STC is proud to announce the creation of two awards to be first presented at the 2014 Technical Communication Summit, 18–21 May, in Phoenix, AZ.
At its September meeting, the STC Board of Directors approved two new honors for contributors to Intercom magazine: one for the best article of the year and one for the best guest-edited issue of the year. These awards join the Frank R. Smith Award (honoring articles in the Technical Communication journal) to highlight the many outstanding contributions to STC publications.
“I’m thrilled that the Board approved these awards,” exclaimed Intercom Editor Liz Pohland. “The quality of articles I receive from our members is already outstanding, and these awards will contribute to further elevating that quality. I’m also extremely happy that we’ll be able to publicly highlight the author and editor of the best article and best guest-edited issue each year! I look forward to presenting the first awards in Phoenix.”
Intercom accepts submissions from both members and nonmembers and invites all to contribute to an upcoming issue. See the 2014 editorial calendar below, and visit http://intercom.stc.org/write-for-intercom for more information on our submission process and requirements. Even if your article idea doesn’t fit one of the themes, please still send it in—not all articles in an issue are on the monthly theme.
January 2014
Personal Productivity: Work Smarter, Not Harder
Submissions due: 11/1/2013
Ads due: 11/15/2013
February 2014
Plain Language and Information Design: Case Studies
Guest Editor Karen Schriver
Submissions due: 12/1/2013
Ads due: 12/15/2013
March 2014
Career Planning: Transitioning, Cross-Functional Roles, Professional Development and Education, Social Networking and Job Hunting
Submissions due: 1/1/2014
Ads due: 1/15/2014
April 2014
The Bleeding Edge: Emerging Trends and Technologies
Guest Editor Neil Perlin
Submissions due: 2/1/2014
Ads due: 2/15/2014
May 2014
Content Is a Business Asset: Content Marketing, Branding, Metrics, Value
Guest Editor Jack Molisani
Submissions due: 3/1/2014
Ads due: 3/15/2014
June 2014
The Art of Professional Writing: Technical Writing and Rhetoric, Writing for Industry, Manufacturing Writing, Medical Writing, Policies and Procedures
Submissions due: 4/1/2014
Ads due: 4/15/2014
July/August 2014
Content Strategy: Converting Legacy Content, Conducting a Content Analysis
Submissions due: 5/1/2014
Ads due: 5/15/2014
September 2014
API Documentation
Guest Editor Tom Johnson
Submissions due: 7/1/2014
Ads due: 7/15/2014
October 2014
Rescue Me! How to Rescue Troubled Technical Communication Projects and Teams
Submissions due: 8/1/2014
Ads due: 8/15/2014
November/December 2014
Agile Technical Communication: Using Methodology from Agile Software Development for Agile Technical Documentation and Agile Teams
Submissions due: 10/1/2014
Ads due: 10/15/2014
