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		<title>Past President&#8217;s Address 1993</title>
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AN EASTERN DUDE RIDES WEST—AGAIN
Joseph M. Flora, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, WLA President 1992
WLA Past-presidential Address, given 1993 in Wichita, Kansas


Asked for a title for this address, I at first toyed with “A Tenderfoot Rides West.” I am, after all, the first WLA president to come from an eastern university, to have<a href="http://www.usu.edu/westlit/ppaddress1993/">Read the Rest...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Tables of Contents 1966-1977</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 16:23:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[1966-1977
Spring 1966 (vol. 1, no. 1)



Editorial: A Critical Forum for the Western Muse
J. Golden Taylor


Lord Grizzly: Rhythm, Form, and Meaning in the Western Novel
John R. Milton


The Mountain Man as Literary Hero
Don D. Walker


Two Primitives: Huck Finn and Tom Outland
Maynard Fox


Two Views of the American West
Jim L. Fife


Emerson Hough’s Heart’s Desire 
Delbert E. Wylder


West as Myth:<a href="http://www.usu.edu/westlit/tables-of-contents-1966-1977/">Read the Rest...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Tables of Contents 2010-present</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 19:33:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WESTERN AMERICAN LITERATURE
 Tables of Contents
2010-present
Spring 2010 (vol. 45, no. 1)



ESSAYS



Locating the Modern Mexican in Josefina Niggli’s Step Down, Elder Brother
Emily Lutenski


“Truer ’n Hell”: Lies, Capitalism, and Cultural Imperialism in Owen Wister’s The Virginian, B. M. Bower’s The Happy Family, and Mourning Dove’s Cogewea
Sara Humphreys


Stepping onto the Yakama Reservation: Land and Water Rights in Raymond Carver’s “Sixty Acres”
Chad<a href="http://www.usu.edu/westlit/tables-of-contents-2010-present/">Read the Rest...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Reading Suggestions (for “Not-to-Be-Missed Contemporary Fiction of the American West,” 1990-2000)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 19:04:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the year 2000, Western American Literature asked readers to nominate a notable novel published since 1990. This list of “not-to-be-missed works of contemporary fiction of the American West” was a chance for all readers to recognize and applaud recent novels in the field. Rather than thinking only in terms of absolutes—a kind of “Best<a href="http://www.usu.edu/westlit/reading-suggestions/">Read the Rest...</a>]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:28:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>WLA Conference 2012 -10</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 03:26:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>WHAT&#8217;S NEW?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 19:21:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have a news item, please mail it to Sabine Barcatta.

Great Plains Research: Call for Manuscripts
Great Plains Research is a biannual, multidisciplinary, international journal that publishes peer-reviewed research on the natural and social sciences of the Great Plains. The editor is soliciting current manuscripts on important research results and synthetic reviews of critical scientific<a href="http://www.usu.edu/westlit/whats-new/">Read the Rest...</a>]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 06:41:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Western American Literature (WAL) is the journal of the Western Literature Association(WLA).
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		<title>MEMBERSHIP INFO</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 07:40:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subscription/Membership Information for Western Literature Association and Western American Literature (WAL).
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		<title>GRADUATE STUDENTS</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 07:41:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Grads are warmly welcomed. The WLA is proud to be a &#8220;graduate-friendly&#8221; association, and the yearly meetings have a convivial, encouraging atmosphere where graduate students don&#8217;t have to worry about feeling out of place.
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		<title>Tables of contents for Western American Literature</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 20:09:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have compiled all the tables of contents for Western American Literature, from its beginning in 1966 until the present. This compilation allows you to search all our old issues. Due to the length of the document (it includes every book review ever published in WAL!), we had to cut it into several pieces. Sorry<a href="http://www.usu.edu/westlit/tables-of-contents-for-western-american-literature/">Read the Rest...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Top Ten Great Things about the WLA:</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 20:37:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Grads are warmly welcomed.  The WLA is proud to be a &#8220;graduate-friendly&#8221; association, and the yearly meetings have a convivial, encouraging atmosphere where graduate students don&#8217;t have to worry about feeling out of place.

Grads have got the numbers. The WLA has a significant graduate student contingency. Nearly 20% of its members are graduate students,<a href="http://www.usu.edu/westlit/the-top-ten-great-things-about-the-wla/">Read the Rest...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Student Representation in the WLA</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:57:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Graduate Student Representative
Over the years, more and more graduate students have started attending the annual Western Literature Association Conference. Now every fifth member of the Western Literature Association is a graduate student. Therefore, since 2001, the association’s Executive Council has included a Graduate Student Representative who is elected by the membership at large. Beginning in<a href="http://www.usu.edu/westlit/student-representation-in-the-wla/">Read the Rest...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>WLA and Modern Language Association</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 21:20:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As of 2010, the Western Literature Association has affiliate status with the Modern Language Association. What does this mean for WLA? This affiliate status guarantees the WLA to be able to present a panel at each MLA Conference. The first such panel will be presented during the January 6-9, 2011, MLA Conference in Los Angeles,<a href="http://www.usu.edu/westlit/wla-and-modern-language-association/">Read the Rest...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Student membership in the WLA</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 20:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Graduate students are eligible for a discounted membership to the Western Literature Association ($30 for US students, $45 for Canadian or Mexican students, and $55 for students from outside of North America). The membership includes a subscription to the scholarly journal Western American Literature and a copy of the membership directory, updated every two years.
Please<a href="http://www.usu.edu/westlit/student-membership-in-the-wla/">Read the Rest...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Testimonials</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 21:36:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Networking on Facebook</title>
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		<comments>http://www.usu.edu/westlit/networking-on-facebook/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:47:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WLA Grad Student Group on Facebook
Would you like a place to network with other WLA graduate students? The icon below links directly to our Facebook group, which will be visible only once you&#8217;ve logged in. If you are taken to a login screen, type in your user info and the URL will carry you straight<a href="http://www.usu.edu/westlit/networking-on-facebook/">Read the Rest...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Students Attending the WLA Conference</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Submitting a Conference Paper
WLA’s annual conference includes panel sessions where participants read scholarly or creative works related to the literature of western America  and culture. Each paper presentation is allowed approximately 20 minutes (which is about 10 pages of double-spaced text).

Travel stipends are available for graduate students presenting papers at the Western Literature Association conference.<a href="http://www.usu.edu/westlit/students-attending-the-wla-conference/">Read the Rest...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Editorial Fellowships at USU</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since 1997, WLA&#8217;s scholarly journal Western American Literature has offered graduate students enrolled in the graduate program at Utah State University a competitive stipend and the opportunity for training in the field of academic publishing. Two full editorial fellowships are available every year:
The Thomas J. Lyon Fellowship, named in honor of the journal&#8217;s second editor,<a href="http://www.usu.edu/westlit/editorial-fellowships-at-usu/">Read the Rest...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Submission Information</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2010 10:31:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[48th WLA Conference
Berkeley, California
October 9-12, 2013
THEME: Califia: The West Calling the World
Submission Information:
In addition to proposals on any aspect of western literature and culture, the WLA invites proposals on the West in general. Proposals my be for individual papers, panels, or round-table discussions. Suggested topics may include but are not limited to the following:

West Coast/Left<a href="http://www.usu.edu/westlit/submission-information/">Read the Rest...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Submission Information for Western American Literature</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 05:33:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Western American Literature publishes literary criticism and interdisciplinary work with a literary focus. Manuscripts on any aspect of the literature of the American West are invited. We’re particularly interested in essays on multiculturalism and on the “New West.”
Except under unusual circumstances, WAL will not consider essays over 35 pages. Please do not submit an essay<a href="http://www.usu.edu/westlit/submissions/">Read the Rest...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Advertising Specifications for Western American Literature</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 06:30:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We welcome your advertisement in Western American Literature. Please follow the specifications below. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us. 
[Note: view advertising rates for our conference program here.]
Submissions, questions, or concerns:
Sabine Barcatta, Managing Editor
Western American Literature
Utah State University
3200 Old Main Hill 
Logan UT 84322-3200
Ph.: 435.797.1603 
Fax: 435.797.4099 
E-mail: wal@usu.edu 
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		<title>WAL Staff</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 07:07:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Western Literature Association Awards</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The association sponsors several awards each year. All of them are awarded at the annual conference. For descriptions of each award, click on the links below. If you have further questions regarding any of these awards, please contact Sabine Barcatta or the contact person listed for the individual award.
Distinguished Achievement Award: for an influential scholar<a href="http://www.usu.edu/westlit/western-literature-association-awards/">Read the Rest...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>WLA’s Distinguished Achievement Award</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 08:15:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>WLA’s Delbert and Edith Wylder Award for Longtime Service to WLA</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 08:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Thomas J. Lyon Book Award in Western American Literary and Cultural Studies</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 08:58:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Forty-eight years after the founding of the Western Literature Association and Western American Literature, scholarship of the literary West is thriving in both quantity and quality. To honor outstanding, single-author scholarly books on the literature and culture of the American West, the Western Literature Association seeks nominations for the annual Thomas J. Lyon Book Award.<a href="http://www.usu.edu/westlit/thomas-j-lyon-book-award-in-western-american-literary-and-cultural-studies/">Read the Rest...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Don D. Walker Prize</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 09:22:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Don D. Walker Prize is given annually to the best essay published on western American literature during the previous calendar year (for example, the 2013 winner will have published an essay in 2012). “Western” in this context is defined broadly and refers to all of North America that historically or critically has been considered<a href="http://www.usu.edu/westlit/don-d-walker-prize/">Read the Rest...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The J. Golden Taylor Award</title>
		<link>http://www.usu.edu/westlit/the-j-golden-taylor-award/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 09:31:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Named in honor of the first editor of Western American Literature, and also one of the Western Literature Association’s founders and presidents, the Taylor Award is a prestigious award juried by a team of experts in the field and given annually to a work of scholarship submitted for the annual conference. Creative work is not<a href="http://www.usu.edu/westlit/the-j-golden-taylor-award/">Read the Rest...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Frederick Manfred Award for Creative Writing</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 09:39:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Instituted in 2001 and named for a celebrated writer and longtime WLA member, the Frederick Manfred Award goes to the writer of the best piece of creative writing (whether poetry, short story, memoir or other creative nonfiction), read by the writer at the fall conference and submitted in full length (for judging purposes) by August<a href="http://www.usu.edu/westlit/the-frederick-manfred-award-for-creative-writing/">Read the Rest...</a>]]></description>
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