Hello GDOers,
The following calls for chapters are posted on behalf of Carol Smallwood
(
smallwood@tm.net) and may be of particular interest to GDO members.
Best Regards,
Dianne Murphy
GDO Listserv Manager
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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Women, Work, and the Web: How the Web Creates Entrepreneurial Opportunities
Book Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Co-editor:
Carol Smallwood
Co-ed., Women on Poetry: Writing, Revising, Publishing and Teaching
(McFarland, 2012) on Poets & Writers Magazine "List of Best Books for
Writers." Writing After Retirement: Tips by Successful Retired Writers
forthcoming from Scarecrow Press.
Co-editor:
Joan Gelfand
Development Chair for the Women's National Book Association, member of the
National Book Critics Circle, Joan blogs regularly for the Huffington
Post, teaches writing, and is an award winning author.
Seeking chapters of unpublished work from writers in the United States and
Canada for an anthology. We are interested in such topics as: Women
Founding Companies Existing Only on the Web; Women Working on the Web With
Young Children or Physical Disabilities; Woman's Studies Resources and
Curriculum Development Webmasters; Women as Founding Editors of Webzines
and Blogs; Surveys/Interviews of Women on the Web.
Chapters of 3,000-4,000 words (up to 3 co-authors) on how the Internet has
opened doors, leveled the playing field and provided new opportunities for
women, are all welcome. Practical, how-to-do-it, anecdotal and innovative
writing based on experience. We are interested in communicating how women
make money on the Web, further their careers and the status of women. One
complimentary copy per chapter, discount on additional orders.
Please e-mail two chapter topics each described in two sentences by
February 28, 2013, along with a brief bio to
smallwood@tm.net Please
place INTERNET/Last Name on the subject line; if co-authored, paste bio
sketches for each author.
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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
February 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.