Are you a forester and a writer? Submissions wanted for a new anthology · non-fiction essays · for the general public · related to forestry · written by foresters
Project Details: · Working title: The Foresters’ Log Deck Book titles change frequently in the production mode and contributors will have an opportunity to suggest the actual title. Meanwhile, a “working title” is used to refer to the project in the production phase. · Article guidelines: Articles should be authored by foresters*. In general, articles should be between 400 to 2,000 words, although other submissions may be considered. The audience is the general interested public. Please avoid, or if necessary define, professional jargon. · Article selection Article selection is the ultimate decision of the editor and production staff. Ideally articles selected for inclusion in the anthology will be interesting, well-written, provide new insight, and leave the reader with an enhanced understanding of the woods and woods work. However, selections for anthologies depend on other submissions. A really wonderful article might be left out because it doesn’t fit with the rest of the collection. (Note to my friends: if your article doesn’t make the cut, it has nothing to do the quality of the writing, okay?) · Production Schedule. This schedule is dependent on publisher schedules that cannot be identified at the initial stage of this project. After the submission deadline, all dates are subject to revision. o Submissions will be due by November 15, 2009. o Article selection will be tentatively selected by February 15, 2010 (selections will not be finalized until author contracts are signed). o The final manuscript will be submitted to the publisher by April 30, 2010. o Author contracts will be signed with contributors by fall 2010. o Book production will take 5-12 months. o Target publication date: fall 2010 or spring 2011.
Send submissions to Mary Stuever, at sse@nmia.com or by mail at P.O. Box 474, Placitas, NM 87043
*Not a forester? Your writing may fit in with other planned anthologies. Please contact the editor. |