Call for works
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Hypertext Readings at HT03 in Nottingham,
Aug. 26-30 2003
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Please distribute

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The ACM Hypertext Conferences bring scholars, researchers, authors, critics and poets together with practitioners from a diverse array of disciplines-including computing, literature, law, art, medicine, business, journalism, philosophy, psychology and engineering to consider the form, role, and impact of hypertext and hypermedia. Hypertext 2003 will continue to provide an environment where attendees can exchange and discuss ideas on hypermedia, as well as its design and use in a variety of domains, while also considering the transformative power of hypermedia and its ability to potentially alter the way we read, write, argue, work, exchange information, or entertain ourselves.

The Hypertext Readings at the ACM Hypertext Conferences are an opportunity to present literay and art works to a tech-savvy audience who enjoy the live perfomance of works that are usually encountered on a screen and alone. For artists, the readings are a chance to gather directly the audience's reactions and feedback. And quite simply, Hypertext Readings are Fun.

The Readings aim at presenting the scope of current artistic expression in hypertext/ hypermedia and to acknowledge the development of literary hypertext over the past years: Submissions should be text-based (not necessarily text-only) and navigatable, emphasizing textual aspects, entailments of linkage, interactive interfaces, audio, or user-centered conventions. Artists may read, perform, ask the audience to interact with the text or choose other modes of presentation approriate to their work and the medium. Besides the Readings, there will be an exhibition of works to be perused by conferences attendees at their leisure.

Please direct submissions and proposals by May 30th to
Anja Rau and Donna Leishman at
ht03_readings@ht03.org