Monday, March 04, 2013

Call for Chapters: Writing After Retirement: Tips by Successful Retired Writers

Call for Chapters: Writing After Retirement: Tips by Successful Retired Writers

Book Publisher: Scarecrow Press


CFP URL: http://adannajournal.blogspot.com/p/retirement-call-for-submissions.html

Co-editor: Carol Smallwood co-edited Women on Poetry: Writing, Revising,
Publishing and Teaching (McFarland, 2012), on Poets & Writers Magazine's "List
of Best Books for Writers"; edited Pre- & Post-Retirement Tips for Librarians
(American Library Association, 2012).

Co-editor: Dr. Christine Redman-Waldeyer, Assistant Professor, Coordinator of
the Journalism Option Program, Passaic County Community College, Paterson, New
Jersey; Editor/Founder, Adanna Literary Journal; Author, Eve Asks (Muse-Pie
Press, 2011).

An anthology of unpublished 3,000-4,000 word chapters or two chapters coming to
that word count by successful, retired writers from the U.S. and Canada  (up to
3 co-authors) previously following other careers than writing. Looking for
topics as: Business Aspects of Writing, Writing as a New Career, Networking,
Using Life Experience, Finding Your Niche, Privacy and Legal Issues, Using
Technology. With living longer, early retirement, popularity of memoir writing,
this is a how-to for baby boomers who now have time to write. Compensation: one
complimentary copy per chapter, discount on additional copies.

Please e-mail two chapter topics each described in two sentences by April 30,
2013 with brief pasted bio to smallwood@tm.net placing RETIREMENT/Last Name on
the subject line. If co-authored, pasted bios for each.