Library Outreach to Writers and Poets: Interviews and Case Studies of Cooperation
Book Publisher: McFarland
Carol Smallwood: Water, Earth, Air, Fire, and Picket Fences (Lamar University Press, 2014); Women on Poetry: Writing, Revising, Publishing and Teaching is on Poets & Writers Magazine list of Best Books for Writers.
Vera Gubnitskaia: contributor, Bringing the Arts into the Library (ALA, 2014); co-editor, Continuing Education for Librarians (McFarland, 2013); indexer
One or two chapters sought from U.S. writers, poets, academic, public, school, special librarians, LIS and Creative Writing faculty, sharing practical know-how about outreach, workshops, literary festivals, readings, librarian/author/poet visits to schools and other groups, spotlights-on-authors, book talks/clubs. Interview format chapters by librarians/writers/poets welcomed.
No previously published, simultaneously submitted material. One, two, or three authors per chapter/interview; each by the same author(s). Compensation: one complimentary copy per 3,000-4,000 word chapter/interview accepted no matter how many co-authors, or if one or two chapters: author discount on more copies.
Please e-mail titles of proposed chapters, each described in a few sentences by December 28, 2015, brief bio on each author; place WRI, Last Name on subject line: smallwood@tm.net
