Call for Chapters: Writing After Retirement:
Tips by Successful Retired Writers
Book Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Co-editor: Carol Smallwood co-edited Women on Poetry: Writing, Revising,
Publishing and Teaching (McFarland, 2012), on Poets & Writers Magazine's "List of Best Books for
Writers"; edited Pre- &
Post-Retirement Tips for Librarians (American Library Association, 2012).
Co-editor: Dr. Christine Redman-Waldeyer,
Assistant Professor, Coordinator of the Journalism Option Program, Passaic
County Community College, Paterson,
New Jersey; Editor/Founder, Adanna
Literary Journal; Author, Eve Asks
(Muse-Pie Press, 2011).
An anthology of unpublished 3,000-4,000 word
chapters by successful, retired writers from the U.S. and Canada (up to 3 co-authors) previously following
other careers than writing. Looking for
topics as: Business Aspects of Writing, Writing as a New Career, Networking,
Using Life Experience, Surveys/Interviews on Retired Writers, Finding Your
Niche, Getting Published, Following Dreams Put on Hold, Privacy and Legal
Issues, Working With Editors, Time Management. With living longer, early
retirement, popularity of memoir writing, this is a how-to for baby boomers who
now have time to write. Compensation: one complimentary copy per chapter,
discount on additional copies.
Please e-mail two chapter topics each described
in two sentences by March 28, 2013 with brief pasted bio to smallwood@tm.net
placing RETIREMENT/Last Name on the subject line. If co-authored, pasted bios
for each.
