FYI... Stefanie Rixecker ECOFEM Coordinator ------- Forwarded message follows ------- CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS Nature and Environmental Writers - College and University Educators (NEW-CUE), a non-profit, environmental education organization, invites submissions for possible presentation at the first Annual Writers' Workshop and Conference in honor of Rachel Carson, June 12-15, 2001 in Boothbay Harbor, ME. New and established writers, instructors, and practitioners are encouraged to send examples of their work: essays, poems, children's literature and selections from fiction and journalism, illustrating the environmental issues raised by Rachel Carson who blended science with a lyrical appreciation of nature. The event will be both a scholarly and a social occasion, and we welcome submissions that represent a 15-minute reading by the author. This will be an opportunity to hear keynote and plenary speakers discuss their work, to meet with publishers, and to informally share your writing and explore ways in which the various genre respond to the environmental challenges of the 21st Century. Daily concurrent sessions will include readings of accepted submissions followed by a lively discussion of the way nature is presented as both a form and as an ideal. Further information on the event can be found on the organization's web-site http://www.new-cue.org Please submit if your work will add to the discussion of the following topics: - the timelessness and constancy of all things within the web of creation - informing and empowering public involvement in environmental matters - preservation and protection of the natural environment - the integration of natural science with creative writing - awakening of emotional responses to nature - the intersection of science with emotion; reason with compassion - the demystification and illumination of science for the general reader - description and understanding of the ordinary as well as the spectacular in nature - love of the sea and the creatures both large and small that live within it - advocacy for ecosystem preservation - reverence for life in all its forms - value of natural beauty in the modern world - cultivating a sense of wonder among children and adults as an emotional response to the living world Submissions should include a cover page with the author's full name, institutional or organizational affiliation, and contact information including mailing address, phone, fax and e-mail address. Submissions should be typed and no longer than three pages, with the author's name included on each page. Please send surface mail, fax or e-mail before November 1, 2000 to: Barbara Ward Klein, President NEW-CUE C/o St. Thomas Aquinas College Sparkill, NY 10976 Phone: 845-398-4247 Fax: 845-398-4224 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------- End of forwarded message ------- ************************************ Dr. Stefanie S. Rixecker, Senior Lecturer Environmental Management & Design Division Lincoln University, Canterbury PO Box 84 Aotearoa New Zealand E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax: 64-03-325-3841 ************************************
