IACLALS E-NEWSLETTER: Call and Guidelines
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: ISSUE 12
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𝗜𝗔𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗟𝗦 𝗘-𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 #𝟭2

Contributions (Conference reports, new book announcements, book reviews, CFPs, tributes/obituaries, translations, creative writings) are solicited ONLY from members of IACLALS. All contributors are expected to go through the guidelines carefully that are also being shared.

EDITOR: 
NANDINI SAHA ([email protected] )
Conference reports, new book announcements, CFPs, awards, tributes/obituaries should be sent to her directly.
 
EDITOR FOR BOOK REVIEWS:
SHOBHA M ( [email protected] )
Contributions for book reviews and correspondence/queries regarding reviews should be sent to her directly.
 
EDITOR FOR CREATIVE WRITING & TRANSLATIONS:
FATIMA RIZVI ( [email protected] )
Contributions for this section should be sent to her directly.

Last date for submissions: November 30, 2023

𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗔𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗟𝗦 𝗘-𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲:
https://www.iaclals.com/e-newsletter

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Prof. M. Asaduddin
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GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSIONS
The IACLALS Newsletter contains several different sections.
The previous edition of the NL can be accessed on the website for reference.
https://www.iaclals.com/e-newsletter

Here are some general guidelines:

  1. A uniform Style should be maintained for all submissions: MS Word, double-spaced and justified. Font size 12 in Times New Roman and all titles to be in Bold.
  2. For awards received, please send just one of your photos, ideally while receiving the award.
  3. Information about new book publications should contain the cover image of the book and complete bibliographical details. (Detailed guidelines listed in the section on ‘new book publications’)
  4. The writer’s bio-note in all the categories should not exceed 100 words —Reports, Book review, Creative writing, and New Publications.
 
Reports on Conferences/Seminars/Symposia/Literary Events

  1. A report about any event should not be more than 700 words. It should carry concise details about who-what-when-where of the event. 
  2. For conference/symposium/seminar/literary event reports a very brief statement about the conference/symposium/seminar/literary event including the inaugural, valedictory and parallel sessions, if any, is adequate instead of a detailed description of the same.
  3. As a general rule about photos: send one key photo per panel (post card size). For events spanning more days, additional representative photos may be sent.
 
Book Reviews:

  1. Reviews must be of books that have been published in the last three years, 2020 – 2023, and must strictly be restricted to 1000 words. Reviews of older books will be published depending upon their importance and viability for current research.
  2. The review must include the name of the book, and author, publishing details, the number of pages, and price/s of the edition/s.
  3. The review must be accompanied by a good quality (preferably HD) image of the cover of the bookreviewed.
  4. A short bio-note of not more than 100 words of the author writing the review. 

Creative Writing:

  1. Each contributor may submit 2 self-composed/translated poems.
  2. Each contributor may submit 1 short story / 1 translation, not exceeding 5000 words.
  3. All contributions should be accompanied by a brief bio-note and a recent photograph of the author.
  4. In case of translations, a paragraph or two about the source language writer and about the context of the story or poemsshould be provided. The source language writer’s photographshould be included.
  5. Translations should be relevant from a literary and/or academic point of view.
  6. Images (if any) should be accompanied with appropriate citations.

​Call for Papers/ Notices:

  1. CFPs and Call for submissions should be for forthcoming events, clearly mentioning the important dates, and must be of interest to IACLALS Members.
  2. These should ideally not be longer than 800 words. 

Tributes/Obituaries

  1. These will ideally be commissioned by the editor; but those interested may write in with an expression of interest.
  2. The entire piece should be up to 1000 words accompanied by a high-resolution passport sized photo of the subject. 
  3. The obituary should contain the correct dates of the subject, and the content should be more than mere biographical details already available on the internet.
  4. Citations should be included wherever necessary.

New Publications by IACLALS Members

  1. These need to be only the latest "books published" and NOT articles/reviews/other publications. 
  2. The information must include a photo of the cover of the book, name(s) of the author(s) (who ought to be IACLALS Members), ISBN/ISSN, total number of pages, publisher, year of publication, and 5 key words. 
  3. A brief synopsis of the book (up to 300 words) may also be sent. 
  4. Please do not send the blurb/advance praise etc.