2002 - L.M. Montgomery & Life Writing
The 5th Biennial Conference, L.M. Montgomery & Life Writing drew about 130 enthusiasts and scholars from around the world. The keynote speakers were Dr. Irene Gammel of the University of Prince Edward Island and Dr. Mary Rubio and Dr. Elizabeth Waterston of the University of Guelph. Doctors Rubio and Waterston, editors of the four volumes of Montgomery's Selected Journals, did a joint presentation on Montgomery's late adult novel A Tangled Web, while Dr. Gammel did a lecture entitled "Montgomery's Moonstorm: Where Life Writing Meets Fiction."
Dr. Elizabeth Waterston signs her book, Rapt in Plaid, for Donna Campbell at the 2002 conference.
L-R: Dr. Elizabeth Epperly, Dr. Mary Rubio, Dr. Benjamin Lefebvre, and Dr. Jennifer Litster at the 2002 conference.
The Intimate Life of L.M. Montgomery edited by Dr. Irene Gammel is based in part on presentations from this 2002 conference.