-14 - Roundtable: Taylor Swift's Book Club
Location: Majestic Ballroom (Majestic)
Moderator: Carie S.T. King – The University of Texas at Dallas (TX)
Presenter: Malina Rusu – The University of Texas at Dallas (TX)
Presenter: Kristina Kirk – Southwestern Oklahoma State University (OK)
Presenter: Danika E. Hollis – The University of Texas at Dallas (TX)
Popular Culture/Film/Social Media
9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN
F-01 - Language: Exploring Themes of Divinity and Power
Moderator: Adrienne Redding – Western Michigan University (MI)
Chair: Zoe Metelerkamp – Brenau University (GA)
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Location: Capitol (Terrace)
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Literature

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN
F-02 - Literature: Ancient Greek Drama
Moderator: Ami Comeford – Utah Tech University (UT)
Chair: Noah R. Stump – Lipscomb University (TN)
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Location: Beverly (Terrace)
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Literature

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN
F-03 - Literature: Political Themes and the Power of Diction
Moderator: Simone Billings – Santa Clara University (CA)
Chair: Matthew W. Moon – University of North Georgia, Gainesville (GA)
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Location: Savoy (Majestic)
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Literature

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN
F-04 - Literature: Religion, Power, and Gender in Early British Literature
Moderator: Sarah Dangelantonio – Franklin Pierce University (NH)
Chair: Scarlett C. Laurence – Calhoun Community College (AL)
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Location: Denver (Mezzanine)
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Literature

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN
F-05 - Literature: Lyric Poetry Examines the Mind
Moderator: Glen Brewster – Westfield State University (MA)
Chair: Tiffany G. Nolde – Sigma Tau Delta Alum
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Location: Spruce (Mezzanine)
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Literature

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN
F-06 - F-06 - Literature: The Yellow Wallpaper and Women's Madness
Location: Century (Mezzanine)
Moderator: Alice Bendinelli – Southwestern College (KS)
Chair: Emma R. Visker – Lipscomb University (TN)
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Location: Century (Mezzanine)
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Literature
9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN
F-06 - Literature: The Yellow Wallpaper and Womens's Madness
Moderator: Alice Bendinelli – Southwestern College (KS)
Chair: Emma R. Visker – Lipscomb University (TN)
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Location: Century (Mezzanine)
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9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN
F-07 - Literature: YA Literature and Queer Theory
Moderator: Kassia Krone – Friends University (KS)
Chair: Jasmine M. Severi – California Baptist University (CA)
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Location: Gold (Mezzanine)
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Literature

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN
F-08 - Common Reader: Creative Responses to The Rock Eaters
Moderator: Christine Cooper-Rompato – Utah State University (UT)
Chair: Neyamia Powell – Park University (MO)
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Terrace (Terrace)
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Common Reader

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN
F-09 - Poetry: Proof of Existence
Moderator: Prathim-Maya Dora-Laskey – Alma College (MI)
Chair: Ashley E. Bailey – Chapman University (CA)
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Location: Vail (Majestic)
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Original Poetry

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN
F-10 - Poetry: What's Beyond
Moderator: Marsha Rhee – Johnson C. Smith University (NC)
Chair: Megan A. Lolley – University of Idaho (ID)
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Location: Silver (Mezzanine)
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Original Poetry

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN
F-11 - Creative Nonfiction: Made to Understand
Moderator: Sara Lindey – Saint Vincent College (PA)
Chair: Jessica Palmquist – Midland University (NE)
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Location: Tower B (2)
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Original Creative Nonfiction

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN
F-12 - Fiction: Other Fights
Moderator: Sheila Byrd – Calhoun Community College (AL)
Chair: Kristin L. Boynton – Missouri Valley College (MO)
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Location: Tower C (2)
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Original Fiction

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN
F-13 - Fiction: Bright Flashes of Fiction
Moderator: Donna Decker – Franklin Pierce University (NH)
Chair: Dana Berkowitz – Sigma Tau Delta Alum
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Location: Tower D (2)
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Original Fiction

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN
F-14 - Roundtable: The (Not So) Colorful Landscape of Young Adult Lit
Location: Columbine (Terrace)
Moderator: Alan Schulte – Franklin Pierce University (NH)
Presenter: Elizabeth Grove – Sigma Tau Delta Alum
Presenter: Rachel E. Strout – Franklin Pierce University (NH)
Presenter: Ashley Smith – Franklin Pierce University (NH)
English Education/Young Adult Literature
9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN
F-15 - Workshop: A Conversation with The Toni Morrison Book Club Authors
Location: Windows (2)
Moderator: Glenn Steinberg – The College of New Jersey (NJ)
Speaker: Juda Bennett – The College of New Jersey (NJ)
Speaker: Winnifred Brown-Glaude – The College of New Jersey (NJ)
Speaker: Cassandra Jackson – The College of New Jersey (NJ)
Speaker: Piper K. Williams – The College of New Jersey (NJ)
Convention Theme “Colorful Colorado”
9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN
F-16 - Roundtable: Oh, the Places an English Degree Can Take You!
Location: Majestic Ballroom (Majestic)
Moderator: Kel Sassi – Northern Michigan University (MI)
Presenter: Lorynn Hackert – Northern Michigan University (MI)
Presenter: Madison Knipp – Northern Michigan University (MI)
Career Development for English Majors
11:00 AM – 12:45 PM MTN
Business Meeting and Regional Breakout Sessions
Location: Grand Ballroom (2)
Speaker: Matt Hlinak – Northern Illinois University (IL)
Speaker: Shannin Schroeder – Southern Arkansas University (AR)
Speaker: Carrie Fitzpatrick – Alvernia University (PA)
Speaker: Diane Vanner Steinberg – The College of New Jersey (NJ)
Moderator: Felicia J. Steele – The College of New Jersey (NJ)
Moderator: Ami Comeford – Utah Tech University (UT)
Moderator: Kassia Krone – Friends University (KS)
Moderator: Amy Gates – Missouri Southern State University (MO)
Moderator: Kaine Ezell – Oklahoma Baptist University (OK)
Moderator: Leigh G. Dillard – University of North Georgia, Gainesville (GA)
General
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM MTN
SKD Linda Kraeger Awards Luncheon
Location: Meet in Plaza Lobby
SKD
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM MTN
Student Social Salon
Location: Colorado (Mezzaine)
General
2:15 PM – 3:30 PM MTN
G-01 - Literature: Politics and the Family
Moderator: Macklin Cowart – University of North Georgia, Gainesville (GA)
Chair: Kaleigh J. Allen – Mississippi State University (MS)
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Location: Capitol (Terrace)
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Literature

2:15 PM – 3:30 PM MTN
G-02 - Literature: World Literature and Religious Themes
Moderator: Moushumi Biswas – Langston University (OK)
Chair: Zoe O'Malley – The College of New Jersey (NJ)
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Location: Beverly (Terrace)
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Literature

2:15 PM – 3:30 PM MTN
G-03 - Literature: Female Identity and Agency
Moderator: Carrie Fitzpatrick – Alvernia University (PA)
Chair: Sarah Brown – Morningside University (IA)
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Location: Savoy (Majestic)
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Literature

2:15 PM – 3:30 PM MTN
G-04 - Literature: Colonialism and Post-Colonialism
Moderator: Larry Dennis – PennWest Clarion (PA)
Chair: Kathryn Jorgensen – The College of New Jersey (NJ)
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Location: Denver (Mezzanine)
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Literature

2:15 PM – 3:30 PM MTN
G-05 - Literature: Postcolonial Literary Analysis
Moderator: Leigh G. Dillard – University of North Georgia, Gainesville (GA)
Chair: Chloë E. Moore – Macalester College (MN)
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Location: Spruce (Mezzanine)
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Literature

2:15 PM – 3:30 PM MTN
G-06 - Literature: American Race Narratives—Having a Say
Moderator: Corbett Upton – Univesity of Oregon (OR)
Chair: Madison Putnam – Ohio Northern University (OH)
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Location: Century (Mezzanine)
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Literature

2:15 PM – 3:30 PM MTN
G-07 - Literature: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Moderator: Madeline B. Gangnes – The University of Scranton (PA)
Chair: Justine N. Sargent – University of California, Los Angeles (CA)
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Location: Gold (Mezzanine)
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Literature

2:15 PM – 3:30 PM MTN
G-08 - Workshop: Traditional Publishing for Fiction
Location: Terrace (Terrace)
Chair: Kaitlynn M. Sass – Indiana University of Pennsylvania (PA)
Presenter: DeAndra Miller – Sigma Tau Delta Alum
Writing and Publishing
2:15 PM – 3:30 PM MTN
G-09 - Poetry: Body-Shaped Poems
Moderator: Bradley J. Fest – Hartwick College (NY)
Chair: Elias A. Kerr – University of Scranton (PA)
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Location: Vail (Majestic)
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Original Poetry

2:15 PM – 3:30 PM MTN
G-10 - Creative Nonfiction: Defining Relationships
Chair: Sakina Vidyarthi – Whitworth University (WA)
Moderator: Amy Mecklenburg-Faenger – Park University (MO)
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Location: Silver (Mezzanine)
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Original Creative Nonfiction

2:15 PM – 3:30 PM MTN
G-11 - Creative Nonfiction: Stages of Grief
Moderator: Mary Clai Jones – Chadron State College (NE)
Chair: Samantha A. Holland – Utah Tech University (UT)
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Location: Tower B (2)
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Original Creative Nonfiction

2:15 PM – 3:30 PM MTN
G-12 - Fiction: Young and Learning
Moderator: Gloria J. Hochstein – University of Wisconsin (WI)
Chair: Isaac Brown – George Fox University (OR)
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Location: Tower C (2)
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Original Fiction

2:15 PM – 3:30 PM MTN
G-13 - Fiction: Building the Bildungsroman
Moderator: Sidney Watson – Oklahoma Baptist University (OK)
Chair: Alexis Briggs – Franklin Pierce University (NH)
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Location: Tower D (2)
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Original Fiction

2:15 PM – 3:30 PM MTN
G-14 - Roundtable: Finding Beauty in the Valleys
Location: Columbine (Terrace)
Moderator: Joan Reeves – Northeast Alabama Community College (AL)
Presenter: Risa Cohn – Plaza College (NY)
Presenter: Donna Newsome – River Parishes Community College (LA)
Presenter: Serena Richards – Collin College (TX)
Presenter: Christopher Tindall – Arkansas State University (AR)
SKD
2:15 PM – 3:30 PM MTN
G-15 - Roundtable: The Colorful Landscape of Teaching English
Location: Windows (2)
Moderator: Chris Lockwood – NEHS Advisory Council
Presenter: Dave Hebestreit – NEHS Advisory Council
Presenter: Ryan Karpovage – NEHS Advisory Council
Presenter: Jessica McCole – NEHS Advisory Council
Presenter: Donna Mitchell – NEHS Advisory Council
Presenter: Lindsey Ward – NEHS Advisory Council
English Education/Young Adult Literature
2:15 PM – 3:30 PM MTN
G-16 - Roundtable: Making a CHOICE for Inclusion and Expression
Location: Majestic Ballroom (Majestic)
Moderator: Hillary Coenen – Midwestern State University (TX)
Presenter: Michaela E. Aleman – Midwestern State University (TX)
Presenter: Breanna D. Cotner – Midwestern State University (TX)
Presenter: Brandon L. Goins – Midwestern State University (TX)
Career Development for English Majors
3:45 PM – 4:45 PM MTN
Common Reader Keynote: Brenda Peynado
Location: Grand Ballroom (2)
Chair: Brett Iarrobino – Clark University (MA)
Keynote Speaker: Brenda Peynado – Keynote Speaker and Author
Common Reader
4:45 PM – 5:45 PM MTN
Brenda Peynado Book Signing
Location: North Convention Lobby (2)
Common Reader
5:45 PM – 6:45 PM MTN
President's Reception for Faculty and Alumni
Location: Windows (2)
Faculty and Alumni
6:00 PM – 7:45 PM MTN
Student Social Salon
Location: Colorado (Mezzaine)
General
8:00 PM – 10:00 PM MTN
SL Literary Trivia Pub Night
Location: Majestic Ballroom (Majestic)
Chair: Brett Iarrobino – Clark University (MA)
Chair: Kaitlynn M. Sass – Indiana University of Pennsylvania (PA)
General