Leadership in the Arts: The Artist as Activist in Appalachia
The award-winning University Press of North Georgia invites submissions for its second volume on the Artist as Activist in Appalachia. NGCSU, our parent institution, is the Leadership university of Georgia, and this publication will build on this strength by examining leadership in the arts. For this publication, we will consider art in terms of word and/or image. Also, we will consider activism as work that tends toward achieving positive, sustainable social change and/or justice.
This publication will include both original, artistic works of activism and scholarly articles or essays examining the works of artist activists. We invite original creative activist work in various genres, including but not limited to music, folklore, literature/poetry, painting, photography, and drama. We also invite scholarly articles and essays on Southern Appalachian activist artists whose works consider issues including but not limited to the American Indian, Civil Rights, Disability Rights, Economic Justice, Education, Equal Rights, the environment, globalization, Labor, and Women’s Issues.
Deadline: February 15, 2008
Please email your double-spaced manuscript, or an electronic image of your creative work, to the editors:
Dr. Joyce E. Stavick (JEStavick@ngcsu.edu)
Dr. Amy A. Childers (achilders@ngcsu.edu)
The writer’s name should appear only on the cover letter, not on any of the copies. Please allow three to four months for a decision on publication.