The Lion and the Unicorn

On to the Twenty-First Century

In our future general issues we shall be including at least one essay on a "forgotten author" and would like to encourage our readers to submit essays on this topic for publication. In addition, we shall be publishing two special issues in the year 2000 on contemporary literature in North America that will address the status of children's literature. We shall focus on the state of the publishing industry, regional authors, comparative studies of significant books and genres, new developments in theory, the art of illustration, the mass media, and popular culture. We welcome submissions on these topics as well as proposals for all our future issues.

Please refer to Special Issues for updates on future issues.

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"Reading Pictures: Art, Narrative, and Childhood"

The International Symposium, September 1-4, 2000, at Homerton College, Cambridge, England, invites paper proposals for a conference on "Reading Pictures: Art, Narrative, and Childhood." Proposals given prior- ity are due January 31, 2000 and are limited to 500 words. Contact Morag Styles at Homerton College, Cambridge CB2 2PH, England. Telephone 011-44 1223 507281, fax 011-44 1223 507120, or e-mail to ms104@cam.ac.uk for further information.

"Young Adult Literature and the Midwest" (MMLA)

The 42nd annual conference of the Midwest Modern Language Association (M/MLA), will be held November 2­4, 2000, at the Hyatt Regency Crown Center, Kansas City, Missouri. While all papers on young adult literature will be considered, especially regional approaches, this session is intended to feature papers on any and all connections between the Midwest (U.S. or Canada) and young adult literature. Subjects might include the presence of the Midwest in literature for young adults or the treatment of works by Midwestern writers. Special consideration will be given to any paper with a focus on Kansas City.

Send either an 8-page paper or a 500-word abstract to: Mike Cadden, Department of English, Missouri Western State College, 4525 Downs Drive, St. Joseph, MO 64507. E-mail submissions may be sent to cadden@mwsc.edu. Deadline for submission: March 31, 2000.