>Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2000 >From: Vietnam Veterans Against the War <xx600@prairienet.org> >Subject: THE VETERAN (Fall/Winter 2000) Call for Articles > >^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >FALL/WINTER 2000 ISSUE OF THE VETERAN! >----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >To all on VVAWNET and VVAWINC: > >It's that time again. We expect the next issue (Fall/Winter 2000) to be >available sometime in January 2001. Our schedule is running a little later >than usual, since the last issue came out late. > >We need articles as soon as possible. We are looking for material on a >range of topics, including veterans' health and benefits, anniversaries >(i.e., ten years since the Gulf War, 30 years since Dewey Canyon III), >recollections of Vietnam war experiences and/or VVAW involvement, >international and domestic reports/analysis, chapter activity reports, film >and book reviews, short fiction, and on and on. Submission guidelines are >included below. > > ****DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 15, 2000**** > >We could also always use financial donations to help pay the costs of >publication and distribution. Send any such donations to the National >Office at the address listed at the bottom of this message. Checks should >be made out to "VVAW, Inc." Donations are tax-deductible. > >Peace with Justice, >Joe Miller >National Office, VVAW, Inc. >----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Submission Guidelines for The Veteran > >A full page in THE VETERAN, including space for a photo or a drop quote, >equals about 1000 words. A half page is about 500 words. Please take this >into consideration when writing, and it'll be less likely your article will >need to be edited for size. > >We *prefer* to receive articles via email, but will also take mailed >diskettes (3 1/4", plain vanilla ASCII files, PC or Mac okay; **please >include hard copy**) and paper (least preferable). > >To send your article to THE VETERAN, email vvaw@prairienet.org and make >certain to place in your subject header ATTN: VETERAN EDITOR, or something >to that effect. The postal mailing address you should use is: > >The Veteran >c/o VVAW, C-U Chapter >P.O. Box 2065, Station A >Champaign, IL 61825-2065 > >Let us know how we can get in touch with you should questions arise during >editing. Include a suggested title for your article and provide us with >some biographical info that we can use in the byline -- veteran status (if >applicable), your connection to VVAW, and, optionally, your current >occupation (and anything else you think appropriate). > >If you have found an article that has already been printed but would be >useful to us, please send a copy of the article (clipping or photocopy with >name and date of publication and contact info). Stories and poetry written >by VVAW-connected people will also be considered. > >One last thing: if you have a good photograph that relates to your story, >we'd love to print it (space allowing). We *prefer* black and white, >non-glossy pix. We are also looking for interesting and new graphics, line >drawings and such...any artists out there? > >We look forward to your input. Thanks very much for supporting VVAW and THE >VETERAN! > ><<Editorial Collective>> >Lisa Boucher, Editor >Jeff Machota, Layout >Joe Miller, Contributing Editor >Barry Romo, Contributing Editor > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------- >-------------------------------------------------------------------- >Joseph T. Miller National Office >USN, 1961-1968 Vietnam Veterans Against the War, Inc. >National Co-Coordinator PO Box 408594 >Member, VVAW C-U Chapter Chicago, IL 60640 (773) 327-5756 >(217) 328-2444 e-mail: vvaw@prairienet.org > http://www.prairienet.org/vvaw/ >*********************************************************************
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