From: MRMolino-AT-aol.com
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 10:52:48 EDT
Subject: Call for Author-DLB


Call for Author

I am editing a volume of the Dictionary of Literary Biography dedicated to 
"Twenty-first Century British Novelists."  I have had the good fortune of 
finding scholars to write all the entries except for one. Thus, I am seeking 
someone to write a 6,000+ word entry for this volume on G.E. (Gary Edric) 
Armitage (aka Robert Edric).

Armitage has written two novels under the name Armitage (A Season of Peace 
and Across the Autumn) and seven as Robert Edric (Winter Garden, A New Ice Age
, Elysium, In Desolate Heaven, The Sword Cabinet, Hallowed Ground, and the Boo
k of the Heathen). In 1985, Armitage won the James Tait Black Prize for Winter
 Garden and placed second for the Guardian Fiction prize the following year 
for A New Ice Age. Armitage has been profiled in Contemporary Authors (vol. 
121), which makes research matters a bit easier.

If you have any questions about the DLB, I’ll be happy to address them. You 
can also consult the reference section of your library for copies. Currently 
there are 223 volumes of the DLB in print with many more in press. For more 
details about the DLB, you can also access the publisher's web site at 
www.bcl-manly.com and then follow the links for the DLB. There you will find 
both a style guide for editors and authors as well as a sample entry that 
should give you a general but clear picture of the project. 

If you have an interest in this author, let me know. I can offer you at least 
six months to write the entry. Please also provide a short cv with your 
response. Advanced graduate students are welcome.

Cordially,

Michael

Michael R. Molino
Department of English
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, IL 62901-4503
office: (618) 453-6861
fax: (618) 453-8224
e-mail: MRMolino-AT-aol.com or mmolino-AT-siu.edu