Cohousing-L Mailing List: Call for Articles: Communities #171: Ecovillages around the World

[Communities Editor (editor]

Hello,

/Communities/magazine is now seeking articles for issue #171, 
*"Ecovillages around the World."*The issue will be out in June 2016.

Please send your article idea to editor [at] ic.org by *Monday, December 21, 
2015*.

Your final article must reach us by *Friday, February 19, 2016*.

1. Theme articles:*Ecovillages around the World*

 * Robert Gilman has defined an ecovillage as "a human-scale,
   full-featured settlement, with multiple centers of initiative, in
   which human activities are harmlessly integrated into the natural
   world in a way that is supportive of healthy human development, and
   can be successfully continued into the indefinite future." How does
   (or doesn't) this definition resonate with your understanding or
   vision of "ecovillage"?
 * Have you founded, lived in, or visited an ecovillage or aspiring
   ecovillage? What was your experience?
 * What lessons can ecovillages teach us?
 * What steps, practices, or approaches can help an existing
   neighborhood, town, or community transition to become an ecovillage?
 * What elements are vital for a newly designed ecovillage to be a
   viable community as well?
 * Have you experienced traditional or indigenous cultures, or other
   types of communities, which met the criteria of "ecovillage" even if
   not using the name?
 * What can modern attempts to establish ecovillages learn from
   societies of the past and land-based peoples of the present?
 * What role can networking play in spreading the ecovillage movement?
   If you are involved in the broader ecovillage movement, how do you
   balance the importance of place-based living with the call to
   network with others?
 * How are ecovillages influenced by the diverse cultures and
   ecological conditions in which they spring up around the world? How
   are they the same, and how are they different, in different regions?
   How can wisdom from one corner of the world be applied in another?
 * What are the challenges and what are the joys when ecovillage
   visions meet pragmatic realities?

Please remember that we are looking for stories, personal experiences, 
and concrete examples in your responses—these are what will make ideas 
and observations most "real" and relevant to readers.

[Please forward this email to anyone you think has a good story on this 
theme for /Communities/.]

2. We are also seeking articles about:

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   Creating community in your neighborhood;

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   Starting a new community;

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   Process and communication issues in community; and

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   Seeking community to join.

Suggested submission length is from 300 to 2500 words. We invite 
submissions ranging from short vignettes to extensively-developed 
articles, and also invite suggestions of recommended resources and 
article leads. We're seeking articles written in a reader-friendly, 
popular-magazine style, rather than in an academic style. We ask 
contributors to share stories and experiences, not just ideas; write 
about challenges, not just successes; and describe specific situations 
that will help your story come alive for the reader. Before you start 
writing, please checkic.org/submissions-to-communities-magazine or 
contact us for our full Writers' Guidelines--and let us know your 
article idea so that we can give feedback on how it may fit into 
/Communities/.Contact Chris Roth at editor [at] ic.org <mailto:editor [at] ic.org>.

If you don’t want to write an article but want to submit photos, please 
check ic.org/submissions-to-communities-magazine or contact Yulia 
Zarubina at layout [at] ic.org <mailto:layout [at] ic.org> for our Photo Guidelines.

*I. What "Submitting an Article"**Means.*We will promise to read your 
article, but we may respectfully decline it and not publish it, or save 
it and publish it in a future issue. We also reserve the right to edit, 
shorten, or revise your article. Most of the time we contact authors 
about this ahead of time and get their comments, corrections, etc.

*II. Getting Permission Ahead of Time.*Please send the article only when 
you have permission from anyone you need it from, such as fellow 
community members. We endeavor to present a diversity of views on 
community, including controversial or critical views, in a respectful 
and cooperative manner. If your article may generate controversy or 
strong reactions, or if the group(s) would want the chance to review it, 
please share your draft with group members to get their input before 
sending it to us. (Please see our Writers' Guidelines for additional 
details.)

*III. Publication Rights.*Once your article appears in /Communities/, we 
own first North American Publishing Rights. This means your article 
appears in /Communities/the first time it appears in North America. In 
addition to appearing in /Communities/, your article may also appear on 
our website or in future compilations. You retain all other rights to 
it. If you'd like to use it elsewhere, you can, and we would appreciate 
your using an attribution line saying, "This article first appeared in 
/Communities: Life in Cooperative Culture/, (date); for further 
information on /Communities/: ic.org/communities-magazine-home."

*IV. Photos.*If we publish your article, we want to accompany it with 
compelling images that illustrate your subject. You know your subject 
best, so we are appealing to you for images. If others in your community 
or group like taking pictures, they might already have great images to 
go with your article. If you would like to submit an article but cannot 
supply photos, that's fine; however, please give us plenty of advance 
notice so that if we use your article we can get an illustrator. Please 
check ic.org/submissions to-communities-magazine or email us for our 
full Photo Guidelines. We also appreciate an author photo to accompany 
your short (several-line) author bio.

Thanks for your contributions!

Chris Roth
Editor, /Communities/
editor [at] ic.org

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Chris Roth
Editor, /Communities/
81868 Lost Valley Lane
Dexter, OR 97431
editor [at] ic.org
541-937-5221
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