The Willamette Heritage Center invites submission of manuscripts for publication in the summer issue of its bi-annual publication, Willamette Valley Voices: Connecting Generations, scheduled for release in August 2013. The publication’s mission is to provide a showcase for scholarly writing pertaining to the history and heritage of the Willamette Valley, south of Portland. Its purpose is to promote historical scholarship focused on the communities of the area.

The theme for the summer 2013 issue is “waterways.” Examples of history/heritage topics related to waterways include, but are by no means limited to, flooding events, environmental issues and reactions, water-powered industry, fisheries, dam construction, boats and boating, transportation, recreation, irrigation (man-made extensions or manipulations of water), water management/drought, or water-related attractions and tourism.

Articles should be both scholarly and understandable to a broad readership, and based on original research of a documentary, analytical or interpretive nature. Abstracts will be accepted through Sunday, March 17th and should be a maximum of 200 words. If accepted for publication, final papers are due Saturday, May 25, 2013 and should be between 4,000 and 10,000 words in length, with Chicago Style footnotes. All articles must be an original work and not previously published.

Annually, the Willamette Heritage Center offers two awards for the best graduate student contributions to Willamette Valley Voices. Winners are to be announced at the WHC’s Annual Meeting each February. For 2013, the awards will be $100 each. To qualify, authors must be enrolled graduate students at the time their article is submitted.

For more information about the Willamette Heritage Center please visit the Center’s website at www.willametteheritage.org

For submissions contact: Keni Sturgeon, Curator, Willamette Heritage Center at The Mill, email, 503-585-7012 ext. 257. Â