In print, this will be a three-volume reference work, but it will also be integrated into the Facts On File World History reference database, available electronically to institutional subscribers. High school and college undergraduates are the intended reading audience.

With over 700 entries, the Encyclopedia will be the only comprehensive reference work of its kind for this region, defined to include the circum-Caribbean. Coverage includes key figures, topics and events in history, society and popular culture, religion, literature, politics, geography, and economics. Articles will range from 500 to 8,000 words. There will be 35 country profiles ranging from 3000 to 8000 words. All entries will carry a by-line. Honorariums are available for writers submitting articles totaling over 1000 words. The deadline for submissions is November 1, 2006.

Interested scholars, graduate students, or freelance writers should send a writing sample and a CV or resumé that describes their academic qualifications to write on this subject. Please email queries and documents to Caribbean_encyclopedia@yahoo.com