Legal Activists of Color: Writing opportunities FWs: Hastings Women's Law Journal

TUPOCC and NLLSA,
Attached please find two writing opportunities...

Gracias,
Mercedes Castillo
Co-Chair, TUPOCC
http://www.nlg.org/TUPOCC/
http://nlgtupocc.blogspot.com/
Former Chair, NLLSA
http://nllsa.org

>> Subject: Hastings Women's Law Journal is Seeking Personal Stories
>>
>> The Hastings Women's Law Journal is excited to announce
>> that we are currently seeking personal essays, narratives,
>> and other forms of art and literature for our upcoming
>> issue. In furtherance of our commitment to provide a forum
>> for alternative voices, we are seeking pieces that convey
>> the author's personal experience with the legal system. We
>> hope that by sharing your story, we can provide our
>> readers with an understanding and awareness of how
>> individuals are directly impacted by our legal system. We
>> welcome submissions from practitioners, clients, and
>> anyone else who would like to share their personal
>> experience.
>>
>> The Hastings Women's Law Journal, a scholarly publication
>> of the University of California, is one of the leading
>> women's law journals in the nation. We are committed to
>> publishing the highest quality of scholarship and are
>> dedicated to providing a forum for alternative voices in
>> legal discourse. We encourage you to become part of the
>> Hastings Women's Law Journal by submitting a piece for
>> publication. We prefer that you email us your piece, but
>> you can also submit it by mail. We regret that we cannot
>> return pieces mailed to us, except upon receipt of a
>> self-addressed postage-paid envelope.
>>
>> Please contact us with any questions that you may have.
>> Please also forward this message to colleagues and clients
>> who may be interested in publishing with the Hastings
>> Women's Law Journal.
>>
>> We look forward to working with you.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Hastings Women's Law Journal
>> University of California Hastings College of the Law
>> 100 McAllister Street, Room 2207
>> San Francisco, California 94102-4978
>> Phone: 415-581-8968
>> Fax: 415-581-8976
>> womenslj@uchastings.edu

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>Source: <Harvard_Journal_of_Hispanic_Policy@ksg.harvard.edu>
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>Dear NACCS Friends,
>
>My name is Maria Alvarado and I am the Editor-in-Chief of the Harvard
>Journal of Hispanic Policy (HJHP).
>
>I am writing because I want to extend an invitation to you to submit an
>article for this year's edition of the HJHP. The HJHP is the nation's
>leading student-run public policy journal focusing on Latino issues.
>Since it's founding at the John F. Kennedy School of Government in 1985,
>the Journal has evolved into an important information resource for key
>national, state and local policy executives, as well as scholars,
>journalists, and community organizational leaders.
>
>If you are unable to submit an article, but are aware of others who are
>working on relevant policy issues affecting the Latino community, would
>you be able to provide us with their contact information?
>Alternatively, please feel free to pass on this e-mail to your contacts.
>
>
>I hope that you seriously consider submitting an article. The deadline
>for submission is December 1, 2006. I include below information on how
>to make a submission.
>
>Please do not hesitate to contact me should you have any questions. I
>can be reached at 505-929-4367 or by e-mail at
>maria.c.alvarado@gmail.com .
>
>I look forward to hearing from you shortly.
>
>Respectfully Yours,
>
>Maria C. Alvarado
>Editor-in-Chief
>Harvard Journal of Hispanic Policy
>http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/hjhp/
>
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>CALL FOR PAPERS HARVARD JOURNAL OF HISPANIC POLICY DEADLINE:
>DECEMBER 1, 2006 ARTICLES COMMENTARIES
> BOOK REVIEWS The Harvard Journal of Hispanic
>Policy (HJHP) is currently seeking submissions for its 19th Volume. The
>HJHP is a non-partisan scholarly review published annually at the John
>F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University . Articles and
>commentaries should explore the relationship between policymaking as it
>relates to the political, social and economic environment affecting
>Latinos in the United States . Book reviews should critically assess a
>book of importance to the Latino community. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
>Articles must be: Original and unpublished 15-25 double-spaced pages All
>figures, tables and charts must be submitted as entirely separate files.
> Commentaries must be: 5-10 double-spaced pages Book reviews must be:
>3-10 double-spaced pages In addition, all authors must observe the
>following: Submissions must be formatted on any version of Microsoft
>Word Citations must be formatted in the author-date system via running
>text, according to the guidelines in the Chicago Manual of Style.
>Footnotes are not accepted. Authors must submit a cover letter with the
>author's name, address, email address, daytime phone number and a brief
>biography; five hard copies of the submission. Authors must submit an
>electronic copy of the submission on 3.5 IBM disk or CD. If submitting
>an article, include a 100 word abstract Authors are required to
>cooperate with editing and fact checking. MAIL YOUR ENTRY TO US
>Harvard Journal of Hispanic Policy | John F. Kennedy School of
>Government | Harvard University | 79 John F. Kennedy Street | Cambridge
>, MA 02138 | Tel: (617) 496-8655 | Fax: (617) 384-9555 |
>hjhp@ksg.harvard.edu For additional information about submission
>guidelines, please visit www.ksg.harvard.edu/hjhp .
>
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