This comprehensive work will be marketed and sold to college, public, and academic libraries and includes some 450 articles, covering all aspects of a social science perspective on playing, including psychology, gender studies, sociology, education, human development, history, and other fields. We are now making assignments with a deadline of August 1, 2008.

Each article, ranging from 500 to 3,500 words, is signed by the contributor. The General Editor for the encyclopedia is Rodney P. Carlisle, Ph.D., Rutgers University, who will review all the articles for editorial content and academic consistency. In addition, the project is overseen by a distinguished editorial board, including Dr. Brian Sutton-Smith.

If you are interested in contributing to the encyclopedia, it can be a notable publication addition to your CV/resume and broaden your publishing credits. Payment for the articles are honoraria that range from a $50 book credit at Sage Publications for article submissions totaling 500 to 1,000 words up to a free set of the finished encyclopedia (a $400 value) for contributions totaling 10,000 words.

The list of available articles and style guidelines are prepared and will be sent to you in response to your inquiry. Please then select which unassigned articles may best suit your interests and expertise.

Thanks for your time and interest.

Susan Moskowitz
Managing Editor, Author Recruitment
Golson Books, Ltd.
Golsonbooks4@hotmail.com