[stylist] Slate & Style is now on Bookshare FW: Including blind writers' magazine on Bookshare

[Applebutter Hill via stylist]

Hi Friends,
Bookshare just posted our most recent edition of Slate & Style. The link is
in the message below. I'm hoping it will attract new readers and membership
for the Division.
Donna

-----Original Message-----
From: Suzy Haines [mailto:suzettehaines at gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2014 2:50 PM
To: Donna W. Hill
Cc: 'NFB, Stylist, Bridgit Pollpeter'
Subject: Re: Including blind writers' magazine on Bookshare

Donna-

The Winter/Spring 2014 issue is now available at
https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/825916

Thanks!
-Suzy
--
Suzy Haines
Digital Content Manager
Bookshare.org

On 05/19/2014 09:51 AM, Donna W. Hill wrote:
> Thanks, Suzy, we're looking forward to it. Let me know when it's
> available and I'll spread the word.
> Donna
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Suzy Haines [mailto:suzettehaines at gmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, May 19, 2014 12:17 PM
> To: Donna W. Hill
> Cc: 'NFB, Stylist, Bridgit Pollpeter'
> Subject: Re: Including blind writers' magazine on Bookshare
>
> I'll get started converting the file you already sent today and let
> you know how it goes. In the future you can just email the new issue
> to me directly (including a note reminding me what it is!) and I'll
> make sure it gets added to Bookshare.
>
> Thanks!
> -Suzy
> --
> Suzy Haines
> Digital Content Manager
> Bookshare.org
>
> On 05/18/2014 12:58 PM, Donna W. Hill wrote:
>> Hi Suzy,
>> Sounds great. Thank you so much. We're all excited about having
>> Slate& Style available on Bookshare. What's the next step? Can you
>> start with the current issue I sent? Let me know if you need us to do
anything.
>> Thanks again,
>> Donna
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Suzy Haines [mailto:suzettehaines at gmail.com]
>> Sent: Friday, May 16, 2014 12:07 PM
>> To: Donna W. Hill
>> Cc: NFB, Stylist, Bridgit Pollpeter
>> Subject: Re: Including blind writers' magazine on Bookshare
>>
>> Donna-
>>
>> We would be delighted to add this journal to Bookshare! I don't see
>> any immediate issues with the file you sent, so just let me know when
>> you would like me to start the conversion process.
>>
>> Thanks!
>> -Suzy
>> --
>> Suzy Haines
>> Digital Content Manager
>> Bookshare.org
>>
>> On 05/15/2014 07:30 AM, Donna W. Hill wrote:
>>> Hi Suzie,
>>> The Writers' Division of the NFB has been publishing Slate&   Style, a
>>> quarterly journal of the work of blind writers for many years. It
>>> includes pieces from professional blind writers as well as
>>> selections from our annual Youth Braille Writing Contest and Adult
Writing Contest.
>>> We recently lost our volunteer who provided the Braille version of
>>> the magazine and are seeking a way to make it available through
>>> refreshable Braille, as well as a way to make it available to more
> people.
>>> Naturally, after my wonderful experience with placing my novel, /The
>>> Heart of Applebutter Hill/, on Bookshare, my first thought was of you.
>>> Our editor Bridgit Pollpeter, whom I have cc'd on this message,
>>> asked me to inquire about this possibility. I'm attaching the latest
>>> edition, so you can see what it's like. It's in a .doc format. If
>>> memory serves, you would want an .rtf, which shouldn't be any
>>> problem to
>> provide.
>>> Looking forward to your thoughts.
>>> Donna
>>>
>>> -- /The Heart of Applebutter Hill/ - a novel on a mission:
>>>
>>> http://DonnaWHill.com<http://donnawhill.com/>
>>>
>>
>>
>
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