Tuesday, January 02, 2007

Call for Contributions: Librarians Publishing for Professional and Personal Development

Call for Contributions: Librarians Publishing for Professional and Personal Development

As a published librarian, please consider contributing to Librarians Publishing for Professional and Personal Development aimed at helping U.S. librarians succeed as writers. Libraries Unlimited, Scarecrow, Neal-Schuman, Linworth, ALA, McFarland are possible publishers.

Word total for 3 articles based on your areas of experience is 4,000: one article may be 1500 words, another 1500 words, the last 1,000 to total 4,000.

Practical, concise, how-to articles with bullets/headings have proven the most helpful. No previously published or simultaneously submitted material. Deadline for e-mailing articles is March 1, 2007; contributors receive a complimentary copy and contributor’s discount on additional copies.

Please send your topics first before writing to avoid any duplication, and a 50-55-word bio with your present position, relevant publications, and awards for the contributor page.

To check my background, enter Smallwood
http://authors.libraryofmichigan.org/publicsearch.asp

To view the books published by Ann, please view the following:
http://amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/103-7832665-6225458?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Riedling

Poetry, YA, book reviews, newspaper columns, essays, magazine articles, textbooks, profiles, children’s books, biographies, short stories, are some of the areas that librarians are interested in getting insightful tips for publication.

Thank you for your consideration--and do ask questions!

Carol Smallwood
smallwood@tm.net

Ann Riedling
Ann.riedling@ksb.kyschools.us
ariedling@iglou.com