Bibliography on Getting Published
(and a Few Selected Citations on Reviewing, Editing and Publishing...)
Getting Published
Mslexia: The Magazine for Women Who Write. 1999- .
http://www.mslexia.co.uk/
"...tells you all you need to know about exploring your creativity and getting into print ...unique mix of debate and analysis, advice and
inspiration; news, reviews, interviews; competitions, events, courses, grants. All served up with a challenging selection of new poetry and
prose." Articles online cover reviewing as a way of starting to get published, writing a synopsis, writing as therapy, breaking the adjective
habit, and formula for a successful novel. Myslexia also sponsors a poetry competition. Links to related sites, primarily in the U.K.
Bell, Steven J. "What Works for Me: 10 Tips for Getting Published." Ex Libris (weekly E-Zine From Marylaine Block),
no. 225-226 (Sept. 3, 2004). http://marylaine.com/exlibris/xlib225.html (part 1) and
http://marylaine.com/exlibris/xlib226.html (part 2)
Tips include writing everyday, reading regularly for ideas, finding a mentor, and seven more.
Bowman, Vibiana. "The Battle of Getting an Article Published...Notes From the Front." Liscareer.Com (Jan., 2004).
http://www.liscareer.com/bowman_publishing.htm
Offers seven rules, starting with Rule One: Learn to schmooze. "Publishing is like dating. The more people that you know, the better your
chances are for making a connection."
de Candido, GraceAnn Andreassi. "Not for Women Only: Writing for Professional Journals." Wilson Library Bulletin 67
(1993): 8.
Finlay, Michael. So You Want to Write a Book. Who Will Write It? How Will I Get It Published?
http://www.mfinley.com/clips/write-a-book.htm.
This is a ghost writer’s “think sheet,” of questions to think about before embarking on a book writing project.
Germano, William. Getting It Published: A Guide for Scholars and Anyone Else Serious About Serious Books (Chicago
Guides to Writing, Editing and Publishing). Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2001.
Advice from a Routledge publishing director on getting a scholarly book published.
Gordon, Rachel Singer. "How to Get Published: Publish, Don't Perish!" Emerald Library Link.
http://iris.emeraldinsight.com/vl=3191549/cl=49/nw=1/rpsv/librarylink/published/perish.htm
A series of articles with insights and tips on librarians and publishing. Includes discussion of publishing in online journals ("Online is Fine,
Part I") and online self-publishing ("Online is Fine, Part II")
_______________ . The Librarian's Guide to Writing for Publication. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow, 2004.
Chapters: Getting Started in Library Publication, Submitting Your Work, Queries and Proposals, Increasing Your Odds, Writing and Editing
Your Work, Networking and Collaboration, The Academic Environment, Related Opportunities, Writing a Book, Marketing and Promotion:
Yourself and Your Work, The Electronic Environment, and The Business of Publishing; Appendices: Writing for Publication Survey and
Publisher Interviews. (See also Gordon's individual articles on the topic listed on her c.v. at http://www.lisjobs.com/resume.htm.)
Hinchliffe, Lisa Janicke and Jennifer Dorner, guest editors. How to Get Published in LIS Journals: A Practical Guide.
Elsevier Library Connect Pamphlet #2. San Diego: Elsevier, 2003.
Includes short articles: “Seeking to Publish? Prepare for Success,” by Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe; “Questions to Ask When Selecting a Journal,”
by Susan Searing; “Start Small – Think Big,” by Jeff Slagell; “Lessons Learned as Author and Editor,” by Connie Foster; “Peer Review,” by
Peter Hernon; “Writing from Presentations,” by Scott Walter; and a list of additional resources [not duplicated on this bibliography.]
Kester, Norman G. "Fourteen Tips for Librarian-Authors: the Experience of a Gay Librarian-Author." The Unabashed
Librarian, no. 100 (1996): 9-10.
Labaree, Robert V. "Tips for Getting Published in Scholarly Journals: Strategies for Academic Librarians." College &
Research Libraries News 65, no. 3 (2004): 137-39.
Advises to read the professional literature, become a good writer, take advantage of various professional opportunities for participation,
know your audience, collaborate, have others read your manuscript before submitting it, follow the suggestions made in the comments
when a rejected manuscript is returned to you, and use your librarian skills to manage your research project.
Luftglass, Manny. So You Want to Write a Book: How to Write, Self-Publish and Sell Your Own Non-Fiction Book.
Annandale, NJ: Gone Fishin’ Enterprises, 2002.
Detailed treatment of the book publishing process, aimed at the self-publisher but useful to others, too, including those who publish with
academic presses.
Marien, Stacey. "Business Librarians and Publishing Opportunities." Academic Brass 1, no. 2-3 (2003). Part One:
http://www.ala.org/ala/rusa/rusaourassoc/rusasections/brass/brasspubs/academicbrass/acadarchives/vol1no2
/academicbrassv.htm; Part Two: http://www.ala.org/ala/rusa/rusaourassoc/rusasections/brass/ brasspubs/
academicbrass/acadarchives/vol1no3/academicbrassv1.htm. Two-part article in the newsletter of the Business Reference in
Academic Libraries Committee of Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), ALA.
Mortimore, Jeff and Rohit Singh. Mortimore-Singh Guide to Publication in Library and Information Studies .
http://www.uncg.edu/lis/Publication%20Guide/index.html.
Links to submission guidelines for LIS journals and lists useful websites, books, and journals articles about LIS publishing. Hosted by the
Department of Library and Information Studies, University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Nofsinger, Mary M., and Eileen E. Brady. "Librarians and Book Publication: Overcoming Barriers." The Reference
Librarian 33 (1991): 67-76.
Searing, Susan. Publishing in LIS: A Few Useful Resources.
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/lsx/lispubguide.html.
Includes guides to journals in LIS, resources offering research and advice on the LIS publishing process, and general guides to writing and
publishing.
Tallentire, Jenéa. "Thirdspace Guide to Getting Published Vers 1.2." Thirdspace 3, no. 1 (2003).
http://www.thirdspace.ca/chora/getpubd.htm
Tips from the editors of Thirdspace, an electronic peer-reviewed feminist journal, for getting feminist scholarship published in journals,
including match your submission with the topics and aims of particular periodicals; have two readers critique your work before
submission; use their evaluation criteria (e.g., Are the objectives clear? Is the scholarship sound?); proofread and submit according to
format requested by the journal; etc. See also "A 12-Step Guide to Research and Writing: One Essay at a Time," by Candis Steenbergen
and Robyn Diner, Thirdspace 4, no. 1 (November 2004), at http://www.thirdspace.ca/chora/12stepessay.htm.
Western Australian Centre for Research for Women. "Hints and Articles."
http://www.wacrw.curtin.edu.au/doc_pubs/hintArticle.htm.
Site offers general hints on getting published, plus "Getting Started in Academic Publishing," by Delys Bird; "Self-Publishing: Process of
Discovery," by Elizabeth Lindsay; and "First Steps in Getting Published," by Aileen Keating.
Reviewing
de Candido, GraceAnn Andreassi. "How to Write a Decent Book Review (and how to begin reviewing, should you so
desire)." 1998, 2003.
http://www.well.com/user/ladyhawk/bookrevs.html.
Ten tips on writing a good book review.
Women and Editing/Editing in General
"Interview With Linda Gardiner, Editor of The Women's Review of Books." Research & Action Report 24, no. 1 (2002).
Gardiner, then editor of The Review discusses the role played by the Review in the world of women's writing and speculates about the
future of the publication.
Gardiner, Linda. "The Way We Were: Founding Editor Linda Gardiner Looks Back at Twenty Years in the Editor's
Chair." The Women's Review of Books 20, no. 8 (2003).
The outgoing editor reflects on changes over twenty years of publishing reviews of women's works.
Kinberg, Clare. "Editing a Jewish Feminist Journal: Challenges of Difference at Bridges." Kinesis (April, 2000).
The editor of Bridges discusses editing issues.
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Laslett, Barbara, and Ruth-Ellen B. Joeres. "Editorial: Looking Backward, Moving Forward: Five Years Later." Signs:
Journal of Women in Culture and Society 20, no. 3 (1995): 507-15.
The outgoing editors of Signs reflect on their feminist editing practices, including commissioning review essays from a social scientist and
a literary scholar on the same group of books, attending to racial diversity, and commitment to accessibility of language.
Osman, Jena, and Juliana Spahr. "Gender and Editing." Chain, no. 1 (1993?).
http://www.temple.edu/chain/
Thematic first issue of online journal. Includes an editors' note; editorial forum with numerous participants; a transcript of “Ethics of Small
Press Publishing” panel at the conference “Writing from the New Coast: First Festival of Poetry,” held at the State University of New York
at Buffalo, March 31-April 3, 1993; and chained discussions (section under construction).
Plaskow, Judith. "Publish, Not Perish: Celebrating 15 Years of Struggle." Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion 16, no.
1 (2000): 95-96.
The editor of the journal reflects on the editing experience.
Russo, Nancy Felipe. "Psychology of Women Quarterly, 1995-1999." Psychology of Women Quarterly 24, no. 1 (2000):
113-14.
The editor of the journal discusses editing issues.
Speck, Bruce W. "Editorial Authority in the Author-Editor Relationship." Technical Communication 38, no. 3 (1991):
300-315.
Goes over four rhetorical strategies editors use to establish their authority: editorial dialogue, define the audience, cite authority, and
teach.
Women and Publishing
Davis, Caroline. Feminism and Print Culture.
http://www.brookes.ac.uk/schools/apm/publishing/culture/feminist/femcont.html!
Overview of the history of feminist publishing, feminist print culture, feminist presses, etc. as part of a Culture of Publishing module for
undergraduates and graduates. Includes an annotated bibliography on women in publishing.
Gibbons, Sheila. "Women's Media Transformed by Internet." Women's ENews (2003).
http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/1201/context/archive
"Online women's publications are booming, while print publications are struggling or folding. The trend is a mixed blessing: Online
publications reach more and cost less to produce, but historians worry that online publications might not be archived."
Kowal, Kimberly C., and Deborah K. Ultan. "BiblioFemina: A Panel Discussion on Women in Publishing, Bookselling,
and Libraries." Library Collections Acquisitions and Technical Services 28, no. 1 (2004): 93-105.
Women and Reviewing
"Women Reviewing/Reviewing Women." The Women's Review of Books (1994-1995).
In November, 1993, in honor of the Review's 10th anniversary, the Review sponsored a Conference "Women Reviewing/Reviewing
Women" covering numerous aspects of writing and editing reviews, with special attention to reviewing works by women. Many of the
presentations were published in the Review, spread over many issues. The authors/editors/publishers/book dealers/librarians contributors
included Aguilar-San Juan, Karin, "Forced Choices," v. 11, no. 9 (June, 1994):19-20; Atwood, Margaret, "Not Just a Pretty Face," v. 11,
no. 4 (Jan. 1994):6-7; Barrington, Judith, "Mightier than the Bullet [Oregon's Measure 9]," v. 12, no. 1 (Oct. 1994):19-20; Henderson,
Mae G., "Authors and Authorities,” v. 12, no. 9 (June 1995): 22-25; Ling, Amy, "Cautionary Tales," v. 11, no. 5, (Feb, 1994):26-27; Mairs,
Nancy, "Response and Responsibility," v. 11, no. 4 (Jan. 1994):7-8: Pool, Gail, "Eliminate the Negative?," v. 11, no. 12 (Sept. 1994):1516; Rapping, Elayne, "Growing Pains [feminism and the politics of reviewing]," v.12, no. 2 (Nov. 1994):25-6; Seajay, Carol, " The
Backlash and the Backlist [lesbian writing]," v. 12, no. 3 (Dec. 1994):18-19; Searing, Susan, "What Librarians Read: From Book Review to
Library Shelf," v. 12, no. 5 (Feb. 1995):11-12; Wasserman, Marlie, "In the Food Chain," v. 11, no. 7 (April1994):15-16; Weisbard, Phyllis
Holman, "Reviews and Their Afterlife: Lost in the Stacks?" v. 12, no. 4 (Jan. 1995):16-17; Willis, Ellen, "Great Expectations," v. 11, no. 8,
(May, 1994):14-15; and Yglesias, Helen, "Through the Back Door [Being Literary Editor of The Nation] v. 11, no. 6 (March 1994):13.
Librarians Searing and Weisbard discussed the role of reviews in library collection building, countering censorship challenges, and
preserving contemporaneous reactions to works for use by future scholars.
Compiled by Phyllis Holman Weisbard, Women’s Studies Librarian, University of Wisconsin System, for the Women’s
Studies Section Program “Getting Published: From Practice to Print,” ALA Annual Conference, Chicago, June 27, 2005.
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