Our call for submissions is open for almost two more weeks. We’ve been receiving some exciting proposals – there are so many of you doing engaged and thoughtful explorations in and around embryological development.

Better late than never, we have compiled a list of Frequently Asked Questions, which you can find on the home page. If you’re thinking of putting in a proposal, please read through these FAQs and the questions on the submission form – it can help clarify what we’re looking for and what we know so far about the process.

Embryology has been described as being like origami – you can’t do step 5 until you do step 4 – because the form at step 3 is a very different pattern, a different organization. This book creation process feels similar – each step will determine the next, and the final creation will be the result of an evolutionary process of folding and unfolding, knowing itself as it grows. We’re holding the vision and also holding the unknown.

We are very excited to begin crafting this book.

In some ways, the crafting has already begun. It began a few months ago with the idea for a book on experiential embryology, and we three have had many hours of conversations, collaborative editing and envisioning already. Now we are ready to put out the invitation, gather contributions, and see how the pieces might begin to fit together. An embryo begins with a cell (or two), but it’s when there are many cells priming and shaping space in community that things get interesting. One of our essential values as teachers, writers and editors is that there is no one narrative that can capture the complex choreography of human embryology. We want to gather multiple perspectives, voices, and images, to curate and craft something useful and inspiring for continued exploration.

The call for proposals opens on October 1st and will be open through December 15th, 2021. Get your thinking caps on!