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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In case you forgot who <FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Annalee Newitz is: <A
href="http://www.nanoindustries.com/essays/extropyresponse.htm">http://www.nanoindustries.com/essays/extropyresponse.htm</A></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Looks like the link on my site to the original article, is out of
date, but you can find it here: <A
href="http://lists.alternet.org/columnists/story/19850/">http://lists.alternet.org/columnists/story/19850/</A></DIV>
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<DIV>Gina "Nanogirl" Miller<BR>Nanotechnology Industries<BR><A
href="http://www.nanoindustries.com">http://www.nanoindustries.com</A><BR>Personal:
<A
href="http://www.nanogirl.com/index2.html">http://www.nanogirl.com/index2.html</A><BR>Foresight
Senior Associate <A
href="http://www.foresight.org">http://www.foresight.org</A><BR>Nanotechnology
Advisor Extropy Institute <A
href="http://www.extropy.org">http://www.extropy.org</A><BR>3D/Animation <A
href="http://www.nanogirl.com/museumfuture/index.htm">http://www.nanogirl.com/museumfuture/index.htm</A><BR>Microscope
Jewelry<BR><A
href="http://www.nanogirl.com/crafts/microjewelry.htm">http://www.nanogirl.com/crafts/microjewelry.htm</A><BR>Email:
<A
href="mailto:nanogirl@halcyon.com">nanogirl@halcyon.com</A><BR>"Nanotechnology:
Solutions for the future."<BR></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=extropy@unreasonable.com href="mailto:extropy@unreasonable.com">David
Lubkin</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, November 22, 2005 7:28
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [extropy-chat] Fwd: She's Such A
Geek</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>For the distaff among us.<BR><BR><BR>-- David.<BR><BR>>Call
for subs: She's Such a Geek<BR>><BR>>15 November 2005, 11:06
AM<BR>><BR>>Annalee Newitz and Charlie Anders are editing an anthology
of essays<BR>>titled She's Such a Geek; below is a copy of the call for
subs (posted<BR>>with permission). Spread the word!<BR>><BR>>Note
that this anthology is open only to female writers.<BR>><BR>>Also note
that I'm not affiliated with it in any way, nor do I know<BR>>anything
about it beyond what's below; if you have questions, please<BR>>direct them
to the editors.<BR>>She's Such a Geek<BR>><BR>>An Anthology by and
for Women Obsessed with Computers, Science, Comic<BR>>Books, Gaming,
Spaceships, and Revolution<BR>><BR>>Slated for Fall
2006<BR>><BR>>Geeks are taking over the world. They make the most
popular movies and<BR>>games, pioneer new ways to communicate using
technology, and create<BR>>new ideas that will change the future. But the
stereotype is that only<BR>>men can be geeks. So when are we going to hear
from the triumphant<BR>>female nerds whose stories of outer space battles
will inspire<BR>>generations, and whose inventions will change the future?
Right now.<BR>><BR>>Female geeks are busting out of the labs and into
the spotlight. They<BR>>have the skills and knowledge that can inspire
social progress,<BR>>scientific breakthroughs, and change the world for the
better, and<BR>>they're making their voices heard, some for the first time,
in Annalee<BR>>Newitz and Charlie Anders' book She's Such a Geek. This
anthology will<BR>>celebrate women who have flourished in the
male-dominated realms of<BR>>technical and cultural arcana. We're looking
for a wide range of<BR>>personal essays about the meaning of female
nerdhood by women who are<BR>>in love with genomics, obsessed with
blogging, learned about sex from<BR>>Dungeons and Dragons, and aren't
afraid to match wits with men or<BR>>computers. The essays in She's Such a
Geek will explain what it means<BR>>to be passionately engaged with
technical or obscure topics-and how to<BR>>deal with it when people tell
you that your interests are weird,<BR>>especially for a girl. This book
aims to bust stereotypes of what it<BR>>means to be a geek, as well as what
it means to be female.<BR>><BR>>More than anything, She's Such a Geek is
a celebration and call to<BR>>arms: it's a hopeful book which looks forward
to a day when women will<BR>>pilot spaceships, invent molecular motors,
design the next ultra-tiny<BR>>supercomputer, write epics, and run the
government.<BR>><BR>>We want introspective essays that explain what
being a geek has meant<BR>>to you. Describe how you've fought stereotypes
to be accepted among<BR>>nerds. Explore why you are obsessed with topics
and ideas that are<BR>>supposed to be "for boys only." Tell us how you felt
the day you<BR>>realized that you would be devoting the rest of your life
to<BR>>discovering algorithms or collecting comic books. We want
strong,<BR>>personal writing that is also smart and critical. We don't mind
if you<BR>>use the word "fuck," and we don't mind if you use the
word<BR>>"telomerase." Be celebratory, polemical, wistful, angry, and
just<BR>>plain dorky.<BR>><BR>>Possible topics
include:<BR>><BR>> * what turned you into a
geek<BR>> * your career in science, technology, or
engineering<BR>> * growing up
geeky<BR>> * being a geek in high school
today<BR>> * battling geek stereotypes (i.e racial
stereotypes and geekdom,<BR>>cultural analysis of geek chic and the truth
about nerds, the idea<BR>>that women have to choose between being sexually
desirable and smart,<BR>>stereotypes about geek professions such as
computer programmers)<BR>> * sex and dating among
geeks<BR>> * science fiction
fandom<BR>> * role-playing game or comic-book
subcultures<BR>> * the joys of
math<BR>> * blogging or
videogames<BR>> * female geek
bonding<BR>> * geek role models for
women<BR>> * feminist commentary on geek
culture<BR>> * women's involvement in DIY science
and technology groups<BR>> * stories from women
involved in geek pop and underground<BR>>cultures. These might include
comic book writers, science fiction<BR>>writers, electronic music
musicians, and women interested in the<BR>>gaming
world.<BR>> * women's web networks and web zine
grrrl culture<BR>> * issues of sexism in any or all
of the above themes<BR>><BR>>Editors: Annalee Newitz and Charlie Anders
are geeky women writers.<BR>>Annalee is a contributing editor at Wired
magazine and writes the<BR>>syndicated column Techsploitation. Charlie is
the author of Choir Boy<BR>>(Soft Skull Press) and publisher of other
magazine.<BR>><BR>>Publisher: Seal Press, an imprint of Avalon
Publishing Group,<BR>>publishes groundbreaking books by and for women in a
variety of<BR>>topics.<BR>><BR>>Deadline: January 15,
2006<BR>><BR>>Length: 3,000-6,000 words<BR>><BR>>Format: Essays
must be typed, double-spaced, and paginated. Please<BR>>include your
address, phone number, email address, and a short bio on<BR>>the last page.
Essays will not be returned.<BR>><BR>>Submitting: Send essay
electronically as a Document or Rich Text<BR>>Format file to Annalee Newitz
and Charlie Anders at<BR>>sheissuchageek@gmail.com.<BR>><BR>>Payment:
$100 plus two books<BR>><BR>>Reply: Please allow until February 15 for a
response. If you haven't<BR>>received a response by then, please assume
your essay has not been<BR>>selected. It is not possible to reply to every
submission personally.<BR>><BR>>TrackBack URL for this
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