Modern Word

Modern Word

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Publisher:  Modern Word

The Modern Word is always looking for contributions from people who wish to
help shape the creative direction of the site. In general, there are several
ways to become involved:

Daily Muse
Each day, the Daily Muse selects a new item from a revolving database of
quotes, bookish trivia questions, and interesting literary terms. This
database is refreshed every three months. If you have a favorite quote,
trivia question, or definition, please feel free to email it in ­ we¹re
always looking for something fresh and intriguing!

Book Reviews
The Modern Word welcomes ³feature-length² book reviews on recent fiction
written by modern authors who fit the general spirit of this site ­ Salman
Rushdie, Carlos Fuentes, Don DeLillo, John Banville, MarioVargas Llosa,
Jeanette Winterson, and so on. Unless written by an author with a site or
Scriptorium page, these reviews are usually featured in Spiral-Bound or the
general ³Reviews² section, and are linked from the main Rotunda page for six
months. We ask that these reviews be presented as a formatted MSWord
document, and expect a baseline of quality including style, depth of
critique, and basic knowledge of the writer¹s previous work. These reviews
may be subject to some editing, and if accepted, will become a permanent
part of the site. If a comfortable working relationship is established, you
may be invited to join a pool of book reviewers. Every year, a mansion and a
yacht are raffled off to members of this exclusive group.

Film/Music Reviews
Occasionally, we will accept full-length reviews of films or musical works
that bear a thematic connection with the literature featured on the site. If
you have a ³Libyrinthine² movie or piece of music you¹d like to review,
please drop us a line with your idea!

Commentary
Numerous books, films, works of music, or books of literary criticism listed
under the author pages currently lack commentary. We are always happy to
receive a well-written piece of commentary from a visitor, whether a long
critique or a pithy blurb. In general, your work will be edited, posted in
the appropriate place, and you will be credited by name and email address.

Academic Papers
One prominent feature of every Libyrinth site is a collection of papers
written about Libyrinth authors or their work. Although some of these are
links to papers located off-site, many people elect to have The Modern Word
host their work. The Modern Word retains no rights to the papers so hosted,
and they may be removed or revised by their author as they see fit. You will
be given a fixed URL, which may be distributed to colleagues, students, or
adoringly proud mothers.
We do ask that papers adhere to a basic standard of quality and depth; in
general, academic papers, passionate and insightful essays, dissertations,
or works by ³independent scholars² are welcome. Our site editors will only
accept undergraduate ³term papers² if they consider them to be of
exceptional quality. We do not accept any ³template² style essays intended
for ³borrowing² by high school students, who really should crack open the
books and write the damn paper themselves, just like we had to do back in
the days before the Internet.

Editorial Director:

Allen B. Ruch
Email: quail@libyrinth.com

Content freely accessible online.

Current Issue: December 2006

Date: 12 December 2006