{"id":82270,"date":"2022-04-18T09:48:18","date_gmt":"2022-04-18T13:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aa87.org\/?p=82270"},"modified":"2022-05-25T10:17:42","modified_gmt":"2022-05-25T14:17:42","slug":"call-for-stories-fourth-edition-of-the-big-book-alcoholicos-anonimos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aa87.org\/en\/call-for-stories-fourth-edition-of-the-big-book-alcoholicos-anonimos\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for stories \u2013 Fourth Edition of the Big Book Alcoh\u00f3licos An\u00f3nimos"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"82270\" class=\"elementor elementor-82270 elementor-82255\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-544764b1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"544764b1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f22699c\" data-id=\"1f22699c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6adf3dbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6adf3dbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In keeping with the recommendation of the 2021 General Service Conference that \u201ca Fourth Edition of the Spanish-language Big Book, Alcoh\u00f3licos An\u00f3nimos, be developed, including updated stories that better reflect the current membership, and that a progress report be presented to the 2022 General Service Conference,\u201d the trustees\u2019 Literature Committee is seeking stories of recovery from members of the Hispanic community in the A.A. structure in the United States and Canada.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b822622 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7b822622\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6774c7ca\" data-id=\"6774c7ca\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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to submit your story :\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-accordion-toggle-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='pp-accordion-toggle-icon-close pp-icon'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='pp-accordion-toggle-icon-open pp-icon'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"pp-accordion-tab-content-2101\" class=\"pp-accordion-tab-content pp-accordion-tab-active-default\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"pp-accordion-tab-title-2101\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Instructions for submitting your manuscript:<\/h3><p><strong>Deadline:<\/strong> Please submit on or before December 15, 2022.<\/p><p><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:4LGHistorias@aa.org\">4LGHistorias@aa.org<\/a><\/p><p><strong>Subject Line:<\/strong> \u00ab Fourth Edition Spanish \u00bb<\/p><p><strong>Postal Mail:<\/strong> Attn. Literature Assignment, General Service Office, Box 459, Grand Central Station, New York, NY 10163<\/p><p><strong>On the envelope:<\/strong> The words \u201cFourth Edition Spanish\u201d should be written on the envelope and at the top of the first page of the manuscript.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"pp-accordion-tab-title-2102\" class=\"pp-accordion-tab-title\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"pp-accordion-tab-content-2102\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-accordion-title-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-accordion-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVirtual table of documents\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-accordion-toggle-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='pp-accordion-toggle-icon-close pp-icon'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='pp-accordion-toggle-icon-open pp-icon'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"pp-accordion-tab-content-2102\" class=\"pp-accordion-tab-content\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"pp-accordion-tab-title-2102\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa87.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Memo_4th-Edition-BB_EN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Call for stories<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"pp-accordion-tab-title-2103\" class=\"pp-accordion-tab-title\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"pp-accordion-tab-content-2103\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-accordion-title-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-accordion-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDescription of the request\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-accordion-toggle-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='pp-accordion-toggle-icon-close pp-icon'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='pp-accordion-toggle-icon-open pp-icon'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"pp-accordion-tab-content-2103\" class=\"pp-accordion-tab-content\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"pp-accordion-tab-title-2103\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The committee is seeking stories of recovery from a wide representation of the Hispanic community. Stories of recovery may also include:<\/p><ul><li>Ethnic, cultural, gender and LGBTQ diversity<\/li><li>Diversity of social status<\/li><li>Experiences of sobriety during the pandemic<\/li><li>Newcomer and old-timer experiences<\/li><li>Accessibility experiences<\/li><li>Spiritual experiences<\/li><li>A.A. meetings on virtual platforms<\/li><li>Sobriety and mental health<\/li><\/ul><p>Suggested format for typed manuscripts is 3,500 words, double-spaced, in 12-point type. Handwritten stories should be approximately 5-6 pages.<\/p><p>Please include your full name, postal and email address, and phone number on the first page of your manuscript. 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