Dear MRDS Members and Friends, I have begun putting together the Fall 2013 MRDS Newsletter, and, as usual, I need your help. Please send any announcements, including: - Upcoming conferences - Recent publications - Upcoming or recent performances - Dissertations in progress (author's name, title, institution, director's name) or recently completed dissertations - Calls for Papers and other opportunities - Other News to me at [log in to unmask] Please do not be shy. I hope to have completed the newsletter before the Winter Solstice, so please do not delay. Best to All, Gerard PS Please feel free to forward this message to others in whatever medium you deem useful. -- Gerard P. NeCastro Professor of English University of Maine at Machias 116 O'Brien Avenue Machias, ME 04654 207-255-1293 [log in to unmask]