Acknowledgements

The publication of Portals would not be possible without the generous support of Chancellor Dworkin, the Department of English and Modern Languages,
and the indefatigable judges: Barbara Austin, Jesse Cohn, Carol Connelly, Michael Connolly, Heather Engstrom, Sara Gerend, Paul Hecht, Judy Jacobi,
K.R. Johnson, Diane Jortner, Kat Krause, Amanda Laudig, Beth Rudnick, and Kristi Thomas. Special thanks to Jim Johnsen.