Chicana/Latina Studies: The Journal of MALCS calls for participation in the Writing Workshops at the 2008 MALCS Summer Institute at the University of Utah, July 30-August 2.
DEADLINE: Postmark June 3, 2008
The deadline for submission of works-in-progress and cover letter is postmark June 1, 2008. Applicants are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Preference is given to those who pre-register for the conference.
WHEN: July 30, 2008.
Participants should arrive in Utah in the early afternoon. The workshops will begin in the afternoon on Weds., July 30, 2008 and continue on Friday or Saturday of the MALCS Summer Institute.
WHY:
It really works! Past participants who have been published in the journal are: Dora Ramirez-Dhoor (5:1), Rosalia Solorzano Torres (5:1), Ann Marie Leimer (5:2), Patricia Trullijo (6:1), Carmelita ³Rosie² Castañeda (7:2, forthcoming May 2008) and Marivel Danielson (7:2, forthcoming May 2008).
WHAT: Feminist collaboration!
The Writing Workshops are one of the Journal's formal methods of creating a feminist editorial process. Following the spirit and mission of MALCS, the coeditors offer the workshop in order to energize through collaboration and institutionalize mentorship. Participants bring a work-in-progress, and after shared insights and discussion, they will depart with clear recommendations for meeting internal criteria of Chicana/Latina Studies, specific direction about revision, and first-hand knowledge about our feminist editorial process.
To create an intellectual community, prior to the workshop, participants read and commented on the material of the other writers. Attending both sessions (one on July 30 and the second on Friday or Saturday) is required.
WHO:
Anyone looking for mentorship and a desire to publish. We encourage applications from writers at all professional levels, including tenured or mid-career professors. Each workshop has space for 8 participants, who must register for the Summer Institute and pay dues for 2008-2009 membership.
FINE PRINT: Acknowledge the labor of others.
Although participation does not guarantee publication, the information and experience facilitates the submission and double-blind-peer review process. See above for our successes! Participants will be asked to sign an agreement that guarantees the journal's Right of First Review of the material developed through the workshop. The agreement allows authors to compensate participants and editors for their labor and guarantees that the author will formally submit the work to Chicana/Latina Studies for consideration of publication. It also requires the author to acknowledge the assistance of the participants if the work is published elsewhere.
Creative Writing Workshop
FACILITATOR: Dr. Tiffany Ana López
WHEN: Requested Scheduling: The first session is requested for the early afternoon, Weds., July 30, and the second session is requested for Friday, Aug. 1, 2008.
DEADLINE: Postmark by June 3, 2008.
WHAT: Please submit no more than 6 poems or 2 fiction or testimonio pieces (maximum of 10 pages each). You may submit your written work in Spanish, English, Spanglish, or any combination of languages generated by the diaspora and/or colonization processes (i.e. Quechua and Spanish, Nahuatl and English). All submissions should be typewritten (or computer generated) and double-spaced.
WHERE: Send documents in triplicate: Tiffany Ana Lopez Department of English UC Riverside Riverside, CA 92521
EMAIL: Send documents to Tiffany.lopez@ucr.edu. Use attachments in Word.
INCLUDE: A cover letter must include the name, current address, email, and the type of workshop to which the author is applying. At this time, send multiple copies of the work.
Essay Writing Workshop
FACILITATOR: Dr. Karen Mary Davalos
WHEN: Requested Scheduling: The first session is requested for the early afternoon, Weds., July 30, and the second session is requested for Friday, Aug. 1, 2008.
DEADLINE: Postmark by June 3, 2008.
WHAT: Please submit a scholarly article of 5,000 words or 25 pages (not including tables, notes, or references). Due to the goals of the workshop, we cannot accept submissions of dissertation chapters.
SEND: one copy of the article to: Dr. Karen Mary Davalos Chicana/o Studies Dept. Loyola Marymount University, Ste 4400 One LMU Dr. Los Angeles, CA 90045
EMAIL: One electronic file via email in a Word document to kdavalos@lmu.edu All submissions should be typewritten (or computer generated) and double-spaced.
INCLUDE: A cover letter must include the name, current address, email, and the type of workshop to which the author is applying. At this time, send one copy of the work.
Posted by Karen Mary Davalos