NYWW @ K ⟷Himalayan Literature Festival : CALL FOR PAPERS

 

NYWW @ K ⟷Himalayan Literature Festival

 

CALL FOR PAPERS

The NYWW @ K conference concludes with the two-day Himalayan Literature Festival Hosted by White Lotus Book Shop, which will feature writers from around the world in panel discussions.

 

 

CALL FOR PAPERS AND WORKSHOPS

New York Writers Workshop (NYWW) is thrilled to announce its NYWW in Kathmandu/Himalayan Literature Festival (HLF), set to take place in the captivating city of Kathmandu, Nepal, beginning May 22 through May 27, and culminating in the two-day HLF on Monday-Tuesday, May 28-29, 2024. This year's conference, hosted at 27-28 May, 2024, embraces an invigorating new theme: THEME. The conference seeks to explore the dynamic cross-pollination of western expression and eastern practice: how does each inform the other, and/or how might each inform the other? What do creative writers and teachers from each region have to teach each other? 

The Conference & Festival are interdisciplinary events that bring together writers and teachers from across the arts and disciplines (poets, novelists, memoirists, translators, workshop leaders in their respective nations), and the globe? Questions to be addressed: What is the relationship between the workshop space and the public sphere? How do writers from the west engage readers from the east, and vice versa?  

This year’s conference will highlight topics such as:

 

·       Meditation and Imagination: Strategies for developing a practice and bringing its experiences to the page.  

·       Psychoanalysis, Shamanism, and the Problem of Character: a place where three-act structure meets the Zen koan.

·       Translating the Ghazal as American Blues: Cross-fertilization of forms.

·       Stories on the Couch, Characters on the Prayer Mat: What’s motivating the characters in our respective narratives, the personae of our poems? What’s bothering them?

·       Dream, Story, Prayer, Chant: Modes of expression, their borders, and their crossings.

·       Mapping Your Journey with Words and Images: The photograph, the text, and their relationships.

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Abstracts are welcome from poets, novelists, translators, scholars and shamans, and others. Join us at ____ for an inspiring day of discussions, workshops, and networking as we explore the powerful role of cross-pollinating imagination across the hemispheres. We look forward to your contributions and to an engaging conference that shrinks the world and expands the imagination.

 

CALL FOR PAPERS

OVERVIEW: The purpose of the papers is to provide professional space to present methods and practices on the page and in the workshop/classroom. Papers that reflect the theme are especially encouraged but submissions on any related topic will be considered. Submission of papers will be presented in a panel format. Each paper submission is limited to having one or two presenters.

DURATION: Six minutes will be allotted for each paper presentation. Each panel will include three-five panelists. Each presentation will conclude with Q&A. Each panel will last 50 minutes.

PUBLICATION: All accepted papers will appear in a forthcoming issue of Pratik: A Magazine of Contemporary Writing.

 

SUBMISSION DETAILS: Abstracts should be 250-300 words typed, single spaced, using a 12pt font. Your presentation should describe the purpose, methods and conclusions of your research. Submissions should be anonymous – please do not include your name or the name of your institution on the document. Include the title of your abstract and note whether it is an individual or a group submission. You may not submit or take part in more than one panel presentation; presenters may give one and only one paper at the conference. However, you are welcome to make a workshop submission.

 

CALL FOR WORKSHOPS

OVERVIEW:  HLF workshops will provide opportunities for exploration and development of ideas and techniques addressed in the conference’s first five days. Workshops might engage personal experience in publishing, teaching, writing, translating. Workshop submissions can have up to five presenters.

DURATION: Workshop sessions will last 45-60 minutes.

SUBMISSION DETAILS: Workshop proposals should be in the form of abstracts no more than 250 words in length. In your proposal be sure to include the title of your workshop, describe the purpose of the workshop, its format (including the kinds of educational materials you might use), what participants can expect to gain from it, state your intended audience (faculty, professionals, undergraduate students, anyone, etc.), and describe your experience and qualifications in the subject area. Submissions must be from advanced practitioners in either or both writing and teaching. A CV/résumé is required as part of the application. 

 

SUBMISSION DEADLINE

Paper and workshop submissions must be submitted by 27 March, 2024 at 11:59PM EST.

To submit an abstract visit: (submittable)

Submit abstracts for panels and/or workshops to: newyorkwritersworkshop@gmail.com

Format: both subject line and file name should appear as follows:

 

YOUR LAST NAME, First Name, Title of Paper/Workshop, Category (Panel, or Workshop)

Acceptable file formats: pdf, docx only.

Fonts: 12 pt fonts, pretty much any besides comic sans and wing-dings.

 

NEXT STEPS

Submitting author will receive a confirmation message upon submitting the abstract.

Submitting author will receive a confirmation message upon submitting the abstract. Decision notifications will be sent via email in by March 8 to the submitting author. Accepted presenters and co-presenters must register (at the Early Bird Rate) for the conference and confirm their acceptance by March 15, 2024. Failure to register and confirm acceptance by March 22 will result in rescinding acceptance.