We welcome contributions for news items or articles for the Society Blog. If you have any contributions, suggestions or ideas, please email us at fordie@fordmadoxford.org, or get in touch via the contact page.
News items might include anything related to Ford or his circle, or the Society and its activities. Examples include…
- Announcements of the publication or reviews of new books, articles, blog posts, podcasts or other material related to Ford
- Conference announcements or calls for papers
- Progress reports (or milestones achieved) on Ford-related projects
- Highlights or decisions from meetings of the Society or related bodies
- Moves, promotions, new jobs, interviews, etc by prominent Fordians
- Requests for information, documents, ideas, contributions, etc
The Society Blog is for short articles (typically 500-1500 words) about Ford, his life or works, or related topics. They might be relevant to anybody with an interest in Ford and his circle, and do not have to be “academic”. Examples might include…
- Short items of new research or discoveries that are not long enough for a published article
- Articles about the methodologies and processes of research
- Articles about the people who featured in Ford’s life, or the places he visited or wrote about
- Summaries of conference papers given by Society members
- Summaries, reviews or teasers for new books or articles on Ford
- Any topic (or reworked versions or serialisations of existing articles) which can make the most of what can be done online, such as interactivity; sounds, video and images; or links to other information
- Birthdays or anniversaries of people or events in Ford’s life
- Ford’s lesser-known shorter works – poems, short stories, articles and letters – might also be good material for blog posts.
Longer articles may be more suitable for the Society’s Last Post journal.