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For a collection of essays on WOMEN EDITING PERIODICALS, to be edited by Ellen Gruber Garvey and Sharon M. Harris. We are interested in articles on
U.S. women periodical editors, 18th -20th century, that go beyond
biography. "Periodicals" may be conceived broadly, including magazines,
newspapers, women's editions, gift annuals, amateur press periodicals,
children's magazines, zines, U.S.-based publications in languages other
than English, etc. We also welcome papers about organizations of women in
the profession, connections between publications, and editors who worked on
more than one publication. Essays might consider the political programs of
editors; the relationship of editing to writing and other tasks; the
collaborative nature of editing; the power or lack of power of the editing
role; the visibility or invisibility of the editor and her work; women's
editing for female or male readers; the editor's relationship to her
readers, and much else.
Essays should be a maximum of 7500 words, including endnotes and Works
Cited. Please submit two copies of your completed article,
along with a disk (compatible with MS Word or Wordperfect.
The deadline for submissions is August 1, 2001.
Manuscripts and disks should be sent to:
Prof. Sharon Harris
Dept. of English
TCU
TCU Box 297270
Fort Worth, TX 76129
Feel free to query either editor before submitting:
Ellen Gruber Garvey
ellengarvey@earthlink.net
Sharon Harris
s.m.harris@tcu.edu
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