Cassell Illustrated publishing is recruiting writers for its forthcoming reference/coffee table book on the 1000 key events in world history since 1900. Writers will be asked to compose entries of approximately 230 words on events from our master list, explaining the event itself and intimating why it was a key event in shaping the modern world. Events include everything from key discoveries, inventions, and political events to natural disasters, arts, and culture. Contributors need not be historians; rather, we are looking for talented writers from any discipline that are able to research and describe historical events in an engaging and articulate manner. Contributors will be renumerated for their work. If you are interested in becoming a writer for this project, please send the following as soon as possible to the general editors at LBBhistory@yahoo.com with the subject title "H-net writer":

• A short biography (approximately 50 words or less)
• A writing sample of 250 words or less describing a key event in history

Thanks,
The General Editors
Bianca Jackson (Wadham College, University of Oxford)
Jonathan Morton (College of Law)