A contributor is sought for a volume of the Dictionary of Literary
Biography to write an entry on the short fiction of J.G. Ballard (6000
words).

Potential contributors should contact the editors of the volume, David
Malcolm and Cheryl Alexander Malcolm, as soon as possible at
angmd_at_univ.gda.pl
Contributors should include a brief professional cv and give their
present affiliation.

SYLVIA TOWNSEND WARNER'S FICTION. Essays of approximately 5000 words are
invited on any aspect of Sylvia Townsend Warner's fiction. Essays may
consider the relationship of her non-fiction writing to her fiction.
Essays are to be published as a second volume of the Underratings series
on underrated British and Irish novelists. The first volume on Ronald
Firbank's fiction will be published by The Edwin Mellen Press in 2003.
Send 500 word abstracts by 1 August 2003 to the editors: Gill Davies
(daviesg_at_edgehill.ac.uk), David Malcolm (angmd_at_univ.gda.pl), and John
Simons (Simj_at_edgehill.ac.uk). Please include a brief professional cv
with the abstract. The deadline for completed contributions is 31

Contributors are sought for a volume of the Dictionary of Literary
Biography to write entries on the short fiction of the following authors:

    Dan Jacobson 5000 words
    Julian Maclaren-Ross 3000 words
    Bryan MacMahon 3000 words
    Dilys Rose 3000 words
    Gwyn Thomas 3000 words

Contributions are also sought on the following topics:

    Short Fiction Writers in Irish, 1945-2000 5000 words
    Short Fiction Writers in Welsh, 1945-2000 5000 words
    West Indian, African and Asian British Short Story Writers,
1945-2000 6000 words

CALL FOR PAPERS

Performing Maternity in Early Modern England

Editors seeking articles for a proposed book-length collection entitled
Performing Maternity in Early Modern England. Finished articles should be
between 5000-8000 words (detailed proposals will be considered), and should
explore the representation of early modern English maternity and the extent
to which it became a locus of concern socially, culturally, religiously,
poetically, narratively, and dramatically.

CFP: Companion to 20th C. British Poetry (no deadline; book)

Facts On File, a New York publisher of reference books for high school and
college students, is seeking a scholar to write or edit a one-volume
encyclopedia of twentieth-century British poetry. The ideal author will have
a Ph.D., broad knowledge of the subject, and an ability to write clearly and
succinctly for students. If the book is done with contributors, the editor
should also have extensive experience, good contacts in the field, and
excellent managerial and editorial skills. If interested please send letter
and cv, preferably by e-mail, to

CFP: Companion to 20th C. British Poetry (no deadline; book)

Facts On File, a New York publisher of reference books for high school and
college students, is seeking a scholar to write or edit a one-volume
encyclopedia of twentieth-century British poetry. The ideal author will have
a Ph.D., broad knowledge of the subject, and an ability to write clearly and
succinctly for students. If the book is done with contributors, the editor
should also have extensive experience, good contacts in the field, and
excellent managerial and editorial skills. If interested please send letter
and cv, preferably by e-mail, to

Dear Scholars:

As a literary studies editor at Greenwood Publishing Group/Praeger
Publishers, I am considering the possibility of putting together an edited
collection of criticism of the entire oeuvre of Philip Roth's works--perhaps
a chapter on each work. I am looking for a volume editor to pull such a
book together, and would like to invite book proposals for such a project.
I've included our submission guidelines below.