From: "Jean LeGwin - AAW Board of Directors"
To:
Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 2:15 PM
Subject: AAW Appoints Editor for 25th Anniversary Book


Hello Mike,

Please forward this message to your chapter members.

AAW Appoints Editor for 25th Anniversary Book

Richmond, VA - The Board of Directors of the American Association of
Woodturners has appointed John Kelsey, of Lancaster, PA, to be editor and
project manager for its 25th anniversary book.

The 25th anniversary book, which will be available in time for the AAW's
2011 conference in St. Paul, MN, will record the organization's history
and recount the role of its members in the evolution of woodturning as an
art form. According to its mission statement, the 256-page book will also
examine the growth of turning as an amateur activity, and the place of
woodturning in the context of American and international craft and
culture.

The 25th anniversary book will emphasize personal stories by diverse
voices, and will be illustrated throughout with photographs of work, AAW
members, and AAW events. It will be a beautifully produced and
manufactured volume.

Kelsey, 62 and an amateur woodturner himself, is a professional journalist
and editor with a long resume in the woodworking and woodturning fields.
During the early 1970s, Kelsey participated in several of the early
woodturning symposia that were organized by Albert LeCoff and Palmer
Sharpless and that led to the formation of the AAW in 1983.

From 1976 until 1984, Kelsey was editor of Fine Woodworking magazine, at
the time the only journal covering the woodturning field. In its pages he
first introduced Bob Stocksdale, Peter Child, Richard Raffan, Mark and
Melvin Lindquist, Stephen Hogbin, and David Ellsworth to the woodworking
world. Since then he has been publisher at Cambium Press, and a freelance
manager of many publishing projects.

"I'm delighted to accept this assignment," Kelsey told the board during
its Richmond meeting in February 2008. "It's a chance to come full circle
about events and people who have been very important to me personally as
well as to the AAW and its members. Plus it's going to be a lot of fun."

Since the February meeting, Kelsey has appointed Maura Zimmer of
Providence, RI, as art director for the project. Zimmer and Kelsey had
previously worked together on the Furniture Studio series of book
published by The Furniture Society.

Kelsey and Jean LeGwin, AAW board member and chairman of its publications
committee, are organizing an editorial advisory board to help guide the
project. They also have been working with long-time AAW member Steve Loar
on the outline for the 25th anniversary volume.

During the summer of 2008, Kelsey will begin to commission and gather
material for the 256-page anniversary volume. This work will continue
through 2008 and most of 2009, with page layout scheduled to begin in
early 2010.

The 25th anniversary volume will be offered to AAW members at a special
pre-publication price, and it will be distributed to book stores through
Fox Chapel Publishing of East Petersburg, PA.

AAW members who would like to participate in the project are invited to
get directly in touch with the editorial team: email
editorkelsey@gmail.com.

Thanks