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At-large members Dr. John Miller (Longwood University) and Dr. Sam Lackey (Great Basin College) have put together a call for paper for two Simms-related panels for the 2025 American Literature…

College football is back (and dove season starts next week); summer is thus over and it's time to reflect on the successes for the William Gilmore Simms Society from this…

The 2024 William Gilmore Simms Society Business Meeting will be held at 3.30pm in Richards Hall on the campus of the University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA. Call to order…

The Society is thrilled to announce the 2024 edition of the Wigwam, our annual social and business gathering! This year's will be held in the charming town of Carrollton, GA…

The Society will be putting on two exciting panels at this year's American Literature Association meeting in Chicago, IL. Thursday, May 23, 10 to 11:20 a.m.Session 2-L Antebellum Reckonings with…

The Simms Society closes out 2023 and looks forward to a great 2024! Several updates for our membership: American Literature Association The Society will once again be putting on two…

Happy summer to all! Society members gathered last weekend in Simms's hometown of Charleston to celebrate the man, do the Society's business, and fellowship with each other. The inaugural Wigwam…

The Society is pleased to announce the schedule for the 2023 Wigwam, at the historic Francis Marion Hotel in Charleston on 22 July 2023. The event will be held from…

Please join the William Gilmore Simms Society for the inaugural Wigwam! Named in reference to the title of Simms's 1845 short story collection, The Wigwam and the Cabin, the Wigwam…

An announcement about the Society's planned Wigwam event in the summer of 2023 will be forthcoming in a few days. Stay tuned to this space for the most up-to-date information!