Contribute to ABC-CLIO’s Encyclopedia of Irish-American History
Call for encyclopedia entries. The editors of the forthcoming Encyclopedia of Irish-American History (ABC-CLIO) are seeking authors to write entries in a wide variety of topics in Irish-American history, including politics, labor, the church, the military, arts and culture, entertainment, and sports.
Prospective authors are asked to send a curriculum vitae and list of entries you wish to write to the editors, Dr. William Watson and Dr. Gene Halus of Immaculata University, at: wwatson@immaculata.edu and ehalus@immaculata.edu
The schedule of fees paid is as follows: 750 words: $50; 1500 words: $100; 3,001 words: $300; 3751-4500 words: $350; 4501-5250 words: $400; 5251-6000 words: $450; 6001-6750 words: $500; 6751-7500 words: $550; 7501 + words: $600.
Entry lengths are listed below, and range from 500 words to 1000 words.
Please let us know when you can deliver your entry in the following four time frames: April 1, 2013; September 1, 2013; December 1, 2013, or February 1, 2014.
Ancient Order of Hibernians (1000 words)
Anglo-Irish Agreement (500 words)
Bennett, William (500 words)
Berrigan Brothers (1000 words)
Bonney, Anne, pirate (500 words)
Brady, “Diamond” Jim (500 words)
Braddock, James J., boxer, heavyweight champion (500 words)
Cagney, James, actor (500 words)
Cahill, Thomas, historian and author (500 words)
Calhoun, John C. , U.S. Senator (750 words)
Carroll, Charles, Signer of Declaration of Independence
and US Senator from MD (750 words)
Carroll, John, Archbishop of Baltimore (500 words)
Carey, Mathew, political economist (500 words)
Catholic University of America (1000 words)
Clan Na Gael (500 words)
Clancy, Tom, author (500 words)
Clooney, George, actor (500 words)
Clooney, Rosemary, singer and actress (500 words)
Collins, Billy, poet (500 words)
Conover, S. B.(500 words)
Cohan, George M., songwriter (500 words)
Collins, Eileen M., astronaut (500 words)
Collins, James, bioengineer (500 words)
Collins, Jerome J., Clan Na Gael founder (500 words)
Collins, John, Continental Congress delegate, Rhode Island (500 words)
Cooke, Terence J., Cardinal of New York (500 words)
Corbett, James John (“Gentleman Jim”), boxer, heavyweight champion (500 words)
Corrigan, Michael, Bishop of Newark, NJ (500 words)
Coughlin, Rev. Charles, radio personality (750 words)
Crosby, Bing, singer and actor (500 words)
Curley, James M., Mayor of Boston, Governor of Mass, and US Rep (750 words)
Day, Dorothy, Catholic social worker (500 words)
Dead Rabbits Gang, New York City (500 words)
Delaney, Jeremy, geologist (500 words)
Dempsey, Jack, boxer, heavyweight champion (500 words)
Devoy, John, journalist and activist (500 words)
Dewey, John, philosopher (500 words)
Dewey, Thomas, Governor of New York and Presidential Candidate (500 words)
Dougherty, Cardinal Dennis (750 words)
Downey, Jr., Robert, actor (500 words)
Dowd, Maureen, journalist (500 words)
Dugan, Alan, poet (500 words)
Dunne, Finley Peter, humorist (500 words)
Dunne, John G., author and journalist (500 words)
Ellis, John Tracy, church historian (1000 words)
England, John, Bishop of Charleston, SC (500 words)
Fenians, organization (750 words)
Fitzgerald, F. Scott, author (500 words)
Fitzgerald, John F., “Honey,” US Rep and Mayor of Boston (500 words)
Flatly, Michael, dancer (500 words)
Ford, Henry, founder of Ford Motor Company (500 words)
Ford, Whitey, baseball, Hall of Fame NY Yankees pitcher (500 words)
Friendly Sons of St Patrick, organization (750 words)
Georgetown University (1000 words)
Gill, Brendan, journalist (500 words)
Hamill, Peter, author and journalist (500 words)
Hibernian Society (750 words)
Higgins, Andrew, developer of Higgins landing boat (500 words)
Hughes, John, Bishop of New York (1000 words)
Hillbilly (750 words)
Holland, John P., inventor of the submarine (500 words)
Huston, John, actor (500 words)
Huston, Angelica, actor (500 words)
Iona College (1000 words)
Ireland, John, Archbishop of St. Paul, MN (500 words)
Irish Christian Brothers (500 words)
Irish Echo Newspaper (750 words)
Jackson, Andrew, President of the US (500 words)
Kelly, Gene, dancer and actor (500 words)
Kelly, Grace, actress (500 words)
Kelly, Jack B., champion oarsman (500 words)
Kennedy, Anthony, US Supreme Court Justice (500 words)
Kennedy, John F., President of the US (1000 words)
Kennedy, Joseph, Ambassador (500 words)
Kennedy, Robert F., Attorney General of the US (500 words)
Kennedy, William, author (1000 words)
Kinnell, Galway, poet (500 words)
Kirwan, Lawrence, author and musician (500 words)
Knights of Equity (500 words)
Know-Nothing Movement (500 words)
Long, Huey P., Governor of Louisiana (500 words)
Mack, Connie, baseball manager (500 words)
Mathews, Chris, journalist (500 words)
Mayo, Virginia, actress (500 words)
McAuliffe, Christa, astronaut (500 words)
McCarthy, Joseph, US Sen WI (500 words)
McCormick, Cyrus, inventor of harvester (500 words)
McCourt, Frank, author (750 words)
McCourt, Malachy, author and actor (750 words)
McGarry, Anna, political activist (500 words)
McHale, Kevin, basketball player, Boston Celtics (500 words)
McKinley, William, President of the United States (500 words)
McNamara, Robert S., Sec. of State (500 words)
McQueen, Steve, actor (500 words)
Meany, George (500 words)
Monaghan, Thomas, founder of Domino’s Pizza (500 words)
Nast, Thomas, German-American anti-Tammany Hall journalist (500 words)
Notre Dame University (1000 words)
O’Boyle, Patrick, Cardinal of Washington, DC (500 words)
O’Brian, Conan, talk show host (500 words)
O’Brien, Edmund, actor (500 words)
O’Connell, Denis J., Bishop of Richmond, VA (500 words)
O’Connor, Edwin, author (500 words)
O’Connor, Sandra Day, US Supreme Court Justice (500 words)
O’Hara, John F., Cardinal of Philadelphia (750 words)
O’Keefe, Georgia, painter (500 words)
Old St. Joseph’s Church, Philadelphia (750 words)
O’Malley, Martin J., Governor of Maryland (500 words)
Orange Riots (750 words)
O’Reilly, Bill, journalist (500 words)
Patrick, Danica, racecar driver (500 words)
Polk, James K., President of the US (500 words)
Poor Laws (500 words)
Potato Famine (750 words)
Powderly, Terence V., labor leader (500 words)
Prendergast, Edmund F., Archbishop of Philadelphia (500 words)
Quill, Michael J., founder of Transport Workers’ Union of America (500 words)
Quindlen, Anne, journalist and author (500 words)
Reagan, Ronald W., President of the US (500 words)
Rice, Anne, author (500 words)
Roche, James J., poet, journalist, US Consul to Switzerland (500 words)
Rooney, Mickey, actor (500 words)
Russert, Tim, journalist (500 words)
St Patrick’s Day Parade (1000 words)
Shanley, John Patrick, playwright (500 words)
Sheehan, Edwin R. F., author and journalist (500 words)
Sheen, Fulton J., Bishop of Rochester, NY and media personality (500 words)
Sheen, Martin, actor (500 words)
Sisters of Charity (750 words)
Sisters of Mercy (750 words)
Smith, Alfred, Governor of NY and Presidential Candidate (500 words)
Spalding, John, Bishop of Louisville, KY (500 words)
Spellman, Francis J., Cardinal of New York (500 words)
Spillane, Mickey, author (500 words)
Sullivan, Ed, talk show host (500 words)
Sullivan, John L., boxer, heavyweight champion (500 words)
Sullivan, Louis H., functionalist architect (500 words)
Townes, Charles, physicist and Nobel Laureate (500 words)
Tracy, Spencer, actor (500 words)
Tunney, James J., “Gene,” boxer, heavyweight champion (500 words)
Ursuline Convent Burning (750 words)
Villanova University (1000 words)
Walsh, Robert, author (500 words)
Ward, Mickey, boxer and light welterweight champion (500 words)
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