F. Scott Fitzgerald Society

3 weeks ago

The F. Scott Fitzgerald is saddened to learn of the passing of Prof. Bryant Mangum, who was a superb scholar but even more importantly a sweet, generous man.

Bryant passed away on Sunday at the age of 83. He was a founding member of the Fitzgerald Society and the author of several indispensable works, including A Fortune Yet: Money in the Art of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Short Stories and he edited The Cambridge Companion to F. Scott Fitzgerald.

He also wrote a fantastic remembrance about tracking down Fitzgerald's grave with his good friends Jim West and Rick Anderson in the early seventies before it was moved to its current location. We link here to an article from the university where he taught for 50 years from last March that is indicative of how generous Bryant was in passing the torch: news.vcu.edu/article/bryant-mangum-devoted-his-career-to-literature-and-now-hes-sharing-his-lifes... ... See MoreSee Less

F. Scott Fitzgerald Society

2 months ago

The F. Scott Fitzgerald Society's 2026 newsletter is now available for download on our publications page on our website: fscottfitzgeraldsociety.org/publications/society-publication/. This Tender Is the Night of newsletters (it feels like it took 9 years to pull together) covers our upcoming Rome conference, last year's Gatsby centennial, and our current board election. After 36 years of printing the newsletter, we've decided to go PDF only due to rising costs we would rather reallocate to graduate student funding. Just scroll down and you'll see a link to download the newsletter in all its hi-res glory! ... See MoreSee Less

F. Scott Fitzgerald Society

2 months ago

Just a quick reminder:

We need members of the Fitzgerald Society to vote for the new board! After a little less than two weeks with voting open, we're at roughly 1/4 of society members having submitted ballots. Only about two weeks and a few days to go! Do it for the suffragettes!

Remember, there are three ways to vote:

Click the following link and fill out the online ballot. Please make sure you include your name. Votes unaccompanied by names will not be counted: forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx...

Fill in the ballot that is on the final page of the pdf available at the following link and email to Kirk at kcurnutt@troy.edu: fscottfitzgeraldsociety.org/.../fitzgerald...

Mail a physical copy of the ballot page to Kirk c/o Department of English, Troy University, Troy Alabama 36082.

Please note: voting is open until August 15. You must have paid your Society dues within the past year to vote. If you have any questions about the status of your membership, please email Kirk as well.

We want to thank again everyone nominated to guide the organization into the next chapter of our history.
Also, don't forget: abstracts for our next conference in Rome 21-28 June 2027 are due Sept 1 to Martina at martinamastandrea@gmail.com ... See MoreSee Less

F. Scott Fitzgerald Society

3 months ago

The F. Scott Fitzgerald Society mourns the passing of Prof. Doug Sheldon of the University of Illinois Chicago, shown here at left in June 2025 during our Gatsby centennial conference on the lawn of 6 Gateway Drive, where Fitzgerald began his most famous novel. Doug was a great scholar and writer who was working with us on a very original take on second language acquisition in Tender Is the Night when his health suddenly failed in recent weeks. Alongside his colleague and good friend Ross Tangedal (right), he was in the process of reviving Sherwood Anderson studies by serving as that society's president. A mentee of Robert Trogdon, he attended many of our conferences (along with Hemingway Society ones) and was a regular at American Literature Association meetings. Our condolences go to his wife and family. ... See MoreSee Less