Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Do we have a winner?
Headington on board!
Well, for those of you who may not yet know - we're considering 'kickstarting' (www.kickstarter.com) this project in order to publish the initial run of Chasing Misery. As one of our 'prizes' we'll be donating a portion of kickstarter proceeds to the amazing Headington Institute. Haven't heard of Headington? They provide psychosocial support to caregivers, including aid workers, who sometimes need a helping hand in processing what they've seen and experienced. Headington will be using the proceeds received from the Chasing Misery kickstart project to develop free, online resources specifically for global female humanitarian staff responding in global emergencies. Want to know more? Click here!
Monday, February 25, 2013
What is Chasing Misery?
Greetings! We are in the midst of putting together the first volume of, Chasing Misery. Want to know more?
Chasing Misery is an anthology of essays written by women working in humanitarian responses. It will incorporate different voices and experiences into a single volume about humanitarian work. We're looking to express more of the complexity, depth and impact of aid work on both recipients and aid workers themselves. We want to peel back the 'do-gooder' veneer and take a deeper look at the rawness of the work - the fatigue, humour, frustration, hope, despair - in the experiences of our writers.
What are the parameters and guidelines? Well, we're currently looking for essay submissions:
How to submit?
Send your essays to kelseyhoppe@inkampala.com by 30 March 2013 with the email subject line: humanitarian essay. The essay should be spell checked and written in MS Word included to the email as an attachment. The email should contain the following information: 1) writer's name; 2) email address; 3) current phone number; 4) essay title; 5) essay word count; 6) country/area/situation/response in which the essay is set along with the date of that response.
What happens then?
Following the deadline the editorial team will meet to review essays. Only selected essay authors will be contacted following the selection. Selected essay authors will be contacted regarding publication plans and contracting for publication.
Got an idea but not sure about it?
Send me an email (kelseyhoppe@inkampala.com) and we can have a think about it. Got something in the closet gathering dust and you'd like to know whether to work on it? Send it through and we'll send you our thoughts back! Want to read an article that is queued for publication? Send an email and we'll let you read one!
Chasing Misery is an anthology of essays written by women working in humanitarian responses. It will incorporate different voices and experiences into a single volume about humanitarian work. We're looking to express more of the complexity, depth and impact of aid work on both recipients and aid workers themselves. We want to peel back the 'do-gooder' veneer and take a deeper look at the rawness of the work - the fatigue, humour, frustration, hope, despair - in the experiences of our writers.
What are the parameters and guidelines? Well, we're currently looking for essay submissions:
- between 1,000-4,000 words;
- written in the first person by a woman who was involved in a humanitarian response in the past ten years (could be NGO, UN, donor, recipient - all voices are welcome);
- expressing a consequential event in that woman's life or capturing a realization and expressing a strong emotion - funny, sad, absurd, difficult, you name it.
- should not have been previously published or scheduled for publication;
How to submit?
Send your essays to kelseyhoppe@inkampala.com by 30 March 2013 with the email subject line: humanitarian essay. The essay should be spell checked and written in MS Word included to the email as an attachment. The email should contain the following information: 1) writer's name; 2) email address; 3) current phone number; 4) essay title; 5) essay word count; 6) country/area/situation/response in which the essay is set along with the date of that response.
What happens then?
Following the deadline the editorial team will meet to review essays. Only selected essay authors will be contacted following the selection. Selected essay authors will be contacted regarding publication plans and contracting for publication.
Got an idea but not sure about it?
Send me an email (kelseyhoppe@inkampala.com) and we can have a think about it. Got something in the closet gathering dust and you'd like to know whether to work on it? Send it through and we'll send you our thoughts back! Want to read an article that is queued for publication? Send an email and we'll let you read one!
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