College’s Community Journal Accepting Works for Spring

The Elephant-ear, a community journal produced by the School of Humanities at Irvine Valley College, is accepting submissions for its Spring, 1989, issue.

All Orange County residents are encouraged to submit work. Categories include:

Nonfiction (including essays, interviews, reviews, autobiographical sketches and journal excerpts): Submit no more than two works, each no more than 25 double-spaced pages.

Fiction (stories, novel excerpts, etc.): Submit no more than two works, each no more than 25 double-spaced pages.

Poetry: Submit no more than five poems per author.

Art: Any work that can be reproduced in black and white will be considered. Artists should contact Elaine Rubenstein, managing editor, at (714) 559-3337 to arrange for their work to be reviewed.

All manuscripts must be typed and submitted in duplicate. The writer’s name should not appear on the work. As each submission arrives, it will be assigned a number. Each work will then be read and ranked by editorial board members before selections are made.

All writers and artists who provide a self-addressed, stamped envelope will be notified after April 15 whether their work has been accepted for publication. Copies of the 1989 issue will be available at the college in May.

Manuscripts and queries should be addressed to The Elephant-ear, School of Humanities, Irvine Valley College, 5500 Irvine Center Drive, Irvine, Calif. 92720. For further information, call Rubenstein.

Foreign Honor: Armand J. Labbe, chief curator of Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, was honored at a reception celebrating the publication of the Spanish-language version of his book “Colombia Before Columbus” at the Museum del Oro in Bogota, Colombia.

The Spanish edition, published by Carlos Valencia Editores of Bogota, is an expanded, updated version of the award-winning English edition published by Rizzoli International in New York. Labbe’s research for both editions was supported by the Americas Foundation and Bowers Museum.

Independent Writers: The Orange County section of the Independent Writers of Southern California will discuss “How to Be a Successful Free-Lance Travel Writer” at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 9 at The Times Orange County office, 1375 Sunflower Ave., Costa Mesa. Admission is free to members, $10 for non-members. Reservations may be made by calling Gisela Meier, (714) 748-0530.

Speakers will be Barbara Horngren and Carol Leigh. Horngren is a free-lance travel writer and former travel editor for the Christian Science Monitor. Leigh is co-author of “Photographer’s Guide to California” and “Photographer’s Guide to Los Angeles.” She will give tips on taking effective photos to accompany travel articles.

Independent Writers of Southern California is open to writers who earn all or part of their income through free-lancing. The group provides support, information, networking and professional services to its members.

Writer Signed: Jo-Ann Mapson of Costa Mesa, winner of the 1986 California Short Story Award, has signed with Pacific Writers Press of Irvine for a collection of short fiction. The collection, titled “Fault Line,” will be out in the Spring.

Lead Novel: Elizabeth George, whose first mystery for Bantam, “A Great Deliverance,” was published in May, recently learned that her second mystery, “Payment in Blood,” will be the lead novel for the publisher’s new line of books, Bantam New Mysteries. The line debuts next September.