*Call for Manuscripts*
Webgeist, an electronic magazine for the erudite websurfer, announces its
premier issue, to be published in May, 1996.
Manuscripts will be accepted until April 15th for the inaugural issue, which
will focus on the theme of atavism and education.
Atavism is "the reappearance of a characteristic in an organism after
several generations of absence, caused by a recessive gene or complementary
genes" (American Heritage Dictionary). Metaphorically, atavism is a desire
to return to the past, which allegedly was a "golden age" when things
worked, people behaved, god was in heaven, and all was right on earth. We
would like to see writing that addresses the idea of atavism in American
education, politics, family life, daily life, religion, and so on. All
viewpoints are encouraged.
Also, we would like to make a general call for stories and poems, book,
video, movie, and CD reviews, as well as anything in the other categories
listed below. Graphic artists are encouraged to submit small (30-50K) JPG
or GIF files of artwork.
Additionally, as you might expect of a magazine named Webgeist, we would
like to compile coinages of words that are uniquely cybercentric. If you
have made up a word or can provide one, please send it to us with
attribution [see example at the end of this message].
Please see the *Guide for Authors* below, which lists the several categories
of writings we would like to publish. Either query or send complete
manuscripts.
All manuscripts should be emailed to:
Patrick Bjork: [log in to unmask]
Richard Cummins: [log in to unmask]
Editors
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*Guide for Authors*
The Webgeist is published quarterly on the Wide World Web at
http://www.ctc.edu/~rcummins and through email subscription. Intended as an
electronic magazine for academics and intellectuals who are weary of
theoretical mumbo-jumbo, Webgeist seeks to provides fresh perspectives on
topical matters in art, culture, and society. Since the magazine is a free
'zine, there is no remuneration to authors, who retain copyright of their work.
The readership includes teachers, scholars and researchers in many fields
and lay readers of diverse backgrounds. A Webgeist article is written
clearly and simply and avoids technical terms or jargon. All submissions
are evaluated in terms of clarity, originality, relevance, authority, and
relation to the issue's topic.
*Types of Submissions*
Categories for contributions include Articles, Book Reviews, CD Reviews,
Film and Video Reviews, News and Commentary, Letters to the Editors, Poetry,
and Forum (the topic of that particular issue), which may include the
following: longer thought pieces, jokes, top ten lists, short zingers.
Articles: Articles may be evaluative, explanatory, or argumentative, but
will be well-focused discussions of topical interest to readers involved in
education: citizens, teachers, students, administrators, staff. Articles
can be on any subject. We are particularly interested in articles that
bring a fresh perspective to old stuff or that introduce new material.
Even on the Web, space is a consideration because many accepted articles
will be awaiting publication, and many excellent articles will not be
published. Be concise. Articles are typically 500-2000 words (about two to
eight double-spaced typewritten pages). Articles should be organized around
one central point or theme.
Articles should be preceded by a ten- to twenty-word summary of the central
point, which will in most cases be included with the article. Since we
don't have much in the way of graphics or layout, the abstract will be a
reader's aid. Also include your name, address, affiliation, telephone
numbers, and email address. Unless otherwise requested, the author's email
address will be included with the article. Please include a brief, one- or
two-sentence biographical note. If you do not wish to have your email
address included, please state so.
Book, CD, and Video Reviews: Most reviews are about 500-1500 words. Both
solicited and unsolicited reviews are used. Include the publication data at
the top of the article (Title, author, publisher, city, year, number of
pages, hardcover or paper or both, price, OR Title, artist, label, year,
number of cuts, price, OR Title, director, cast, studio or production
company, year, running time, format, price). Include a small JPG scan
(20-30K) of the book jacket, cover, or poster, for illustration, if possible.
News and Comment: News articles from 250-1000 words are welcome. They
should involve timely events that pertain to the issue's Forum or to
education and academia in general. Be balanced and fair when appropriate,
but satire and humor are always welcomed.
Forum: The Forum consists of longer pieces of non-fiction that explore
aspects of that issue's particular theme [see "Call for Submissions"].
Poetry & Fiction: Each issue will include a few poems and a couple of
stories. No particular style is
encouraged, though doggerel and polemics are discouraged.
Letters to the Editors: This section is reserved for issues that arose in
preceding issues. Letters should not be more than 200 words. Representative
letters will be published, and where it is relevant, authors
whose views or writing has been criticized will be asked to respond.
Mechanical requirements for manuscripts: all mss. should be in email format.
For refernce citations in text, please use author-date style (Schmoe 1995)
or Schmoe (1995). Alphabetize entries in a References section. Give full
names of journals. If explanatory notes are required, please number them
and include them in a Notes section preceding the References section.
We strongly encourage JPG or GIF files for graphics, illustrations, and so
on. While these will not be available for the email version of the
magazine, they will be included in the version archived at the Webgeist's
Website.
All manuscripts should be emailed to:
Patrick Bjork: [log in to unmask]
Richard Cummins: [log in to unmask]
Editors
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Examples of newly coined words--please send yours! Here are four of mine.
--Rich Cummins, ed.
Webweltanschauung: a wide world web view of things; associative,
hypertextual; the awareness that one thing exists only to lead to another,
intuitive.
Webschmertz: information sickness, the angst felt by the hyper-textualized.
E-Venue: an associative offramp from the information superhighway.
Webgeist: the spirit of the Web, which, at the moment, is wide-open, naive,
and democratic.
Webweltanschauung--a wide world web view of things: associative,
hypertextual; the awareness that one thing exists only to lead to another,
intuitive. Webschmertz, by the way, is information sickness, the angst felt
by the hyper-textualized.
--Rich Cummins
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