Society News

The 2025 business meeting of the William Gilmore Simms Society was held at 6pm on Friday, 18 July 2025, in the Kendall Room of the South Caroliniana Library. Society President…

The 2025 edition of the Wigwam, the annual gathering of the William Gilmore Simms Society, was held on the late afternoon and evening of 18 July 2025, in the South…

UPDATE ON BUSINESS MEETING: Per the staff of the South Caroliniana Library, they do not have any a/v hookups and the acoustics of the room where we will be meeting…

The Society is thrilled to announce the third annual Wigwam, our annual summer social and business gathering. This year’s event will be held on the campus of the University of…

We know that the Simms Initiatives website has not been working for many users for some time now. We are working with the University of South Carolina Libraries, which controls…

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…