LITERATURE COMMITTEE REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 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 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.
ComLine
The 1st Quarter 2017 ComLine is in production, and is scheduled for publication the first week of January. We are now accepting submissions for the 2nd Quarter 2017 ComLine; submissions are due by March 1, 2016. .
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
Layout of the Russian BRB complete; it is undergoing a quality check and revisions prior to linguistic/translator review. Swedish Newcomer booklet is complete and ready for press. Castilian Spanish BRB is undergoing linguistic review; we anticipate offering it as an e-book in January. International Spanish BRB is being prepared for press, to be completed by January. Alltri-folds and booklets offered for sale in the shopping cart are translated to Danish, Spanish, Finnish, and Russian. Prepress (layout, formatting, and quality checks prior to publishing, both online and print) is in process. We also have translations from Greece, Sweden, and Italy to layout for distribution.
We continue to add new and updated translations to the free literature for download page. All trifolds in all English LTR and A4 are with the website developers for addition to our free literature page. All languages will be available for free as they are completed. Free downloads are on our site at http://www.adultchildren.org/non-english-literature,
Strengthening My Recovery e-book
E-book sales for October were 74 books. Total sold is 187 books.
a-BRB
Audio BRB sales sales for October were 80 a-books sold. Total sold is 1,876 a-BRBs.
e-BRB
Sales for October were 181 e-books sold. Total sold is 11,304 e-BRBs.
BRB 10th Anniversary Edition
The 10th Anniversary Edition of the BRB is being printed, and on its way to our distribution center. 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
More than 600 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, digital offerings, and the international distribution project.
Our next quarterly Literature Committee(s) meeting is tentatively scheduled for January 15, 2017, 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,
Charlie H., Co-Chair, Literature Committee
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
Bonnie K-M.
Laura L.
Jennifer B.
Conrad G.
Marietta B.
Shawn D.
Charlie H., Literature Review Subcommittee
Mary, Literature Review Subcommittee
Harold S., 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.