DFW20: An All-Digital Online Conference

Let's be honest: I didn't plan to run a conference this year.  Before coronavirus — before cities burned, before I was home watching my son while trying to convert my teaching to an online format — I was content to watch as others took up this torch.  Despite the reservations or disagreements I've had, there was a conference scheduled in Austin — there was a time and a place for people to gather and continue the conversations.  But the world has changed radically in the past three months, and we need this conference now more than ever.

Read more about the meaning of DFW20.

Call for Proposals Open for DFW19!

The Call for Proposals for DFW19 is now Open!  This year, we have major five categories - in all categories, we particularly encourage studies of the influences that drove Wallace's writing, including (but not limited to) postmodernism, philosophy, psychology, economics, future media forms, and others.  We also welcome roundtable discussions that will encourage more open-ended audience participation in the discussion.

• DFW Studies: presentations specifically addressing the work of David Foster Wallace
• Literary Studies: presentations examining works of contemporary writing from the 1950's onward.
• Arts and Culture: presentations that consider the directions of contemporary society, particularly in relation to arts, literature, and media.
• Pedagogy: presentations and discussions on introducing Wallace, fostering writing skills, or teaching other aspects of literature to today's students.
• Creative Writing: readings of original works in a variety of genres.

For more information, please visit either our Submissions Page or the DFW19 Call for Proposals.

In case of questions, please Contact Us!

DFW Conference Online Presentation Gallery

To provide a lasting record of the conference presentations, we're putting together an online gallery of past presentations.

Submit to Presentation Gallery

DFW18 Proceedings

Did you present at the 2018 David Foster Wallace Conference?  We're pleased to (finally!) invite submissions for the DFW17 Proceedings.  Any presentation given at DFW18 is eligible for consideration.  We'll use blind review to review the submissions - before uploading a copy of your presentation, please remove all identifying information.  Ensure that the title provided in the file matches the title you include on your submission form.

Please use our Submission Form to have your presentation considered.  Deadline is September 30, 2018.

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DFW17 Proceedings

Did you present at the 2017 David Foster Wallace Conference?  We're pleased to (finally!) invite submissions for the DFW17 Proceedings.  Any presentation given at DFW17 is eligible for consideration.  We'll use blind review to review the submissions - before uploading a copy of your presentation, please remove all identifying information.  Ensure that the title provided in the file matches the title you include on your submission form.

Please use our Submission Form to have your presentation considered.  Deadline is September 30, 2018.

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