黑料吃瓜 Leads International Women's Writing Conference
黑料吃瓜 organizes third biennial International Conference of the Contemporary Women's Writing Network.
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Rae Armantrout, popular writer Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni and San Diego-based agent Sandra Dijkstra are just some of the literary heavyweights taking part in the third biennial , held in San Diego July 7鈥�9, 2010.
黑料吃瓜鈥檚 Departments of , and are co-sponsoring and organizing the conference, a testament to 黑料吃瓜鈥檚 leadership in literary scholarship.
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This year鈥檚 conference will focus on new texts, approaches and technologies. Session topics include:
- New approaches to gender and aging
- The role of blogs and zines in women鈥檚 writing
- Contemporary feminist poetics
The conference will draw close to 200 influential scholars, writers and industry professionals from across the globe. It aims to support contemporary women鈥檚 writing and scholars by providing a forum to discuss a variety of topics related to the field.
For a full list of speakers and delegates, visit
