Submit a proposal: 2027 Book Manuscript Workshop by the Center for Humanities
From: Center for Humanities
The Center for Humanities invites faculty members working in the humanities to submit a proposal for a Center for Humanities book manuscript Zoom workshop for spring 2027.
Tenured, tenure-track, and non-tenure-track faculty are all eligible. The deadline for proposals is Monday, Nov. 2. The Center for Humanities will convene a Zoom workshop to provide feedback on a draft book authored by a faculty member. The Center will invite approximately three external experts in your field and (optional) one to two colleagues to evaluate your manuscript and provide comments in a Zoom workshop.
The external readers will receive honoraria from Center funds. We anticipate that the workshop will take place in late spring 2027. Proposals should contain the following in a single pdf:
- Narrative (max. two pages): Explain the intellectual significance of your project, the contributions it makes to your field, the current stage of completion, what remains to be done, and planned date of submission to a publisher.
- Participants (max. two pages): list three external participants and (optional) one to two internal participants. For each proposed participant, include a brief biographical sketch and website link. Explain your connection (if any) with each proposed participant and how their expertise is related to your project.
- Book draft: Include the current draft of the entire book. This need not be fully complete but should demonstrate that a complete draft is feasible by early 2027.
Please submit your materials in this form: https://forms.office.com/r/dQmsgVq4XD.
For questions, email humanities@vt.edu.