LITERATURE COMMITTEE REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 2016
CALL FOR LITERATURE COMMITTEE VOLUNTEERS! TRANSLATORS, WRITERS, EDITORS, PROOFREADERS, ILLUSTRATORS, GRAPHIC DESIGNERS, LAYOUT SPECIALISTS, AND PHOTOGRAPHERS WANTED!!
We have a lot of exciting projects in the works – including enthusiastic teams of volunteers to help us shape the future of ACA.
Global Literature Distribution
Our first shipment of inventory is in transit to Great Britain. Fulfillment will be through Amazon UK. We are also working on a consignment order to Australia.
Literature Evaluation Subcommittee
The new Literature Evaluation Subcommittee is now formed and in action. The team establishes small ad hoc review groups of 2-3 members to review various literature submissions. They meet regularly via teleconference. During this past quarter, subcommittee reviewed five submissions comprising four trifolds and one workbook. Their recommendations will be voted on during the quarterly Literature Committee meeting on October 9. For more information, see (broken link removed)
Strengthening My Recovery e-book
In September we published the daily affirmations book, Strengthening My Recovery. E-pub and MOBI formats are both available for purchase. Sales for September were 9 e-books sold.
ComLine
The 2016 fourth quarter ComLine is available online. We received overwhelming response from adult children around the world. Thank you to all who sent in their stories and shares.
The focus of each issue follows:
- January – March (1st Quarter), Steps 1, 2, 3 and Traditions 1, 2, 3
- April – June (2nd Quarter) Steps 4, 5, 6 and Traditions 4, 5, 6
- July – September (3rd Quarter), Steps 7, 8, 9 and Traditions 7, 8, 9
- October – December (4th Quarter) Steps 10, 11, 12 and Traditions 10, 11, 12
We look for personal stories of experience, strength, and hope. Poems, photographs, and illustrations are also welcome. We especially appreciate shares from adult children from around the world. Please share in the language of your childhood; we will publish your share in your language!
Previous ComLine issues are downloadable for free from http://www.adultchildren.org/comline.
Translations
The Russian BRB is in production. initial layout is nearly complete, and should be ready for translator review by mid-October / early November. All tri-folds and booklets offered for sale in the shopping cart have are translated into Danish, Spanish, Finnish, and Russian. Prepress (layout, formatting, and quality checks prior to printing) is in process.
We continue to add new and updated translations to the free literature for download page. All trifolds in all languages are scheduled for adition to our free literature page. Free downloads are on our site at http://www.adultchildren.org/non-english-literature,
a-BRB
Audio BRB sales sales for September were 95 a-books sold. Total sold is 1,727 a-BRBs.
e-BRB
Sales for September were 207 e-books sold. Total sold is 10,893 e-BRBs.
BRB 10th Anniversary Edition
in the mid-stage of production as an e-book. This promises to be a very exciting release! E-pub and MOBI formats should be available for purchase by the end of 2016.
BRB 10th Anniversary Edition
The 10th Anniversary Edition of the BRB is in production. Basically unchanged from previous printings, it will have an additional section containing the Laundry List, The Other Laundry List, The Flip Side of The Laundry List, and The Flip Side of The Other Laundry List. This edition should be available by the fourth quarter of 2016.
12 Step Workbook Update
The WB update is still in process. Comments and suggestions for updates are currently being reviewed for accuracy and redundancy.
Miscellaneous
About 500 emails were traded both domestically and abroad. Emails continue to cover the scope of literature offerings, suggestions for future publications, translations, printing / reprinting of new and existing products, and the international distribution project.
Our next quarterly Literature Committee(s) meeting is scheduled for October 9, 2016, with a guest speaker who is conversant in trauma and recovery. For information on how to attend this meeting, please visit our repository site at https://www.acawso.org.
Sincerely yours in service,
Larry A., Literature Chair, ACA WSO Trustee
Ines Z., ACA WSO Trustee, Spanish Translation and Group Liaison
Jeffrey P., Chair, European Literature subcommittee
Robin R., Staff
Committee Members
Karen A., Proofreader
Cheryl H., Proofreader, editor
Mardi M. ComLine editor
Patti N., Typesetter
Phyllis R.
Bonnie K-M.
Laura L.
Jennifer B.
Conrad G.
Marietta B.
Shawn D.
Charlie H., Literature Review Subcommittee
Precious, Literature Review Subcommittee
Mary, Literature Review Subcommittee
Committee Members / Translation Volunteers
Pippi N., Danish Translation Coordinator, Denmark
Anna J., Polish Translation Contributor/Polish Fellowship, UK
Christine D., French Translation Contributor, Canada
Henry G., Finnish Translation Contributor, Finland
Anna, Finnish Translation Contributor, Finland
Hannah M., Finnish Translation Contributor, Finland
Hiroko I., Japanese Translation Contributor, Japan
Ines Z., Spanish Translation Contributor, USA
Keiko D., Japanese Translation Contributor, Japan
Nastya, Russian Translation Coordinator, Russia
Christine B., German Translation Contributor, Germany
Xanthi T., Greek Translation Coordinator, Greece
Susanne B, Swedish Translation Contributor, Sweden
Ausra, Latvian Translation Contributor, Latvia
Atilla, Turkish Translation Coordinator, Turkey
Monia, Italian Translation Coordinator, Italy
Valentina, Italian Translation Contributor, Italy
Alex, Dutch Translation Coordinator, Netherlands,
Desiree V., Dutch Translation Contributor, Netherlands
Bruno, Portuguese Translator, Brasil/USA
Ongoing Translation Groups
Finnish
Swedish
Lithuanian
Latvian
Danish
Italian
Hungarian
Turkish
Russian
Japanese
Bulgarian
Norwegian
German
Portuguese
Greek
Arabic
Dutch
Polish
Spanish
French
Estonian
From a space of love, I give service in ACA so that every Adult Child seeking recovery may find a safe place.
