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Call for Papers - Uncoverings 2012

Volume 33 of the Research Papers of the American Quilt Study Group

For presentation at our thirty-first annual seminar and for publication in our thirty-second annual volume of quilt research, Uncoverings 2012, American Quilt Study Group seeks original, unpublished research pertaining to the history of quilts, quiltmakers, quiltmaking, associated textiles, and related subjects.

Since 1980, Uncoverings has been the foremost authority in quilt research. This interdisciplinary volume represents AQSG's mission: to build an accurate, well-respected body of quilt-related research. Uncoverings is the foundation of most quilt research being published today. Be a part of this unique, highly respected publication.

Papers should be 4,500-9,000 words in length. If your paper is selected, you will be invited to make a presentation of your research at the 2012 AQSG Seminar which will be hosted by AQSG supporters. This is a unique opportunity to share your work with others who are passionate about quilts and to participate in a weekend conference devoted to the study of quilt history which includes study centers, workshops, keynote and research presentations, and pre-conference offerings.

Deadline for submission to be considered in Uncoverings 2012 is July 1, 2011.

How to Submit to Uncoverings

To submit a manuscript for publication in Uncoverings, please review our Manuscript Guidelines page and Submission Guidelines page. We also have PDF versions of the same pages. You may also want to look over the Guidelines for Reviewers to see what the Paper Review Committee looks for in an Uncoverings essay. (PDF requires Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader, please visit Adobe for a free downolad).

AQSG Mentoring Program

The mentoring program is voluntary and designed to provide information, support, and encouragement to those preparing submissions for Uncoverings. The Mentoring Committee chair attempts to match researchers with other AQSG members sharing the same interests, or who have expertise in the researcher's field of inquiry. Mentoring is usually offered when the researcher has finished the research and has at least a rough draft of the paper to share. Mentoring has no effect on the paper submission process, and should not be seen as an "inside track" to acceptance and publication. It is intended only to provide knowledgeable support and encouragement. Only the mentoring committee chair is aware of matches between mentors and researchers.
Flavin Glover is the current Mentoring Committee chair.

For complete information on becoming a mentor or finding a mentor, visit AQSG Mentoring or contact the office:

American Quilt Study Group
1610 L Street
Lincoln, NE 68508-2509
(402) 477-1181
aqsg2@americanquiltstudygroup.org

The American Quilt Study Group is a non-profit organization dedicated to encouraging, presenting, and preserving research on quilts, quiltmaking, and related textiles. Throughout the U.S. and abroad, we number over 1000. Through our annual Seminar, publications, research library, and outreach activities, AQSG is developing a reliable history of quiltmaking which fosters understanding, appreciation, and preservation of quilts as aesthetic objects and markers of our cultural heritage; provides insights into the lives and times of quiltmakers; builds networking within the quilting community; and connects quilters with their heritage and their place in creative art. We are traditional and contemporary quiltmakers and artists, researchers, authors, museum curators, students of women's history, folklorists, dealers, collectors, and quilt lovers of all kinds.