4 ▁event ▁is ▁planned ▁for ▁the ▁USA . ▁ ▁The ▁society ▁is ▁affili ated ▁to ▁the ▁American ▁Liter ature ▁Association ▁( AL A ), ▁" a ▁Co al ition ▁of ▁Soci eties ▁Dev oted ▁to ▁the ▁Study ▁of ▁American ▁Auth ors " ▁ ▁and ▁is ▁spons oring ▁two ▁sessions ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁A LA ▁Ann ual ▁Conference . ▁ ▁An ▁Em ily ▁Dick inson ▁Society ▁had ▁been ▁formed ▁in ▁Japan ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁eight ▁years ▁before ▁the ▁foundation ▁of ▁ED IS . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁Ess ay ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁society ▁ ▁Category : Liter ary ▁soci eties ▁Category : Organ izations ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁Category : Em ily ▁Dick inson <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁National ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁was ▁a ▁cent rist ▁political ▁party ▁in ▁Barb ados . ▁The ▁party ▁first ▁cont ested ▁national ▁elections ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁when ▁it ▁won ▁ 6 . 8 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote , ▁but ▁failed ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁seat . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁elections ▁it ▁increased ▁its ▁share ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁to ▁ 1 2 . 8 % ▁and ▁won ▁a ▁single ▁seat . ▁However , ▁the ▁party ▁did ▁not ▁contest ▁any ▁further ▁elections . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁The ▁national ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁ ▁The ▁N DP ▁was ▁led ▁ ▁by ▁sir ▁Richard ▁Hay nes ▁ ▁Category : Def unct ▁political ▁parties ▁in ▁Barb ados