Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Call for Authors - The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia


Call for Authors - The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia
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During the summer of 2012, /The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia/seeks volunteer authors to contribute essays related to the themes of City of Neighborhoods, the Cradle of Liberty, and the Workshop of the World (encompassing industrial and labor history).

Prospective authors must have expertise in their chosen subjects demonstrated by previous publications and/or advanced training in historical research. Submissions will be peer-reviewed and published online at http://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org, and accepted essays will be eligible for inclusion in a prospective print volume with the University of Pennsylvania Press.

Call for Authors:

Please email brief expressions of interest, including a statement of your qualifications, to Charlene Mires, cmires@camden.rutgers.edu . Do not send attachments. Graduate students, please provide the name and email address of an academic reference.

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Charlene Mires
Director, Mid-Atlantic Regional Center for the Humanities (MARCH) at
Rutgers-Camden
Associate Professor of History
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
429 Cooper St.
Camden, NJ 08102

Co-Editor of The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia: