NCpedia is seeking contributors!

The State Library of North Carolina is looking for authors for our growing NCpedia – our online encyclopedia. We are unable to offer payment for this work, but are able to offer by-lines and appreciation!

Our most urgent need is for broad, overview articles on topic areas. Topics will get narrower and narrower as the project moves forward and the NCpedia grows. For instance, a broad, overview article may be on pottery in the state as well as its current status.

Anyone interested in contributing is encouraged to peruse the NCpedia’s at http://ncpedia.org and contact Steve Case or Michelle Czaikowski, Digital Projects Manager for the State Library with the topic on which you are interested in writing, even if the topic is still listed on our list of "Topics Needed." This will insure there is no duplication. (We don't want anyone to go through the effort of writing an article on a topic already fully covered!) Please also include a target date for completing the entry.

Entries may vary in length between 500 - 2000 words depending on the topic.

Here is an overview of the format they need for submissions:

Title

Author

Author’s affiliation (if applicable)

Article length: no more than 2000 words

Because this is an online resource, hyperlinking to reputable resources elsewhere online or within the NCpedia is highly encouraged.

Images/video/audio (when available and applicable)

References and resources for additional information: (References and additional resources lists do not count towards an article's final word count.)

For the citation format we are using the Chicago Manual of Style: http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html

Author’s recommended “tags” or “subject headings” for the article

Interested in learning more about the NCpedia? Click here!