About the Anthology
The Western Section of The Wildlife Society is excited to announce a call for submissions for consideration in The Wildlife Confessional, an anthology of stories by wildlife professionals about their adventures, misadventures, revelations, reflections, mishaps, and pivotal experiences with wildlife in the field.
In its finished form, The Wildlife Confessional will serve three primary purposes: (1) to record the oral histories, memories, and experiences of wildlife professionals in a way that promotes collegiality and camaraderie, (2) as a recruiting tool to educate and attract students to enter the field of wildlife biology and join The Wildlife Society, and (3) to apply money raised through book sales to support student involvement in the society by funding scholarships, grants, and training opportunities.
The Wildlife Confessional will endeavor to show the humor and poignancy in the day-to-day adventures that sometimes define and enlighten us or that, sometimes, we’d rather forget.
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Submissions Guidelines
Who Can Submit: Anyone in the wildlife profession (wildlife biologists, game wardens, land managers, researchers, students) with a good wildlife story to tell. If you’ve told – or been told – a good yarn over a campfire or a cold beer or a long car ride… yep, *those* are the stories we’re looking for. Now’s the time to put your story on paper, or to nudge that old-timer collecting dust in the corner office to tell theirs…
Subject Matter: Submissions can be humorous, reflective, poignant, inspirational, but should ultimately embody professionalism and a respect for the natural world; submissions should be non-fiction, but should *not* be technical or how-to in nature.
Submission Format: Submissions should be in a format supported by Microsoft Word, and should include complete contact information (full name / job title / affiliation / address / phone / e-mail).
**NEW** Recommended Word/Page Length: Submission should approximate 2,000 to 4,000 words (4 1/2 to 9 pages); however, shorter submissions will be considered.
Submittal Deadline: Submissions must be received no later than May 15, 2015.
Mail Submissions & Questions to: editors.wildlifeconfessional@gmail.com
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Selection Criteria
It will be the responsibility of the Editors to select the final stories from the pool of submissions. Submissions will be reviewed and selected for publication based on their originality, quality, content, accuracy, and the level of effort necessary to edit and revise the story suitable for publication. The Editors will contact and work with authors whose work(s) are selected to tailor their submission in accordance with the expectations of the Editors. Contributors whose submissions are not selected will be notified by a form letter/email thanking them for their submissions.
Author Acknowledgment: Authors will be acknowledged with a story by-line and brief about-the-author paragraph, but will not be compensated for accepted or published submissions.
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Looking for Inspiration?
These anthologies are exemplary analogs of what we’re striving to curate in The Wildlife Confessional {A Good Yarn…}
Photo credit (left): Sarah Anne Photography
The Wildlife Confessional 