SHAFR Second Book Workshop

SHAFR welcomes applications for participants in a Second Book Workshop scheduled to take place in person on Wednesday June 25 (8:00am–5:00pm), right before the SHAFR Annual Meeting in Arlington, VA. This initiative is aimed at mid-career scholars who are researching/writing their second book and who would like to have a productive environment in which to receive feedback on their work. Participants will be part of a group of peers; they will give comments to others and receive feedback themselves. 

Selection process: The screening committee (formed by three members of the Women in SHAFR committee plus two other experienced SHAFR scholars) will select twelve participants in a two-stage process. In the first stage, they will select potential participants based on the excellence of their work in terms of originality, rigor, and significance. In the second stage, they will rank the applicants who have passed the first round depending on their belonging to a “priority group” (see below).

Timeline:

March 17, 2025: initial proposals due. 

Participants are asked to submit:

-       a curriculum vitae

-       a two-page project summary

-       a one-page explanation of why this experience would be helpful/what they expect to achieve through it

-       an optional statement in which they can indicate if they belong to a “priority” group:

• Members of underrepresented groups (in terms of gender, race, class, and accessibility needs)

• People with high teaching and administrative loads

• People who lack a conducive research and mentoring environment

7 April: Three weeks later: notifications of acceptance.

By Monday 26 May (5 weeks before the conference): a draft chapter, introduction, or book proposal.

For information, please contact the Chair of the Women in SHAFR Committee, Ilaria Scaglia at [email protected]