[extropy-chat] Fwd: She's Such A Geek

Wed Nov 23 05:21:40 UTC 2005

In case you forgot who Annalee Newitz is: http://www.nanoindustries.com/essays/extropyresponse.htm
Looks like the link on my site to the original article, is out of date, but you can find it here: http://lists.alternet.org/columnists/story/19850/

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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: David Lubkin 
  To: exi chat list 
  Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 7:28 PM
  Subject: [extropy-chat] Fwd: She's Such A Geek

  For the distaff among us.

  -- David.

  >Call for subs: She's Such a Geek
  >
  >15 November 2005, 11:06 AM
  >
  >Annalee Newitz and Charlie Anders are editing an anthology of essays
  >titled She's Such a Geek; below is a copy of the call for subs (posted
  >with permission). Spread the word!
  >
  >Note that this anthology is open only to female writers.
  >
  >Also note that I'm not affiliated with it in any way, nor do I know
  >anything about it beyond what's below; if you have questions, please
  >direct them to the editors.
  >She's Such a Geek
  >
  >An Anthology by and for Women Obsessed with Computers, Science, Comic
  >Books, Gaming, Spaceships, and Revolution
  >
  >Slated for Fall 2006
  >
  >Geeks are taking over the world. They make the most popular movies and
  >games, pioneer new ways to communicate using technology, and create
  >new ideas that will change the future. But the stereotype is that only
  >men can be geeks. So when are we going to hear from the triumphant
  >female nerds whose stories of outer space battles will inspire
  >generations, and whose inventions will change the future? Right now.
  >
  >Female geeks are busting out of the labs and into the spotlight. They
  >have the skills and knowledge that can inspire social progress,
  >scientific breakthroughs, and change the world for the better, and
  >they're making their voices heard, some for the first time, in Annalee
  >Newitz and Charlie Anders' book She's Such a Geek. This anthology will
  >celebrate women who have flourished in the male-dominated realms of
  >technical and cultural arcana. We're looking for a wide range of
  >personal essays about the meaning of female nerdhood by women who are
  >in love with genomics, obsessed with blogging, learned about sex from
  >Dungeons and Dragons, and aren't afraid to match wits with men or
  >computers. The essays in She's Such a Geek will explain what it means
  >to be passionately engaged with technical or obscure topics-and how to
  >deal with it when people tell you that your interests are weird,
  >especially for a girl. This book aims to bust stereotypes of what it
  >means to be a geek, as well as what it means to be female.
  >
  >More than anything, She's Such a Geek is a celebration and call to
  >arms: it's a hopeful book which looks forward to a day when women will
  >pilot spaceships, invent molecular motors, design the next ultra-tiny
  >supercomputer, write epics, and run the government.
  >
  >We want introspective essays that explain what being a geek has meant
  >to you. Describe how you've fought stereotypes to be accepted among
  >nerds. Explore why you are obsessed with topics and ideas that are
  >supposed to be "for boys only." Tell us how you felt the day you
  >realized that you would be devoting the rest of your life to
  >discovering algorithms or collecting comic books. We want strong,
  >personal writing that is also smart and critical. We don't mind if you
  >use the word "fuck," and we don't mind if you use the word
  >"telomerase." Be celebratory, polemical, wistful, angry, and just
  >plain dorky.
  >
  >Possible topics include:
  >
  >     * what turned you into a geek
  >     * your career in science, technology, or engineering
  >     * growing up geeky
  >     * being a geek in high school today
  >     * battling geek stereotypes (i.e racial stereotypes and geekdom,
  >cultural analysis of geek chic and the truth about nerds, the idea
  >that women have to choose between being sexually desirable and smart,
  >stereotypes about geek professions such as computer programmers)
  >     * sex and dating among geeks
  >     * science fiction fandom
  >     * role-playing game or comic-book subcultures
  >     * the joys of math
  >     * blogging or videogames
  >     * female geek bonding
  >     * geek role models for women
  >     * feminist commentary on geek culture
  >     * women's involvement in DIY science and technology groups
  >     * stories from women involved in geek pop and underground
  >cultures. These might include comic book writers, science fiction
  >writers, electronic music musicians, and women interested in the
  >gaming world.
  >     * women's web networks and web zine grrrl culture
  >     * issues of sexism in any or all of the above themes
  >
  >Editors: Annalee Newitz and Charlie Anders are geeky women writers.
  >Annalee is a contributing editor at Wired magazine and writes the
  >syndicated column Techsploitation. Charlie is the author of Choir Boy
  >(Soft Skull Press) and publisher of other magazine.
  >
  >Publisher: Seal Press, an imprint of Avalon Publishing Group,
  >publishes groundbreaking books by and for women in a variety of
  >topics.
  >
  >Deadline: January 15, 2006
  >
  >Length: 3,000-6,000 words
  >
  >Format: Essays must be typed, double-spaced, and paginated. Please
  >include your address, phone number, email address, and a short bio on
  >the last page. Essays will not be returned.
  >
  >Submitting: Send essay electronically as a Document or Rich Text
  >Format file to Annalee Newitz and Charlie Anders at
  >sheissuchageek at gmail.com.
  >
  >Payment: $100 plus two books
  >
  >Reply: Please allow until February 15 for a response. If you haven't
  >received a response by then, please assume your essay has not been
  >selected. It is not possible to reply to every submission personally.
  >
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