Anthology of Spiritual Direction
Calling for submissions to the
Anthology of Spiritual Direction
Publishing the best spiritual direction literature
The Anthology of Spiritual Direction is an initiative of the Australian Ecumenical Council for Spiritual Direction (AECSD) to encourage and support spiritual directors and those associated with this ministry to contribute to the study and practice of contemporary spiritual direction. The initiative also invites the worldwide spiritual direction community to draw upon what the authors contribute.
AECSD invites submission for the Anthology of Spiritual Direction in three categories:
- ESSAY: academic papers that contribute to original research in the field of contemporary spiritual direction of 3,000 – 5,000 words including title, a 250 word abstract, main text and tables, but not references
- REFLECTION: may be an informal self-reflective nature; anecdotes about contemporary spiritual direction; fiction or non-fiction stories about contemporary spiritual direction. Length 2,000 – 3,000 words including title, 25 word abstract, but not references.
- POETRY: to relate broadly to the field of contemporary spiritual direction. Maximum of 60 lines.
The closing date for submissions is 30 April 2012.
The Editorial Board reviews all submissions for publication in the inaugural volume of the Anthology of Spiritual Direction. Due to the limitations of space in the Anthology of Spiritual Direction, the Editorial Board may need to select which essays, reflections and poetry the inaugural edition publishes. AECSD requests the authors selected for publication to grant AECSD first publishing rights to publish the author’s content in the Anthology of Spiritual Direction in both hardcopy and electronic formats. The Anthology of Spiritual Direction will be launched at the National Gathering of Spiritual Directors in Melbourne, 21-23 September 2012. The Anthology of Spiritual Direction will be available at the National Gathering and online.
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Receipt of submissions will be acknowledged by email.
For further information contact:
Stephen Truscott
Editor
Anthology of Spiritual Direction
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