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Backintyme Publishing is assembling an essay collection titled “Crossing the Line,” to examine instances when individuals or groups with slight known African slave ancestry were accepted into U.S. society as “White.” Details and authors’ guidelines follow.
Size and Timing — The collection will comprise approximately ten essays adding up to between 30,000 and 60,000 words in total. The book is scheduled for release in mid-2008. Proposals must be received by March 30, 2008. Notifications of acceptance will be sent to authors by April 15, 2008. Final papers must be received by June 1, 2008.
Format — Please submit a one-page proposal as a computer file in MS-Word “.DOC” format. You are encouraged to email the file as an attachment to postmaster@backintyme.com. Nevertheless, a floppy or CD containing the file snail-mailed to Backintyme Publishing, 30 Medford Dr., Palm Coast FL 32137 to arrive by the cutoff date will also be accepted. Upon being notified of acceptance, please email your 2,500-5,000 word essay as an MS-Word “.DOC” file attachment to postmaster@backintyme.com, Again, a floppy or CD containing the file snail-mailed to arrive by the cutoff date will also be accepted.
Content — Crossing the Line will comprise essays depicting instances when individuals or groups with slight known African slave ancestry were accepted into U.S. society as “White.” The focus will show that the U.S. endogamous color line was not always as impermeable as has usually been imagined. The collection will include both first-person and third-person accounts. First-person accounts are those that narrate the author’s own family background (as Bliss Broyard does in One Drop, for example). Third-person accounts are those that present others’ experiences culled from documents (as Wayne Winkler does in Walking Toward the Sunset). The editor anticipates that most essays will of necessity deal with one of North America’s triracial (maroon or Creole) communities, but this is not a requirement. Accounts that fit the theme (acceptance as White despite slight African ancestry) will be welcomed, even if unrelated to triracial communities. A story about the Healys, for example, would be acceptable.
Compensation — You will be paid $0.10 per word of accepted essay.
Anonymity — You may use a pseudonym if you so desire. But since your payment must be reported to the IRS, Backintyme’s accountant (only) will need your real name and social security number before sending payment.
Backintyme Publishing
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The Study of Racialism in Second Life
Return to the Backintyme Publishing page (History of the U.S. Color Line).
Return to the Backintyme Performances page (Living History Songs and Stories).
Visit The Study of Racialism, a discussion group on the history of U.S. racialism (the “race” notion) sponsored by Backintyme Publishing.
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