Contributions are sought for a collection of essays addressing connections between oral traditions--including folktales and folklore--and gender in early modern literature. Send completed papers (no more than 5,000 words)or abstracts by June 1, 2004 to both Karen Bamford <[log in to unmask]> and Mary Ellen Lamb <[log in to unmask]>. Karen Bamford Associate Professor Dept. of English, Mount Allison University 63D York St., Sackville, NB, Canada, E4L 1G9 phone: 506-364-2550; fax:506-364-2524 e-mail: [log in to unmask]