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Women, Work, and the Web... or Writing After Retirement... Calls for Chapters

  • 1.  Women, Work, and the Web... or Writing After Retirement... Calls for Chapters

    Posted 01-17-2013 23:58
    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    Seeking chapters of unpublished work from writers in the United States and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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    recent.html

    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.