REGIONAL/AFFILIATE NEWS

PROPOSAL DEADLINES 

• AUGUST 15, 2025 Indiana CEA (ICEA) 2025 Conference: Harmony and Discord
• SEPTEMBER 18, 2025 Michigan College English Association ZOOM Conference: Survival and Healing

CONFERENCE DATES

• OCTOBER 3-4, 2025 NYCEA/PCEA "Texts at Work" SUNYAlfred State Alfred, NY  
• OCTOBER 4, 2025 Michigan College English Association ZOOM Conference: Survival and Healing
• OCTOBER 17, 2025 Indiana CEA 2025 Conference: Harmony and Discord. University of Indianapolis.

Indiana English​ is a competitive, peer-reviewed academic journal where faculty-scholars and graduate students alike can publish literary criticism, creative works, pedagogical scholarship, or other work in their fields. The open-access journal is supported by the INDIANA CEA (ICEA) and is published online. 

TEXTS AT WORK: LABOR IN THE LIBERAL ARTS 

Keynote presentation: Dr. Rose Zaloom, Content Writer at Rosamond Gifford Zoo

In a time when the idea of “work” continues to be redefined by automation, Artificial Intelligence, the Great Resignation, the Great Gloom, and the gig economy, we invite papers that explore a variety of topics including:

• the humanities and the professions
• reading as labor
• online instruction for literature & writing
• contingent faculty and the tenure track
• implications of Artificial Intelligence
• the English curriculum
• labor activism and literature
• literary engagement with appropriated, coercive, or unpaid labor
• representations of work and labor in poetry, fiction, drama, graphic novels, digital media, lyrics, film, series, creative nonfiction, YA & adult genre fiction, fanfiction & adaptation
• any other topics related to literature, writing, and pedagogy.

Graduate Students: Submit early to be considered for the prize for best graduate student paper and look for the career roundtable on the conference program.

Abstracts of 250 words are requested by August 1, 2025, on topics related to the conference theme: TEXTS AT WORK. Abstracts may be submitted via email to Dr. Travis Matteson, SUNY Alfred State, at NewYorkCEA@gmail.com. Please include your name, title, and institutional affiliation with your abstract. Conference presentations will be limited to 15 minutes.

250-word abstracts due August 1, 2025

NewYorkCEA@gmail.com

SURVIVAL & HEALING    

Our world has been torn by recent political upheavals, environmental damage, prejudice against people who are different in any way, and wars. How can we survive and heal from these conflicts? How can we discuss these issues in our classrooms? What kind of writing assignments can help students process and understand our turbulent era? Which works of literature illuminate these themes? The conference program chairs welcome papers from a pedagogical perspective, creative responses to the themes of Survival and Healing, and literary analyses of works with these themes. 

The Michigan College English Association accepts proposals from experienced academics, young scholars, and graduate students. We encourage a variety of papers, including pedagogical work, scholarly essays, creative writing, as well as workshops, creative writing circles, and other activity-directed sessions. All proposals will be peer-reviewed. Participants do not have to live in Michigan or the United States, though we often feature in-state work.

Conference proposals are due by September 18, 2025. Early submissions are welcome. Please send your name, university affiliation, e-mail address, phone number, time preference, and a 200-word abstract or sample of creative writing to Program Chairs Janet Heller and David Settle via e-mail at janetheller@charter.netand mceatreasurer1@gmail.com . To submit a panel proposal, please include the information for all members (5 maximum participants) in the same proposal. 

HARMONY & DISCORD   

October 17, 2025 /   University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis IN

“Opposition brings concord. Out of discord comes the fairest harmony.”

-Heraclitus, 6th century BCE

In our current moment, which is characterized by consistent, fast-paced change, the idea of “discord” seems more relevant than ever. Not only are we grappling with heightened polarization and ideological divides, but we are also navigating technological shifts and developments, like those surrounding generative artificial intelligence (AI). It might seem difficult to locate moments of “harmony” in this ever-evolving environment, but there is hope and goodness in the work we do as teachers, writers, scholars, and collaborators. Additionally, the contention generated by the coexistence of “harmony” and “discord” can influence transformation by bringing various viewpoints and perspectives into conversation.

The 2025 ICEA Conference invites proposals that explore the theme of “Harmony and Discord” (or related topics) through the lens of postsecondary English studies. Potential subject areas include:

• Literary analysis and/or textual criticism
• Creative writing
• Linguistics or language studies
• Rhetoric and composition
• Professional and technical writing/communication
• Pedagogy
• Knowledge production and meaning-making
• Writing across the curriculum (WAC) 
• Writing in the disciplines (WID)
• Teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL/TEFL/TELL, etc.)
• Cross-disciplinary or interdisciplinary work
• Creative submissions (readings of original poetry, fiction, etc.)

Send a 200-word proposal along with your name, position, and affiliation to indianaCEA@gmail.com by August 15, 2025. If proposing a full panel, send a single proposal with individual presentation titles and information for all speakers. Graduate students are welcome to submit, and undergraduate students with faculty sponsors/support will be considered. If your proposal is accepted, you will be required to join ICEA to present. We are an affiliate of the College English Association (CEA), and successful ICEA proposals can also be submitted for the 2026 CEA Conference in Charlotte, NC. 

ICEA also offers two awards:

• Best Graduate Student Presentation Award
  • Award amount: $100.00
  • Instructions: Submit your complete paper to indianaCEA@gmail.com by September 15, 2025. The award recipient will be announced at the conference.
• Teacher-Scholar Award
  • Award: Certificate
  • Instructions: Nominators and nominees should be ICEA members. Send your nomination (along with a brief paragraph outlining the nominee’s accomplishments) to indianaCEA@gmail.com by September 15, 2025. The list of nominees will be distributed to the ICEA Executive Board for voting. The award recipient will be announced at the conference.