ACAWSO Literature Committee Quarterly Meeting Notes 10/12/2021

Prepared by Recording Secretary Suzi B.

1. Goals are to clean up the Lit Com website and create one place online for all meeting minutes.

2. Need volunteers for open positions on Lit Com:
–Literature in Development Subcommittee
–Communications Subcommittee
–Volunteer Coordinator
–Boundaries Study Group Coordinator
–ComLine Chair

3. Lit Com is accepting new submissions from service entities – regions, intergroups, groups
Submit form here: Submission form
First submission: A New Hope guide for new meetings.

4. Loving Parent Guidebook update
–5,000 of 10,000 copies have been sold by WSO
-3,500 copies will ship in UK
–400 copies sold on Amazon; both Kindle and spiral-bound versions available
–Another 10,000 copies have been ordered
–LPG Study Guide has been approved by the board.
–Fellowship comments are invited; no edits will be made till after fellowship review
      https://acawso.org/feedback-on-existing-literature/

5. Backlog update
–Bill of Rights – Letter to writer group to be sent soon. Overview of comments:
add an introduction, rephrase some directive language, some reordering and/or
combination
–Safety Tent Card – Fellowship review comments are being evaluated by a new
reader team
–Mentorship Trifold – Ready for reader team
-Slogans, Affirmations, bookmark – Ready for reader team
6. Expected in next 6 months
–Connections: Giving and Receiving Support in ACA Recover y
–Getting Started – 200-page book for those in first 12-18 months of recovery
–First draft almost ready for beta readers
–Run first draft by Connections Committee
–Ready, Set, Go – introductory program to ACA
–A New Hope – beginners meeting handbook

7. Add “Recommendations for Representative Language” doc to Lit Com website

8. ComLine update
–Proposal for new ComLine blog has been submitted to WSO Board
–Prototype structure is in place
–Committee is discussing the initial 6 categories and whether to
include categories for particular interest groups
–Initial Categories:
–Voices of Recovery
–ACA Toolbox
–Loving Parent
–Sponsorship
–Without Borders
–WSO News

9. Literature Evaluation Team update
–Several new members; half are international (non-USA)
–Team will start addressing backlog
–Reader team review guidelines are in place

10. We discussed possible Fellowship Review topics
–Gentle and loving language
–Refers to ACA as spiritual, not religious, program
–Does it include different views of spirituality and/or spiritual principles
-Topic meets need in the fellowship not already covered
–Inclusive of people from homes where alcohol and drugs were not
present
–Easily translatable
–Clear, concise, avoids redundancy
–At a basic reading level
–Does it avoid assumptions of privilege