{"id":18,"date":"2009-05-28T07:25:35","date_gmt":"2009-05-28T12:25:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/johnupdikesociety\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2023-02-19T15:46:20","modified_gmt":"2023-02-19T21:46:20","slug":"join","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/johnupdikesociety\/join\/","title":{"rendered":"Join\/Renew"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Membership in The John Updike Society<\/strong> is inclusive, with teachers, scholars, readers, collectors, and anyone interested in literature by John Updike invited to join. Like all single-author societies, The John Updike Society is organized for the purpose of promoting and sustaining interest in the fiction, poetry, criticism, and essays of our author (see History\/Mission section for the wording of our mission statement). The Society owns and operates The John Updike Childhood Home<\/a> in Shillington, Pa. as a literary center and museum.<\/p>\n

Benefits:<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Free admission to The John Updike Childhood Home for the member and one guest or immediate family.
\n\u2022 Copies of any issues of The John Updike Review (<\/em>published by the society and the University of Cincinnati) during the calendar year\u2014print copy for U.S. residents; digital copy for members living outside the U.S.\u2014plus access to online archived materials.
\n\u2022 Eligibility to attend the society’s biennial conferences that alternate between U.S. locations and international destination.<\/p>\n

Currently the Society has 250+ members from 18 different countries and 35 states, with nearly as many non-academics as professors and teachers.<\/p>\n

To join or renew<\/strong>, send the following information to John Updike Society, James Plath, 1504 Paddington Dr., Bloomington, IL 61704: \u00a0Your name, preferred mailing address, phone, and preferred email address. And, of course, your dues (see options below).<\/p>\n

Sorry, no money orders. Payment is by<\/strong> checks drawn on a U.S. bank or<\/strong> PayPal<\/strong> (send payment to johnupdikesociety@iwu.edu).<\/p>\n

Though we still are not equipped to take credit card payments, only PayPal, discounted multiple-year memberships are\u00a0now possible:<\/p>\n

Regular dues \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Students\/retirees<\/strong><\/p>\n

$30\/year \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0$25\/year<\/p>\n

$57\/two years \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0$47\/two years<\/p>\n

$81\/three years \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 $68\/three years<\/p>\n

$125\/five years \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0$100\/five years<\/p>\n

$500\/lifetime*<\/p>\n

$1000\/lifetime benefactor<\/p>\n

*A $500 lifetime membership can be upgraded to a lifetime benefactor membership with the additional payment of $500 at any time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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