Help Wanted
with COMBAT
Magazine
Although the editorial staff has experience of both real and
paper wars, and are jealous guardians of free speech
prerogatives, we make no claims of omniscience or infallibility
... we sure as hell ain't perfect and got the scars to prove
it! We consequently seek associates with specialized
competence and limited expertise to supplement probable lacunae
or known deficiencies.
An associate shall be compatible with the extant staff, and
sympathetic to their undertaking, being cognizant of the
nonpartisan and nonsectarian limitations imposed by our not
for profit status. These associates, like all other
staffers, must advance the magazine's mission and comply with the
editorial strictures, as publicly proclaimed and uniformly
applied. These colleagues shall be not unlike other contributors
submitting previously unpublished original work for first
serialization, with all rights reverting after the current
period of exclusivity, except for the obligation
to submit compositions of acceptable quality and style for
every issue. No contributing editors
shall be considered an employee submitting work for
hire. Compensation shall be, when fully funded by
sponsorship, calculated at the same rate as all other
contributions.
We presently envision departments devoted to select subjects
which would augment our primary theme. Each department would be
addressed by a columnist, hopefully a person with combat
or military experience, who is sufficiently knowledgeable in his
field to make the arcane comprehensible to our audience of
sagacious readers, who may not be experts but are probably
professionals in their own field. Our literary magazine is
neither a scholarly journal nor a meretricious tabloid, so our
authors must write between the lines, where it is most
hazardous.
Pending the appointment of a suitable columnist, the
proposed departments are:
- composition ... on the grammar and style of
prose and poetry writing appertaining to military themes;
- psychology ... on the attitudes of
combatants and the effects of exposure to violence;
- book review ... surveys of relevant
literature and applicable texts, ancient and modern;
- heraldry ... on the symbolism and lore of
military insignia, decorations, and uniforms;
- law ... on military codes, courts martial,
and international agreements;
- military history ... on the evolution of
weapons and tactics, and their recurrence;
- caricature ... sardonic or ironic sketches
depicting wartime situations and military life;
- photography ... images that encapsulate the
military lifestyle and its environs.
We are open to further recommendations, and to specific
applications for particular positions.
And, the editorial staff of COMBAT is always
interested in reading good stories, essays, and poetry about
lives touched by war. These submissions, possessing a timeless
and international scope, should focus on making sense of wartime
chaos. They should be composed with good development, good
characterization, good representation, good plotting, good
imagery, and good voice, since, as a theme, there is
nothing more dramatic or speculative than war.
The editorial staff of COMBAT magazine may be
contacted at:
and
P.O. Box 3, Circleville, WV 26804 USA.
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