Western Literature Association
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Founded in 1965, the Western Literature Association (WLA) is a non-profit, scholarly association that promotes the study of the diverse literature
Literature
Literature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...

 and cultures of the North American West, past and present. Since its founding, the WLA has served to publish scholarship and promote work in the field; it has gathered together scholars, artists, environmentalists, and community leaders who value the West’s literary and cultural contributions to American and world cultures; it has recognized those who have made a major contribution to western literature and western studies; and it has fostered student learning and career advancement in education.

The Association for the Study of Literature and Environment
Association for the Study of Literature and Environment
The Association for the Study of Literature and Environment is the principal professional association for American and international scholars of ecocriticism...

(ASLE) was founded in 1992 at a special session of the Western Literature Association conference in Reno, Nevada for the purpose of "sharing of facts, ideas, and texts concerning the study of literature and the environment."
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