Pleased to announce the 2022 Hennig Cohen Prize winner is Justina Torrance for her essay, “Melville’s Milton: Of the Devil’s Party and Knows It," published in A New Companion to Herman Melville, edited by Wyn Kelley and Christopher Ohge. More info at: melvillesociety.org/news/2022-henn…

📢📢ATTENTION ARTISTS: We're building a Herman Melville statue in the historic district, and we're looking for artists interested in designing it. Artists can apply at forms.gle/teSbL3AE1hfvwV… - stay up to date on the project by emailing us at [email protected]

For ALA 2024, the Melville Society invites papers for two panels: 1) "Melville and the Gods" and 2) "Melville's Intertextualities: The Varieties of Influence." See CFP details at americanliteratureassociation.org/ala-conference… The Melville Society

Don't forget - we're sponsoring two panels at ALA 2024 -- read the CFPs and submission guidelines at melvillesociety.org/news/call-for-… -- deadlines Jan 24th/25th!!

Don't have an endless riband of foolscap rolling in upon your desk? Let the Melville Society help you woo your Valentine!

When was the first time you noticed your inner fine, proud, loving, docile, vigorous boy?

What would you get Herman for his 205th Birthday? We already got him this whale watching cruise.

The Melville Society a big bucket of fried sardines with a side of hard tack

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The Melville Society clam AND cod chowder