The Norman Mailer Society

Dear Mailerians!

Here we are entering the 8th year of The Norman Mailer Society. We proudly celebrate the success of seven outstanding conferences and three stellar issues of The Mailer Review. We could not have accomplished this without your support and the guidance of the Executive Board of The Norman Mailer Society. It is with enthusiasm and eagerness that we look forward to the coming year.

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The Norman Mailer Society Eighth International Conference
November 4-6, 2010
Sarasota, Florida

The Program Committee seeks proposals for panel presentations as well as writing workshop leaders and attendees during the Eighth Annual International Conference of The Norman Mailer Society, to be held in Sarasota, FL. “Mailer and Hemingway” is the theme of the conference and papers on any topic related to Norman Mailer and/or Ernest Hemingway will be considered.

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A DEEPLY PERSONAL, WARM, FUNNY, AND REVEALING MEMOIR FROM NORRIS CHURCH MAILER

“A Ticket to the Circus is a remarkable memoir—blunt, funny, extraordinarily candid and self-aware; deeply moving, as it is wonderfully entertaining; above all, a memorable double portrait of two very unusual people, a couple for whom the term meant for each other is wholly appropriate.” –JOYCE CAROL OATES

“A Ticket to the Circus is an honest, witty, revealing, thoughtful, fascinating memoir — a magnificent piece of work. It makes the reader fall in love with the brave and beautiful woman Norman Mailer could not live without. We recall Norman Mailer as a literary lion, but now with this book Norris Church Mailer, too, will be remembered for many years to come.” –DORIS KEARNS GOODWIN

“A Ticket to the Circus is a brave memoir. Norris Church Mailer writes with grace, clarity, and verve. She achieves what a good memoirist must: believability. Norman Mailer would be proud.” –DOUGLAS BRINKLEY

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British GQ magazine and the Norman Mailer Writers Colony announce a new annual competition for non-fiction writing.

We are calling for submissions of published and unpublished work completed in the twelve months from May 1 2009. Entries can be on any topic but must be no less than 2,000 and no more than 4,000 words long and submitted on or before May 1, 2010. Entries must be submitted as Word documents, double spaced.

All entries, which must be non-fiction, must include name, home address, name of college / university, email address and phone number, including mobile phone. The competition is open to all undergraduates and postgraduates at UK universities. Entrants must be over 18 years old on February 4, 2010.

Get more details on the British GQ site.

A RECOLLECTION OF FRIENDSHIP by DWAYNE RAYMOND

Published to Coincide with What Would Have Been Norman Mailer’s 87th Birthday — An Intimate Portrait of the Great Writer’s Final Years

In Mornings with Mailer: A Recollection of Friendship (Harper Perennial; Trade Paperback Original; On Sale: January 26, 2010; $13.99), writer Dwayne Raymond reflects upon the intimate bond he forged with Norman Mailer during the last four years of the iconic writer’s life. Coming on board in 2003 to work as Mailer’s editorial aide, Raymond would become much more—cook, sounding board, confidante, and most importantly, friend to the still indomitable octogenarian. As he worked alongside the two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, helping him with the research and preparation of his final four books, the younger writer grew to know a man whose benevolent private persona often ran counter to his intractable public image. Continue reading →