"It was a pivotal moment in my career as a technical communicator. Technology took on a new dimension, sparking a desire to tackle challenges in ways I'd never imagined-or believed myself capable of." - Patricia Carmel #IsraelTech #CareerMilestones #OvercomingChallenges a.co/d/0gOwjt1m
Sharon Burton
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Inland SoCal woman, having a great time. My current project is editing a series of books about regular people who created the technology of our lives. See XMLPress.net for details or buy the latest book at a.co/d/0gDZKOhN.
Today is the final, we can't extend it further, deadline to submit your story to the "Women in Engineering" anthology from XML Press. We are accepting first-person essays from retired or near-retirement women engineers until midnight. Final submissions can be pasted directly into the form now.
Final call. The submission portal for the "Women in Engineering" anthology closes tomorrow, July 31, 2026. Let's make sure women tell our own history. Final submissions can be pasted directly into the form now.
Final deadline day. The submission portal for the "Women in Engineering" anthology closes tonight. If you are a retired or near-retirement woman engineer, this is your final chance to submit your 3,000-word first-person historical account. Don't let your legacy be left out. Paste your text now:
"The history of this field is written in the late nights we spent making sure a user wouldn't feel frustrated or lost." - Miriam F. Williams #UserHappiness #TechCommHistory #Dedication a.co/d/0gOwjt1m
The window is shutting. The submission portal for the "Women in Engineering" anthology closes tomorrow, July 31, 2026. If you're a retired woman engineer with a story about the real work you did, paste your text into the form now. Let's make sure our history is written by us, not about us.
"Innovation in technical communication often comes from looking at what everyone else is ignoring and finding a way to make it better." - Danielle M. Villegas #Innovation #ContinuousImprovement #FreshPerspective a.co/d/0gOwjt1m
The call for writers is in its final days. Veteran women engineers: your career history matters, and it deserves to be preserved in your own words. Submit your 3,000-word essay to the "Women in Engineering" anthology from XML Press. Portal closes July 31, 2026. Link below.
Zero AI text allowed. We want your actual, lived brain on the page. The "Women in Engineering" anthology is seeking first-person essays from retired or near-retirement women engineers. 3,000 words on the tools, the biases, and the wins. Form closes July 31, 2026. Guidelines via wieeditor@gmail.com.
Less than a week remains. The submission portal for the "Women in Engineering" anthology closes July 31, 2026. Edited by Sharon Burton for XML Press, this volume is dedicated entirely to first-person narratives from retired women engineers. Bring your unfiltered truth. Paste your essay here:
"I never set out to be a pioneer; I just set out to do a job that I found fascinating every single day." - JoAnn T. Hackos #Pioneers #JobSatisfaction #FascinatingCareers a.co/d/0gOwjt1m
What are you most proud of in your complete body of engineering work? Veteran women engineers at or near retirement: put your achievements on the record. Submit your 3,000-word essay to the "Women in Engineering" anthology before the July 31, 2026 deadline. Form is live below.
"Technical writing is the art of taking something complex and making it appear simple without losing the necessary detail." - Brenda Huettner #WritingSkills #SimplifyingComplexity #ContentCreation a.co/d/0gOwjt1m
We want to give your real history a permanent home. The "Women in Engineering" anthology from XML Press is accepting essays from retired or near-retirement women engineers. Deadline is extrended to July 31, 2026. Submit your text below.
To all retired software, computer, mechanical, electrical, and aerospace engineers identifying as women: don't leave your history to corporate archives. Submit a 3,000-word first-person essay to the "Women in Engineering" anthology before July 31, 2026. Form is open below.
"The transition from mainframes to AI has been wild, but the core mission remains the same: helping people solve problems with tools." - Julie MacAller #AI #TechEvolution #MainframesToAI a.co/d/0gOwjt1m
We are assembling a definitive, permanent record of the women who built modern engineering infrastructure. If you are close to retirement or retired, your career belongs in this book. "Women in Engineering" anthology from XML Press is open until July 31, 2026. Link below.
Did you face barriers or everyday institutional nonsense that your male coworkers never dealt with? Tell us how you worked around it. "Women in Engineering" anthology is taking first-person essays from retired women engineers. 3k words. Deadline July 31, 2026. Form link below.
"The generation of women in this book is the first generation with the expectation of professional careers to support themselves and their families. They carved their lives while breaking ground." - Foreword #PioneeringWomen #CareerExpectations #History a.co/d/0gOwjt1m
"I think I expected my career to be linear, to follow a traditional path, up and to the right. That idea derailed pretty early, forcing me to redefine what success looked like in a shifting market." - Susan Tacker #CareerResilience #SuccessRedefined #MarketShifts a.co/d/0gOwjt1m
The deadline is approaching. The submission window for the "Women in Engineering" anthology closes July 31, 2026. If you're a retired woman engineer across any discipline, write down your 3,000-word account and submit it. Let's preserve our history accurately in our own words.
When tech history gets recorded, the women who did the real work get sidelined. Let's change that permanently. "Women in Engineering" from XML Press is an anthology written entirely by veteran women engineers near retirement. 3k words. Closes July 31, 2026. Portal link below.
"The best technical communication doesn't just provide information; it builds trust with the user by respecting their time and intelligence." - Janice (Ginny) Redish #PlainLanguage #Trust #UserRespect a.co/d/0gOwjt1m
How did you choose your discipline, and how did you feel during your very first week on the engineering job? Veteran women engineers near or at retirement: your raw experiences are vital history. Submit your 3,000-word essay to the "Women in Engineering" anthology before July 31, 2026.
No corporate filters, no polished PR statements, just real historical accounts from women who spent their life in the field. Sharon Burton is editing the "Women in Engineering" anthology for XML Press. 3,000-word essays from retired women engineers. Deadline July 31, 2026.
What is the proudest achievement of your engineering career? If you are a woman engineer near retirement or retired, put your legacy on the permanent record. The "Women in Engineering" anthology is accepting 3,000-word essays until July 31, 2026. Query: wieeditor@gmail.com.
"You cannot be a good technical communicator if you are afraid to ask 'stupid' questions. Those are usually the questions the users have, too." - Randee Napp #AskQuestions #UserAdvocacy #Curiosity a.co/d/0gOwjt1m
If you know a retired woman engineer who built foundational systems and dealt with industry barriers, tell her to write her story down. The "Women in Engineering" anthology strictly seeks first-person essays (3k words). Form open through July 31, 2026. Share the link today.
Stop letting history treat women engineers like rare exceptions. We did the core work. If you're near retirement or retired, submit your 3,000-word first-person essay to the "Women in Engineering" anthology from XML Press. Portal open through July 31, 2026. Link below.
From drafting tables to computing shifts: your engineering career witnessed massive structural updates. Document that specific evolution. The "Women in Engineering" anthology is taking 3,000-word plain text essays from retired women engineers until July 31, 2026. Portal link below.