The sixth annual Mississippi Delta Tennessee Williams Festival will take place in Clarksdale on October 15-17, 1998. Scholars are invited to submit papers for possible presentation at the festival. The deadline for submissions is August 15, 1998. To enter, send a completed paper (7-8 pages) or an abstract (250 words) to Colby Kullman, Department of English, The University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677.

High school students in Mississippi are invited to enter an acting competition that includes two categories, monologues and scenes. All material must be drawn from the plays of Tennessee Williams. Cash prizes are given for winning monologues and scenes, which will be performed for the festival audience.

For information on the 1998 festival and drama competition, write Tennessee Williams Festival, P.O. Box 1565, Clarksdale, MS 38614-1565; telephone 601-627-7337.