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Call for Journal Editor

Published on September 7, 2011 in Headline, Journal and Newsletter. 0 Comments

The International Journal of the Book seeks an editor, or team of editors, for a one-year term. This is an opportunity to make a significant contribution to what we believe is one of the leading journals in its field, the journal’s associated conference and, more broadly, the knowledge-community which the journal and conference seek to serve.

The roles of the editor are to:

write an introduction for the Journal volume which would be included in the first issue for the year, and possibly on the website, the newsletter and other appropriate places or for the purposes of marketing and promotion.
collate papers addressing a theme of the editor’s choosing into a book, to be launched at the conference at the completion of the editor’s term. The chapters may be drawn from submissions to the journal during this or recent years, and other material as considered appropriate.
actively solicit manuscripts for the Journal from well-known and notable members of the community—these would could be refereed if the author wished, or regarded as ‘invited papers’.
assist the Commissioning Editor with suggestions of supplementary peer reviewers for specific papers (and this will never be burdensome – note that the Commissioning Editor of the Journal finalizes a majority of the peer reviewer requirements based on thematic matching and ‘mutual obligation’ principles in which all author requested to review up to three other papers).
promote the journal throughout their network and other associated networks.
maintain regular communications with the community via periodical blog posts to the community website (which feeds automatically to our email newsletter, Facebook and Twitter).

The editor will be offered a complimentary electronic subscription to the Journal, free copies of the book which they edit, an electronic subscription to the book series as well as complimentary registrations to attend the conferences at the beginning and end of their term.

Qualifications

The Editor of the Journal must possess the following attributes:

They will have successfully obtained higher degree, and have academic teaching and scholarly research experience in an area related to the subject matter of the Journal.
They will have published in this or other comparable scholarly journals.

Applicants are asked to send:

a cover letter outlining their interest and relevant experience, and the ways in which you would propose to enhance the profile of the journal
a curriculum vitae
a special theme outline: a title with paragraph explanation.

Please send applications and supporting documentation to journals@booksandpublishing.com

The deadline for applications is 26 September 2011.

George Elliott Clarke to Speak at the 2011 Book Conference

Published on August 15, 2011 in Conference and Headline. 0 Comments

George Elliott Clarke, inaugural E.J. Pratt Professor of Canadian Literature at the University of Toronto, was born near the Black Loyalist community of Windsor Plains, Nova Scotia, and raised in Halifax. The son of William and Geraldine Clarke, Clarke holds an Honours B.A. in English from the University of Waterloo, an M.A. in English from Dalhousie University and a Ph.D. in English from Queen’s University. He practices poetry, politics and journalism.

George’s poetry is written in a lyrical style, frequently alluding to religious, Black Loyalist heritage. While he has studied the Black literature of many countries, he gives special attention to Nova Scotia. The editor of a two-volume anthology of local Africadian writing, Fire on the Water (Pottersfield Press, 1991), George has written lyrics for the folk-gospel quartet Four the Moment. His poetic Whylah Falls was part of the 1996 CBC Radio Drama series and an acclaimed stage play in 1997 and 2000. It was also staged, in Italian, in Venice, Italy in 2002.

In 1998, he was the first recipient of the prestigious Portia White Prize, an annual award from the Nova Scotia Arts Council. Named after one of Nova Scotia’s pre-eminent musical pioneers, the Prize recognizes cultural and artistic excellence. In commenting on the prize winner, the Honourable Russell MacLellan, Premier of Nova Scotia, said, “Dr. Clarke was selected because he represents one of our best. As such, he is honoured with the most prestigious award that can be presented in Nova Scotia to a Nova Scotian artist.”

In 2001, Clarke won the Governor General’s Award for Poetry for his collection Execution Poems , published by the Gaspereau Press. The Canada Council for the Arts poetry jury commented the “Execution Poems is raging, gristly, public – and unflinchingly beautiful. Clarke plays with rhyme, theatre and the shape of the book showing us justice as official speech perpetrates it and as ordinary speech registers it. He harnesses the pain in the history of racism and pours it into explosive, original language.”

His books have been translated into Chinese, Romanian, and Braille.

For more information please visit the 2011 Book Confernece Web-Site.

2011 Book Conference – Accommodation Now Available

Published on August 9, 2011 in Conference and Headline. 0 Comments

The Sutton Place Hotel
955 Bay Street
Toronto, ON M5S 2A2
416-324-5621

Conference Rate: CAD $174.00 + 13% HST

Rooms in Toronto – At The Sutton Place Hotel, style and tradition go hand-in-hand. Our 311 guestrooms and suites include spacious single accommodations, luxury suites and our spectacular penthouse suites on the 32nd floor.

Each spacious guest room and suite is decorated with Old World flair, combined with modern-day technology to keep you up-to-date, such as voice-mail, computer and fax capabilities and special personal amenities like plush bathrobes, hairdryer and in-room entertainment.

Reservations may be made by calling the hotel at 416-324-5621 or 1-866-378-8866 or by visiting www.toronto.suttonplace.com. Please reference Block Code: Publishing2011 to receive the conference rate. This rate is available until Monday, 12 September.

Book Conference, St. Gallen–Featured Publishing Panel

Published on August 31, 2010 in Headline and Newsletter. 0 Comments

The Digital Sphere: Opportunity for Growth or Existential Threat?

The 2010 Book Conference, held at the University of St. Gallen, 6-8 November will feature a special publishing panel.

About the panel:
Digital technologies are not mere tools applied to stable phenomena. Instead, they are essential factors in the creation of a new space — the digital sphere. Although the digital sphere shares many characteristics with traditional productive and social realms, it also introduces mechanisms and possibilities that make it profoundly distinct.

The digital sphere provides novel opportunities and challenges to the publishing industry, raising key questions about the ways in which publishing and related sectors might be accommodated. The panel serves as a forum for the examination of these possibilities through a consideration of key questions, such as:

Is the book publishing industry in better shape than the music industry, and therefore better equipped to cope with digital downloading?
What does social media mean for book publishing?
Is the ‘long tail’ approach to sales and distribution just fashionable hype, or can it lead to increased profits? If yes, for whom?
Is downloading of greater interest to publishers than Print on Demand?
How big of a problem is piracy? Is it an inevitable fact of life or a profound threat?
And, more generally, what is the publisher’s role in the digital sphere? What is the key to success in this realm?

Comprised of professionals from the publishing industry, the panel will include:

Eric Merkell-Sobota, Springer Science+Business Media
Jochen Gutbrod, Holtzbrink Group
Tom Hall, Lonely Planet
Lucy Küng, Media Management and Transformation Centre, University of Jönköping (Panel Moderator)

Click here for more information on this featured publishing panel, or here for more information on the 2010 Book Conference.

(Image: Anthony Mattox)

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Wulf D. von Lucius will be giving a plenary session, 7 November, at the 2010 Book Conference in St. Gallen, Switzerland.

The Digital Sphere: Opportunity for Growth or Existential Threat?

The Digital Sphere: Opportunity for Growth or Existential Threat?