CFP: ACRL New Members Discussion Group (ALA Annual, 2009)
The ACRL New Members Discussion Group invites the submission of proposals for presentation at its meeting at the 2009 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, IL on Saturday, July 11, 2009.
The ACRL New Members Discussion Group is for new (and aspiring) academic librarians. We meet twice a year–at both ALA conferences–to chat about whatever is on our minds. It’s an opportunity for networking and a friendly place to ask any questions you have about succeeding in ACRL. Presenters at this meeting have the opportunity to contribute to the professional development of other academic librarians, gain conference presentation experience, and
build their CV.
Our meeting topic for the conference is “The Publication Process: Getting Published in LIS Journals.” We are interested in presentations that share personal experiences with the publication process, that will help new and aspiring academic librarians gain a better understanding of the various steps that are involved in this process. We seek proposals for presentations that address this topic from a variety of angles, including (but not limited to):
-Planning a systematic research program
-The publication process: Generating topics, writing up and submitting the manuscript, working with an editor, responding to reviewers, etc.
-Targeting various journals for publication
-What to do if your manuscript is not accepted
The ACRL New Members Discussion Group meeting will take place on Saturday, July 11, 2009, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Presenters should plan to speak for 10 minutes and allow 5 minutes for questions/discussion. There will be three presentations. Following the presentations, we will open the floor for discussion on the topic, or we can answer your questions about getting involved in national activities and/or academic librarianship in general.
Proposals are due by June 8, 2009. Notification of acceptance will be made by June 15, 2009. Please include the following information in your proposal:
1. A cover sheet with your name, title, institutional affiliation, mailing address, phone number, and email address.
2. A second sheet that contains no identifying information and includes the title and a 200-300 word description of your presentation. The description should clearly identify the topic of your presentation, your personal experience with this topic, and how your presentation will contribute to new and aspiring librarians’ understanding of the publication process.
3. Keep in mind that there will be no use of technology for these presentations.
Feel free to bring handouts if you’d like to provide a list of further
reading, etc.
Please submit proposal by email to Merinda Hensley (ACRL Convener) at
mhensle1@illinois.edu
Showing posts with label librarians as writers. Show all posts
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Thursday, August 07, 2008
CFP: The Published Librarian: Successful Professional and Personal Writing (American Library Association)
Seeking Submissions from Practicing Librarians (U.S. and Canada) for ALA Editions The Published Librarian: Successful Professional and Personal Writing (American Library Association)
Foreword: Bob Blanchard, Adult Services Librarian, Des Plaines Public Library. Contributor to Illinois Library Association Reporter; Thinking Outside the Book: Essays for Innovative Librarians (McFarland, 2008)
Introductory Note: Wayne Jones, Head of Central Technical Services, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Ed., Ontario Library Association, Access; Ed., E-Journals Access and Management (Routledge, 2008)
Afterword: Dr. Ann Riedling, LIS Faculty, Mansfield University. Learning to Learn: A Guide to Becoming Information Literate in the 21st Century (Neal-Schuman, 2006)
Contributors must have significant publication credits for practical, concise, how-to articles to help the reader. No previously published, simultaneously submitted, co-authored material. Two articles sharing the range of your publishing experiences: 1900-2100 words total; for example, one article could be 1000 words, another 900-1100 words on another topic. Librarians with ethnic backgrounds serving diverse cultures are encouraged. Contributor's sign a Writer Agreement with ALA before publication.
Editor Carol Smallwood, MLS, has written, co-authored, edited 19 books such as Educators as Writers for Scarecrow, Libraries Unlimited, Peter Lang, and others. Her work has appeared in English Journal, Clackamas Literary Review, The Detroit News, Poesia, and several others including anthologies. Pudding House Publications published her chapbook, 2008; Words and Images of Belonging co-edited with Aurorean editor is with an agent; a recent book is
http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-3575-3
Possible topics: marketing, online publishing, where to send reviews, research skills for historical novels, using editing a library newsletter to edit books, diversity in publication, ideas from students for YA books, using tools like BIP to locate publishers for your books, storytellers turned picture book authors, blogs and author web sites, interviewing, writing groups, networking, using a technology edge, promoting your books at conferences. Using issues librarians face such as censorship in poetry, essays, memoir, short stories, columns.
Deadline August 30, 2008
Please send more than 2 topic proposals for feedback using MS Word; a sample article may be requested. Compensation: a complimentary copy, discount on additional copies. Please submit topics for consideration with a 65-70 word bio beginning with your library of employment, highlighting your publications. Place LIBRARIANS/your name on the subject line to: smallwood@tm.net
Foreword: Bob Blanchard, Adult Services Librarian, Des Plaines Public Library. Contributor to Illinois Library Association Reporter; Thinking Outside the Book: Essays for Innovative Librarians (McFarland, 2008)
Introductory Note: Wayne Jones, Head of Central Technical Services, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Ed., Ontario Library Association, Access; Ed., E-Journals Access and Management (Routledge, 2008)
Afterword: Dr. Ann Riedling, LIS Faculty, Mansfield University. Learning to Learn: A Guide to Becoming Information Literate in the 21st Century (Neal-Schuman, 2006)
Contributors must have significant publication credits for practical, concise, how-to articles to help the reader. No previously published, simultaneously submitted, co-authored material. Two articles sharing the range of your publishing experiences: 1900-2100 words total; for example, one article could be 1000 words, another 900-1100 words on another topic. Librarians with ethnic backgrounds serving diverse cultures are encouraged. Contributor's sign a Writer Agreement with ALA before publication.
Editor Carol Smallwood, MLS, has written, co-authored, edited 19 books such as Educators as Writers for Scarecrow, Libraries Unlimited, Peter Lang, and others. Her work has appeared in English Journal, Clackamas Literary Review, The Detroit News, Poesia, and several others including anthologies. Pudding House Publications published her chapbook, 2008; Words and Images of Belonging co-edited with Aurorean editor is with an agent; a recent book is
http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-3575-3
Possible topics: marketing, online publishing, where to send reviews, research skills for historical novels, using editing a library newsletter to edit books, diversity in publication, ideas from students for YA books, using tools like BIP to locate publishers for your books, storytellers turned picture book authors, blogs and author web sites, interviewing, writing groups, networking, using a technology edge, promoting your books at conferences. Using issues librarians face such as censorship in poetry, essays, memoir, short stories, columns.
Deadline August 30, 2008
Please send more than 2 topic proposals for feedback using MS Word; a sample article may be requested. Compensation: a complimentary copy, discount on additional copies. Please submit topics for consideration with a 65-70 word bio beginning with your library of employment, highlighting your publications. Place LIBRARIANS/your name on the subject line to: smallwood@tm.net
Monday, July 07, 2008
Monograph: Women Writing on Today's American Family
Monograph: Women Writing on Today's American Family
Foreword: Robbi Hess, Journalist, co-author, Complete Idiot's Guide to 30,000 Baby Names (Penguin Books); Editor, Byline Magazine
Afterword: Suzanne Bunkers, Professor of English, Minnesota State University, editor of Diaries of Girls and Women: a Midwestern American Sampler (University of Wisconsin Press)
This is a book about writing and publishing about family by women with family publication credits. Possible subjects: markets; why women write about family; using life experience; networking; unique issues women must overcome; formal education; queries and proposals; conference participation; self-publishing; teaching tips; family in creative nonfiction, poetry, short stories, novels. Contributors have already covered: blogs, using family history, managing time, privacy issues.
Practical, concise, how-to articles with bullets/headings have proven the most helpful to readers. Please avoid writing about "me" and concentrate on what will help the reader. A question and answer format for interviews may be used.
Word total for 1-2 articles based on your experience: 1,900 minimum; maximum 2,100. Two articles preferred. If submitting 2, please break them up fairly evenly in word count. No previously published or simultaneously submitted material; no co-authors.
Deadline: August 30, 2008
Contributors receive a complimentary copy and contributor's discount on additional copies. It is common for compilation of an anthology to take upwards of a year, but I will be in touch with updates on securing a publisher.
Editor: Carol Smallwood has written, co-authored, and edited 19 books such as Educators as Writers (Peter Lang, 2006); chapbook, (Pudding House 2008); The Published Librarian (American Library Association, forthcoming). My work has appeared in English Journal, Clackamas Literary Review, Iris, The Detroit News, several others including anthologies; Words and Images of Belonging co-edited with the editor of the Aurorean is with an agent; a recent book is http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-3575-3
Please send topics for feedback/65-70 word bio. Place FAMILY and your name on the subject line, send to: smallwood@tm.net
Sample bio:
Suzanne Doe's has been published in the Bellingham Review, Beloit Poetry Journal, Passages North. Her M.F.A.'s from the Stonecoast Program/University of Southern Maine and she teaches creative writing at Central Michigan University. Her recent books include: The Mystery Woman (Random House, 2006); Midwest Ski Slopes (Michigan State University, forthcoming). She received the Kitty Maize Fiction Award, 2008. An avid skier, Suzanne organizes writing workshops for Pine Arts Council.
Most publishers return rights to contributors after publication. Contributors will be asked to sign a release from the publisher and therefore may agree to the details of the contract or withdraw.
Foreword: Robbi Hess, Journalist, co-author, Complete Idiot's Guide to 30,000 Baby Names (Penguin Books); Editor, Byline Magazine
Afterword: Suzanne Bunkers, Professor of English, Minnesota State University, editor of Diaries of Girls and Women: a Midwestern American Sampler (University of Wisconsin Press)
This is a book about writing and publishing about family by women with family publication credits. Possible subjects: markets; why women write about family; using life experience; networking; unique issues women must overcome; formal education; queries and proposals; conference participation; self-publishing; teaching tips; family in creative nonfiction, poetry, short stories, novels. Contributors have already covered: blogs, using family history, managing time, privacy issues.
Practical, concise, how-to articles with bullets/headings have proven the most helpful to readers. Please avoid writing about "me" and concentrate on what will help the reader. A question and answer format for interviews may be used.
Word total for 1-2 articles based on your experience: 1,900 minimum; maximum 2,100. Two articles preferred. If submitting 2, please break them up fairly evenly in word count. No previously published or simultaneously submitted material; no co-authors.
Deadline: August 30, 2008
Contributors receive a complimentary copy and contributor's discount on additional copies. It is common for compilation of an anthology to take upwards of a year, but I will be in touch with updates on securing a publisher.
Editor: Carol Smallwood has written, co-authored, and edited 19 books such as Educators as Writers (Peter Lang, 2006); chapbook, (Pudding House 2008); The Published Librarian (American Library Association, forthcoming). My work has appeared in English Journal, Clackamas Literary Review, Iris, The Detroit News, several others including anthologies; Words and Images of Belonging co-edited with the editor of the Aurorean is with an agent; a recent book is http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-3575-3
Please send topics for feedback/65-70 word bio. Place FAMILY and your name on the subject line, send to: smallwood@tm.net
Sample bio:
Suzanne Doe's has been published in the Bellingham Review, Beloit Poetry Journal, Passages North. Her M.F.A.'s from the Stonecoast Program/University of Southern Maine and she teaches creative writing at Central Michigan University. Her recent books include: The Mystery Woman (Random House, 2006); Midwest Ski Slopes (Michigan State University, forthcoming). She received the Kitty Maize Fiction Award, 2008. An avid skier, Suzanne organizes writing workshops for Pine Arts Council.
Most publishers return rights to contributors after publication. Contributors will be asked to sign a release from the publisher and therefore may agree to the details of the contract or withdraw.
CFP: The Published Librarian: Successful Professional and Personal Writing (American Library Association)
Seeking Submissions from Practicing Librarians (U.S. and Canada) for ALA Editions The Published Librarian: Successful Professional and Personal Writing (American Library Association)
Foreword: Bob Blanchard, Adult Services Librarian, Des Plaines Public Library. Contributor to Illinois Library Association Reporter; Thinking Outside the Book: Essays for Innovative Librarians (McFarland, 2008)
Introductory Note: Wayne Jones, Head of Central Technical Services, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Ed., Ontario Library Association, Access; Ed., E-Journals Access and Management (Routledge, 2008)
Afterword: Dr. Ann Riedling, LIS Faculty, Mansfield University. Learning to Learn: A Guide to Becoming Information Literate in the 21st Century (Neal-Schuman, 2006)
Contributors must have significant publication credits for practical, concise, how-to articles to help the reader. No previously published, simultaneously submitted, co-authored material. Two articles sharing the range of your publishing experiences: 1900-2100 words total; for example, one article could be 1000 words, another 900-1100 words on another topic. Librarians with ethnic backgrounds serving diverse cultures are encouraged. Contributor's sign a Writer Agreement with ALA before publication.
Editor Carol Smallwood, MLS, has written, co-authored, edited 19 books such as Educators as Writers for Scarecrow, Libraries Unlimited, Peter Lang, and others. Her work has appeared in English Journal, Clackamas Literary Review, The Detroit News, Poesia, and several others including anthologies. Pudding House Publications published her chapbook, 2008; Words and Images of Belonging co-edited with Aurorean editor is with an agent; a recent book is
http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-3575-3
Possible topics: marketing, online publishing, where to send reviews, research skills for historical novels, using editing a library newsletter to edit books, diversity in publication, ideas from students for YA books, using tools like BIP to locate publishers for your books, storytellers turned picture book authors, blogs and author web sites, interviewing, writing groups, networking, using a technology edge, promoting your books at conferences. Using issues librarians face such as censorship in poetry, essays, memoir, short stories, columns.
Deadline August 30, 2008
Please send more than 2 topic proposals for feedback using MS Word; a sample article may be requested. Compensation: a complimentary copy, discount on additional copies. Please submit topics for consideration with a 65-70 word bio beginning with your library of employment, highlighting your publications. Place LIBRARIANS/your name on the subject line to: smallwood@tm.net
Foreword: Bob Blanchard, Adult Services Librarian, Des Plaines Public Library. Contributor to Illinois Library Association Reporter; Thinking Outside the Book: Essays for Innovative Librarians (McFarland, 2008)
Introductory Note: Wayne Jones, Head of Central Technical Services, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Ed., Ontario Library Association, Access; Ed., E-Journals Access and Management (Routledge, 2008)
Afterword: Dr. Ann Riedling, LIS Faculty, Mansfield University. Learning to Learn: A Guide to Becoming Information Literate in the 21st Century (Neal-Schuman, 2006)
Contributors must have significant publication credits for practical, concise, how-to articles to help the reader. No previously published, simultaneously submitted, co-authored material. Two articles sharing the range of your publishing experiences: 1900-2100 words total; for example, one article could be 1000 words, another 900-1100 words on another topic. Librarians with ethnic backgrounds serving diverse cultures are encouraged. Contributor's sign a Writer Agreement with ALA before publication.
Editor Carol Smallwood, MLS, has written, co-authored, edited 19 books such as Educators as Writers for Scarecrow, Libraries Unlimited, Peter Lang, and others. Her work has appeared in English Journal, Clackamas Literary Review, The Detroit News, Poesia, and several others including anthologies. Pudding House Publications published her chapbook, 2008; Words and Images of Belonging co-edited with Aurorean editor is with an agent; a recent book is
http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-3575-3
Possible topics: marketing, online publishing, where to send reviews, research skills for historical novels, using editing a library newsletter to edit books, diversity in publication, ideas from students for YA books, using tools like BIP to locate publishers for your books, storytellers turned picture book authors, blogs and author web sites, interviewing, writing groups, networking, using a technology edge, promoting your books at conferences. Using issues librarians face such as censorship in poetry, essays, memoir, short stories, columns.
Deadline August 30, 2008
Please send more than 2 topic proposals for feedback using MS Word; a sample article may be requested. Compensation: a complimentary copy, discount on additional copies. Please submit topics for consideration with a 65-70 word bio beginning with your library of employment, highlighting your publications. Place LIBRARIANS/your name on the subject line to: smallwood@tm.net
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Call for Book Chapters: The Published Librarian: Successful Professional and Personal Writing
Call for Book Chapters: The Published Librarian: Successful Professional and Personal Writing
(publisher, American Library Association)
Introductory Note: Bob Blanchard, Adult Services Librarian, Des Plaines Public Library. Contributor to Illinois Librarians; Thinking Outside the Book: Essays for Innovative Librarians (McFarland, 2008)
Afterword: Dr. Ann Riedling, LIS Faculty, Mansfield University. Learning to Learn: A Guide to Becoming Information Literate in the 21st Century (Neal-Schuman, 2006)
Practical, concise, how-to articles. No previously published, simultaneously submitted material, or co-authors. Two articles required: 1900-2100 words total; for example, one article could be 1000 words, the other 900 words. No underlining, bold, all caps for emphasis, please.
Editor Carol Smallwood, M.L.S., has written, co-authored, edited 19 books such as Educators as Writers for Scarecrow, Libraries Unlimited, Peter Lang, and others. Her work has appeared in English Journal, Clackamas Literary Review, The Detroit News, Poesia, and several others including anthologies. Pudding House Publications published her chapbook, 2008; Words and Images of Belonging co-edited with Aurorean editor is with an agent; a recent book is
http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-3575-3
Possible topics: marketing, online publishing, where to send reviews, research skills for historical novels, using editing a library newsletter to edit books, ideas from students for YA books, using tools like BIP to locate publishers for your books, storytellers turned picture book authors, blogs and author web sites, interviewing, writing groups, networking, using a technology edge,
promoting your books at conferences. Using issues librarians face such as censorship in poetry, essays, memoir, short stories, columns.
Deadline June 30, 2008
Topics may be sent first for feedback. Compensation: a complimentary copy, discount on additional copies. Please submit articles for consideration with a 65-70 word bio. Place LIBRARIANS/your name on the subject line to: smallwood@tm.net
Sample bio:
Suzanne Doe, a subject bibliographer at Central Michigan University, obtained
her M.L.I.S. from the University of North Texas. She has been published in
American Libraries, Beloit Poetry Journal, Library Trends. Her recent books
include: The Mystery Woman (Random House, 2006); Adagio Sunset Candle (Poetry
Press, 2008); Midwest Library Organizations (McFarland, forthcoming). She
received the Kitty Maize Fiction Award, 2008. An avid skier, Suzanne organizes
writing workshops for Pine Arts Council.
(publisher, American Library Association)
Introductory Note: Bob Blanchard, Adult Services Librarian, Des Plaines Public Library. Contributor to Illinois Librarians; Thinking Outside the Book: Essays for Innovative Librarians (McFarland, 2008)
Afterword: Dr. Ann Riedling, LIS Faculty, Mansfield University. Learning to Learn: A Guide to Becoming Information Literate in the 21st Century (Neal-Schuman, 2006)
Practical, concise, how-to articles. No previously published, simultaneously submitted material, or co-authors. Two articles required: 1900-2100 words total; for example, one article could be 1000 words, the other 900 words. No underlining, bold, all caps for emphasis, please.
Editor Carol Smallwood, M.L.S., has written, co-authored, edited 19 books such as Educators as Writers for Scarecrow, Libraries Unlimited, Peter Lang, and others. Her work has appeared in English Journal, Clackamas Literary Review, The Detroit News, Poesia, and several others including anthologies. Pudding House Publications published her chapbook, 2008; Words and Images of Belonging co-edited with Aurorean editor is with an agent; a recent book is
http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-3575-3
Possible topics: marketing, online publishing, where to send reviews, research skills for historical novels, using editing a library newsletter to edit books, ideas from students for YA books, using tools like BIP to locate publishers for your books, storytellers turned picture book authors, blogs and author web sites, interviewing, writing groups, networking, using a technology edge,
promoting your books at conferences. Using issues librarians face such as censorship in poetry, essays, memoir, short stories, columns.
Deadline June 30, 2008
Topics may be sent first for feedback. Compensation: a complimentary copy, discount on additional copies. Please submit articles for consideration with a 65-70 word bio. Place LIBRARIANS/your name on the subject line to: smallwood@tm.net
Sample bio:
Suzanne Doe, a subject bibliographer at Central Michigan University, obtained
her M.L.I.S. from the University of North Texas. She has been published in
American Libraries, Beloit Poetry Journal, Library Trends. Her recent books
include: The Mystery Woman (Random House, 2006); Adagio Sunset Candle (Poetry
Press, 2008); Midwest Library Organizations (McFarland, forthcoming). She
received the Kitty Maize Fiction Award, 2008. An avid skier, Suzanne organizes
writing workshops for Pine Arts Council.
Seeking Submissions from U.S. Women Writers for 3 Proposed Books
Seeking Submissions from U.S. Women Writers for 3 Proposed Books
Guidelines also on: http://www.encirclepub.com/poetry/aurorean/announcements
1. Women & Poetry: Tips on Writing, Publishing and Teaching from American Women Poets
Foreword by Robin Merrill, Maine Poets Society President 2006-2007. M.F.A.
Stonecoast. With hundreds of poems published, some from her chapbook Laundry &
Stories (Moon Pie Press) were featured on Garrison Keillor's “Writers'
Almanac.” http://www.robinmerrill.com
Afterword by the editors of Iris Magazine, an award-winning publication of 27
years celebrating and empowering young women through provocative articles,
essays, and fiction pieces that are uplifting, inclusive, and literate.
http://womenscenter.virginia.edu/coreprograms/iris.html
Markets for women, why women write, time management, using life experience,
women's magazines, critique groups, networking, blogs, unique issues women must
overcome, lesbian and bisexual writing, formal education, queries and
proposals, conference participation, family scheduling, feminist writing,
self-publishing, teaching tips, are just a few areas women poets are
interested.
Practical, concise, how-to articles with bullets/headings have proven the most
helpful. Please avoid writing about “me” and concentrate on what will most
help the reader. A question and answer format for interviews may be used.
2. Milestones for American Women: Our Defining Passages
Foreword by Carolyn Lesser, Webster University, St. Louis, MO, nonfiction
writing faculty; natural science children's books published by Harcourt, Alfred
A. Knopf; essayist, poet, photographer, keynote speaker, artist.
Afterword by Dr. Loriene Roy, 2007-2008 President of the American Library
Association. Professor, University of Texas at Austin, founder of "If I Can
Read, I Can Do Anything," a national reading club for Native American children.
Please consider sharing the important milestones, life changing events,
transitions in your life--material that would broadly fit the “Women's
Studies” genre that is highly readable, moving and relatable. There are the
passages that occur to us (for example, losing a loved one, having to relocate)
and then the passages we choose (such as getting a degree in mid-life, adopting
a child). Please focus on those pivotal moments and why they were milestones
for you.
This book celebrates our passages as women, from one moment into another, from
one door to the next. Often it is after the navigation, that in reflection, we
see that some of the most difficult are the ones we have learned the most and
have had lasting effects as well on those around us.
Guidelines for Women and Poetry and/or Milestones for American Women:
Step 1: send your proposed topics before writing articles to avoid duplication;
proposed topics must be accompanied by a 65-70 word bio with your present
position, location, relevant publications, career highlights for the
contributor page; please use POETS or MILESTONES on the subject line to
brackett-vincent@encirclepub.com.
Step 2:(if your topics are approved): deadline for submissions (by e-mail only)
is June 30, 2008. Again, please use POETS or MILESTONES in the subject line;
send to either Cynthia at brackett-vincent@encirclepub.com; or Carol at
smallwood@tm.net in a Word document (.doc format only) using 12-point font.
(Send to one co-editor only please; your submission will be acknowledged.)
Article specifics: word total for 1-2 articles based on your experience: 1,900
minimum; maximum 2,100. Two articles preferred. If submitting two articles,
please break them up fairly evenly in word count.
No previously published or simultaneously submitted material. Contributors must
be reside in the U.S. Books such as this can typically take up to a year to
compile. Contributors receive a complimentary copy and contributor's discount
on additional copies.
Co-editor Cynthia Brackett-Vincent is publisher/editor of the esteemed Aurorean
poetry journal; poetry instructor; award-winning poet; author of The 95 Poems
chapbook (2005) and contributor to Educators as Writers: Publishing for
Personal and Professional Development. In 2007, her poems received a citation,
honorable mention and second place in the National Federation of State Poetry
Societies, New England Writers and Maine Poets Society competitions. View
Cynthia at http://www.encirclepub.com/poetry/aurorean/editor
Co-editor, Carol Smallwood has written, co-authored, and edited 19 books such
as Educators as Writers for Scarecrow, Libraries Unlimited. An award-winning
writer, her work has appeared in English Journal, Clackamas Literary Review,
Iris, and several others including anthologies; chapbook, Pudding House 2008;
Educators as Writers, Peter Lang 2006;
and http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-3575-3
3. U.S. Women on Family: Writing, Publishing, and Teaching Tips
Foreword: Robbi Hess, Journalist, co-author, Complete Idiot's Guide to 30,000
Baby Names (Penguin Books); Editor, Byline Magazine
Afterword: Suzanne Bunkers, Professor of English, Minnesota State University,
editor of Diaries of Girls and Women: a Midwestern American Sampler (University
of Wisconsin Press)
This is a book not just on writing but tips for women writing about family.
Possible subject areas you might address include: markets; why women write
about family; using life experience; networking; blogs; unique issues women
must overcome; formal education; queries and proposals; conference
participation; family scheduling; self-publishing; teaching tips; family in
creative nonfiction, poetry, short stories, novels.
Practical, concise, how-to articles with bullets/headings have proven the most
helpful to readers. Please avoid writing about “me” and concentrate on what
will help the reader. A question and answer format for interviews may be used.
Word total for 1-2 articles based on your experience: 1,900 minimum; maximum
2,100. Two articles preferred. If submitting 2, please break them up fairly
evenly in word count. No previously published or simultaneously submitted
material; no co-authors. No underlining, bold, all caps for emphasis.
Deadline: June 30, 2008
Contributors receive a complimentary copy and discounts on additional copies.
It is common for compilation of an anthology to take upwards of a year, but I
will be in touch with updates on securing a publisher.
Editor: Carol Smallwood has written, co-authored, and edited 19 books such as
Educators as Writers (Peter Lang, 2006); chapbook, (Pudding House 2008); The
Published Librarian (American Library Association, forthcoming). My work has
appeared in English Journal, Clackamas Literary Review, Iris, The Detroit News,
several others including anthologies; Words and Images of Belonging co-edited
with the editor of the Aurorean is with an agent; a recent book is
http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-3575-3
Please send articles for consideration with a 65-70 word bio. Place FAMILY and
your name on the subject line, send to: smallwood@tm.net
Sample bio:
Suzanne Doe’s has been published in the Bellingham Review, Beloit Poetry
Journal, Passages North. Her M.F.A.’s from the Stonecoast Program/University
of Southern Maine and she teaches creative writing at Central Michigan
University. Her recent books include: The Mystery Woman (Random House, 2006);
Midwest Ski Slopes (Michigan State University, forthcoming). She received the
Kitty Maize Fiction Award, 2008. An avid skier, Suzanne organizes writing
workshops for Pine Arts Council.
Most publishers return rights to contributors after publication. Contributors
will be asked to sign a release from the publisher and therefore may agree to
the details of the contract or withdraw.
Guidelines also on: http://www.encirclepub.com/poetry/aurorean/announcements
1. Women & Poetry: Tips on Writing, Publishing and Teaching from American Women Poets
Foreword by Robin Merrill, Maine Poets Society President 2006-2007. M.F.A.
Stonecoast. With hundreds of poems published, some from her chapbook Laundry &
Stories (Moon Pie Press) were featured on Garrison Keillor's “Writers'
Almanac.” http://www.robinmerrill.com
Afterword by the editors of Iris Magazine, an award-winning publication of 27
years celebrating and empowering young women through provocative articles,
essays, and fiction pieces that are uplifting, inclusive, and literate.
http://womenscenter.virginia.edu/coreprograms/iris.html
Markets for women, why women write, time management, using life experience,
women's magazines, critique groups, networking, blogs, unique issues women must
overcome, lesbian and bisexual writing, formal education, queries and
proposals, conference participation, family scheduling, feminist writing,
self-publishing, teaching tips, are just a few areas women poets are
interested.
Practical, concise, how-to articles with bullets/headings have proven the most
helpful. Please avoid writing about “me” and concentrate on what will most
help the reader. A question and answer format for interviews may be used.
2. Milestones for American Women: Our Defining Passages
Foreword by Carolyn Lesser, Webster University, St. Louis, MO, nonfiction
writing faculty; natural science children's books published by Harcourt, Alfred
A. Knopf; essayist, poet, photographer, keynote speaker, artist.
Afterword by Dr. Loriene Roy, 2007-2008 President of the American Library
Association. Professor, University of Texas at Austin, founder of "If I Can
Read, I Can Do Anything," a national reading club for Native American children.
Please consider sharing the important milestones, life changing events,
transitions in your life--material that would broadly fit the “Women's
Studies” genre that is highly readable, moving and relatable. There are the
passages that occur to us (for example, losing a loved one, having to relocate)
and then the passages we choose (such as getting a degree in mid-life, adopting
a child). Please focus on those pivotal moments and why they were milestones
for you.
This book celebrates our passages as women, from one moment into another, from
one door to the next. Often it is after the navigation, that in reflection, we
see that some of the most difficult are the ones we have learned the most and
have had lasting effects as well on those around us.
Guidelines for Women and Poetry and/or Milestones for American Women:
Step 1: send your proposed topics before writing articles to avoid duplication;
proposed topics must be accompanied by a 65-70 word bio with your present
position, location, relevant publications, career highlights for the
contributor page; please use POETS or MILESTONES on the subject line to
brackett-vincent@encirclepub.com.
Step 2:(if your topics are approved): deadline for submissions (by e-mail only)
is June 30, 2008. Again, please use POETS or MILESTONES in the subject line;
send to either Cynthia at brackett-vincent@encirclepub.com; or Carol at
smallwood@tm.net in a Word document (.doc format only) using 12-point font.
(Send to one co-editor only please; your submission will be acknowledged.)
Article specifics: word total for 1-2 articles based on your experience: 1,900
minimum; maximum 2,100. Two articles preferred. If submitting two articles,
please break them up fairly evenly in word count.
No previously published or simultaneously submitted material. Contributors must
be reside in the U.S. Books such as this can typically take up to a year to
compile. Contributors receive a complimentary copy and contributor's discount
on additional copies.
Co-editor Cynthia Brackett-Vincent is publisher/editor of the esteemed Aurorean
poetry journal; poetry instructor; award-winning poet; author of The 95 Poems
chapbook (2005) and contributor to Educators as Writers: Publishing for
Personal and Professional Development. In 2007, her poems received a citation,
honorable mention and second place in the National Federation of State Poetry
Societies, New England Writers and Maine Poets Society competitions. View
Cynthia at http://www.encirclepub.com/poetry/aurorean/editor
Co-editor, Carol Smallwood has written, co-authored, and edited 19 books such
as Educators as Writers for Scarecrow, Libraries Unlimited. An award-winning
writer, her work has appeared in English Journal, Clackamas Literary Review,
Iris, and several others including anthologies; chapbook, Pudding House 2008;
Educators as Writers, Peter Lang 2006;
and http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-3575-3
3. U.S. Women on Family: Writing, Publishing, and Teaching Tips
Foreword: Robbi Hess, Journalist, co-author, Complete Idiot's Guide to 30,000
Baby Names (Penguin Books); Editor, Byline Magazine
Afterword: Suzanne Bunkers, Professor of English, Minnesota State University,
editor of Diaries of Girls and Women: a Midwestern American Sampler (University
of Wisconsin Press)
This is a book not just on writing but tips for women writing about family.
Possible subject areas you might address include: markets; why women write
about family; using life experience; networking; blogs; unique issues women
must overcome; formal education; queries and proposals; conference
participation; family scheduling; self-publishing; teaching tips; family in
creative nonfiction, poetry, short stories, novels.
Practical, concise, how-to articles with bullets/headings have proven the most
helpful to readers. Please avoid writing about “me” and concentrate on what
will help the reader. A question and answer format for interviews may be used.
Word total for 1-2 articles based on your experience: 1,900 minimum; maximum
2,100. Two articles preferred. If submitting 2, please break them up fairly
evenly in word count. No previously published or simultaneously submitted
material; no co-authors. No underlining, bold, all caps for emphasis.
Deadline: June 30, 2008
Contributors receive a complimentary copy and discounts on additional copies.
It is common for compilation of an anthology to take upwards of a year, but I
will be in touch with updates on securing a publisher.
Editor: Carol Smallwood has written, co-authored, and edited 19 books such as
Educators as Writers (Peter Lang, 2006); chapbook, (Pudding House 2008); The
Published Librarian (American Library Association, forthcoming). My work has
appeared in English Journal, Clackamas Literary Review, Iris, The Detroit News,
several others including anthologies; Words and Images of Belonging co-edited
with the editor of the Aurorean is with an agent; a recent book is
http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-3575-3
Please send articles for consideration with a 65-70 word bio. Place FAMILY and
your name on the subject line, send to: smallwood@tm.net
Sample bio:
Suzanne Doe’s has been published in the Bellingham Review, Beloit Poetry
Journal, Passages North. Her M.F.A.’s from the Stonecoast Program/University
of Southern Maine and she teaches creative writing at Central Michigan
University. Her recent books include: The Mystery Woman (Random House, 2006);
Midwest Ski Slopes (Michigan State University, forthcoming). She received the
Kitty Maize Fiction Award, 2008. An avid skier, Suzanne organizes writing
workshops for Pine Arts Council.
Most publishers return rights to contributors after publication. Contributors
will be asked to sign a release from the publisher and therefore may agree to
the details of the contract or withdraw.
Sunday, January 21, 2007
Call for Proposed Book (Librarians Publishing for Professional and Personal Development)
Call for Proposed Book (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 librarians succeed as writers.
Word total for one or two articles based on your experience is
2,000: one article may be 1,000 words, another 1,000 words, to total 2,000--minimum 2,000 words; max is 2050.
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 15, 2007; contributors receive a complimentary copy and contributor's discount on additional copies.
Please send your topics first before writing to avoid any duplication with a 50-55 word bio including your present position, relevant publications, and awards for the contributor page.
To view Carol's most recent book
http://www.peterlang.com/index.cfm?vID=68601&vLang=E&vHR=1&vUR=2&vUUR=1
To check Ann's published books
http://amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/102-2839620-7988136?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Riedling&Go.x=5&Go.y=7
Poetry, YA, book reviews, newspaper columns, essays, journal articles, textbooks, profiles, children's books, biographies, short stories, are some of the areas that librarians are interested in getting help for publication.
Thank you for your consideration--and do ask questions!
email Carol Smallwood: smallwood@tm.net
As a published librarian, please consider contributing to Librarians Publishing for Professional and Personal Development aimed at helping librarians succeed as writers.
Word total for one or two articles based on your experience is
2,000: one article may be 1,000 words, another 1,000 words, to total 2,000--minimum 2,000 words; max is 2050.
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 15, 2007; contributors receive a complimentary copy and contributor's discount on additional copies.
Please send your topics first before writing to avoid any duplication with a 50-55 word bio including your present position, relevant publications, and awards for the contributor page.
To view Carol's most recent book
http://www.peterlang.com/index.cfm?vID=68601&vLang=E&vHR=1&vUR=2&vUUR=1
To check Ann's published books
http://amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/102-2839620-7988136?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Riedling&Go.x=5&Go.y=7
Poetry, YA, book reviews, newspaper columns, essays, journal articles, textbooks, profiles, children's books, biographies, short stories, are some of the areas that librarians are interested in getting help for publication.
Thank you for your consideration--and do ask questions!
email Carol Smallwood: smallwood@tm.net
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
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
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