So, because of a comment from Mistress Sofya Chyudskaya Smolyanina, I shot off an e-mail to the Editor of Compleat Anachronist on a lark.
Greetings!
I’m currently working on research of transgender and gender non-conforming individuals in the time period of the SCA, as well as conventions for interactions within the Society. Would this be of interest to you and your publishing team? I currently run a class primarily in the Midrealm and Pennsic called “Trans 101 for the SCA: A Primer” that my submission would be based on.
I’ve attached my class notes as they stand (I’m continuously working on research to increase my knowledge and class material) for your review.
Thank you in advance for your time and consideration,
Lord Samson Muskovich (called Samii)
mka Milan Nelson
I figured they were going to say “nope, not in the realm of what we do”. But, they didn’t:
Greeting!
This proposal looks quite intriguing! I like it indeed. The biggest focus for CA, of course, is research, so I’d want the research section regarding historical transgender and gender non-conforming individuals to be the largest section, followed, as you currently have it, by a smaller section on interactions/courts within the SCA today. I’d think that the basics could be an introduction, perhaps with a glossary to help define some terms.
But, yes, I’m interested!
You’re aware of CA’s requirements, yes? I need 50-60 pages of 10 point, double-spaced Times New Roman, including images, appendices, endnotes and bibliography. Yes, CA uses endnotes and follows University of Chicago Style, 16th edition. See here for the submission guidelines. http://www.sca.
org/ca/guidelines.html I am looking forward to reading your manuscript!
In service,
Ariel/Ellen
I think this now qualifies pretty solidly as an A&S Project. Or Service. Or, perhaps, both?
Either way, guess who now gets to recall the books they requested via InterLibrary Loan so they can properly document their research…