OVERVIEW
A literary forum of Indian English writers, entitled Guild of Indian English Writers, Editors and Critics (GIEWEC) was established on 24 September 2010 at Thodupuzha, Kerala, India. It was registered on 13 October 2010.
MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION
(This society is registered under Societies Registration Act 1955)
I. Name of the Society: Guild of Indian English Writers, Editors and Critics (GIEWEC)
II. Office of the Society: Kannappilly House, Thodupuzha East P.O. Kerala, India, Pin: 685585,
III. Address: Guild of Indian English Writers, Editors and Critics (GIEWEC), Kannappilly House, Thodupuzha East, P.O. Kerala, India, Pin: 685585
IV. Area of Operation: Idukki District, Kerala, India
IV. Objectives of the Society
This Guild will be a non-profit-making institution aimed at promoting Indian English literature through the members’ creative and critical writings and by editing and publishing books and journals. Without prejudice to the generality of the above object, the following shall be the aims and objectives of the Guild:
1. Promote Indian English Literature in general
2. Publish an international refereed biannual journal entitled Writers Editors Critics for the contributions of the members
3. Inspire and enlighten the members in creative and critical writing
4. Assist Ph.D. scholars in thesis writing
5. Make the members aware of research methodology and the latest documentation style
6. Conduct annual conferences at various States
7. Award the best poet, the best novelist, the best short story writer, the best critic, and the best editor every year from among the members
8. Assist the members in getting their articles published in other journals
9. Help the members in getting their books published by established publishers
10. Convince the Minister, HRD, GOI and all the States, Commissioners/Secretaries, HRD, curriculum/syllabus committees of universities and schools to include creative writings of 21st century Indian English writers also in the syllabi
The names and addresses of the executive committee during 2010-2011
| Sl. No. | Name and Address | Designation | Occupation |
| 1 | Prof. Rajkamal Shiromani 401, Anjana Apartments, SHASTRINAGAR | President | Rtd. Professor, Writer and Editor |
| 2 | Dr. K. V. Dominic Associate Professor of English Thodupuzha East P.O. Kerala - 685585 | Secretary | Professor |
| 3 | Prof. M. A. Jeyaraju Professor of English, Gandhigram Rural University, Gandhigram, Dindigul Dist, Tamilnadu, Pin: 624 302 | Vice President | Professor |
| 4 | Dr. Sangeeta Sharma Associate Professor of English, | Vice President | Professor |
| 6 | Prof. Laxmi Prasad Associate Professor of English , | Treasurer | Professor |
| 7 | Dr. Jaydeep Sarangi Associate Professor of English, Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri College (Calcutta University), 30, Tollygunge, Prince Anwar Shah Road, Kolkata-33 | Editor | Professor |
| 8 | Dr. Sarojini Sahoo B/10, Officers’ Colony Brajrajnagar Jharsuguda, Orissa- 768 225 | Ex. Co. Member | Professor |
| 9 | Dr. Lata Mishra Associate Professor, Department of English Govt. KRG (Autonomous) PG College, | Ex. Co. Member | Professor |
| 10 | Dr. S. Kumaran Assistant Professor of English, Anna Melpakkam-604 001. Tamilnadu. | Ex. Co. Member | Professor |
| 11 | Dr. Joji John Panicker Department of English, | Ex. Co. Member | Professor |
Resolution
The persons mentioned above have decided to formulate a Guild in the name “Guild of Indian English Writers, Editor and Critics.” Its objectives are mentioned in the previous pages and its motive is purely non-profit-making. The decision to register this Guild as per the Act XII of Travancore-Cochin Literary-Scientific and Charitable Societies Registration of 1955 was taken at the meeting conducted on 24th September 2010.
The names and addresses of the executive committee during 2011-2012
| Sl No. | Name | Address | Designation |
| 1. | Prof. Rajkamal Shiromani | Editor, IJELL & MD, ICLLC 401, Anjana Apartments, SHASTRINAGAR | President |
| 2 | Dr. K. V. Dominic | Kannappilly House, Thodupuzha East P.O. Kerala - 685585 | Secretary |
| 3 | Prof. M. A. Jeyaraju | Professor of English, Gandhigram Rural University, Gandhigram, Dindigul Dist, Tamilnadu, Pin: 624 302 | Vice President |
| 4 | Dr. Jaydeep Sarangi | Associate Professor English, | Vice President |
| 5 | Dr. Joji John Panicker | Department of English, | Joint Secretary |
| 6 | Dr. S. Kumaran | Assistant Professor of English, Anna Melpakkam-604 001. Tamilnadu. | Treasurer |
| 7 | P C K Prem | P C K Prem, Katoch Cottage (Mian Luder-Mahant House), Chanakyapuri, Palampur-176061, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh | Executive Committee Member |
| 8 | Dr. T. Sai Chandra Mouli | Dr. T. S. Chandra Mouli A/93, Bapuji Nagar Nacharam, Hyderabad - 500076 | Executive Committee Member |
| 9 | Dr. Lata Mishra | Associate Professor, Department of English Govt. KRG (Autonomous) PG College, | Executive Committee Member |
Bye-Law (Rules and Regulations)
(This Guild is registered under Societies Registration Act 1955)
I. Name of the Society: Guild of Indian English Writers, Editors and Critics (GIEWEC)
II. Office of the Society: Kannappilly House, Thodupuzha East P.O., Kerala, India, Pin: 685585
III. Address: Guild of Indian English Writers, Editors and Critics (GIEWEC), Kannappilly House, Thodupuzha East P.O., Kerala, India, Pin: 685585
IV. Area of Operation: Idukki District, Kerala, India
V. Objectives of the Society
This Guild will be a non-profit-making institution aimed at promoting Indian English literature through the members’ creative and critical writings and by editing and publishing books and journals. Without prejudice to the generality of the above object, the following shall be the aims and purposes of the Guild:
1. Promote Indian English Literature in general
2. Publish a refereed biannual journal entitled Writers Editors Critics for the contributions of the members
3. Inspire and enlighten the members in creative and critical writing
4. Assist Ph.D. scholars in thesis writing
5. Make the members aware of research methodology and the latest documentation style
6. Conduct annual conferences at various States
7. Award the best poet, the best novelist, the best short story writer, the best critic, and the best editor every year from among the members
8. Assist the members in getting their articles published in other journals
9. Help the members in getting their books published by established publishers
10. Convince the Minister, HRD, GOI and all the States, Commissioners/Secretaries, HRD, curriculum/syllabus committees of universities and schools to include creative writings of 21st century Indian English writers also in the syllabi
VI. Membership
The membership of the Guild is restricted to Indian English writers, editors, critics, publishers, college/university/High School/Higher Secondary School teachers, and Ph. D. Research scholars researching on Indian Languages, dialects and English literature. There are two types of memberships—Life and annual.
Life membership of the Guild – Rs. 5000 (including subscription of the journal for a period of eight years)
Annual Membership of the Guild - Rs. 1000 (including subscription of the journal)
The membership of the Guild is subject to the following conditions:
1) He/She should be a citizen of India. Foreign nationals can subscribe to the guilds journal, Writers Editors Critics.
2) The member should be minimum a graduate
3) The member should pay the prescribed membership fee
4) He/She should abide by the rules and regulations of the Guild and should not indulge in actions which are against the goodwill and reputation of the Guild. He/She should abstain himself/herself from baseless accusation and defamation of the office and the office bearers. He/She should not be engaged in any activity detrimental to the objectives of the Guild. If a member is thus found guilty, the President has the power to take disciplinary action against him/her and even cancel his/her membership
5) Total number of members of the Guild shall not be less than twenty. A member will lose his membership if he/she disqualifies himself/herself on any of the above grounds.
6) One can also resign from the Guild by giving notice and the Guild may accept such request provided he/she has no dues to the Guild and he/she is not in custody of any property or valuables o the Guild.
7) Every person who desires to become a member of the Guild shall send a request to the Secretary, and the Secretary will request him/her to remit the membership fee into the account of the Guild either online or through DD drawn in favour of the Guild.
VII. Funds of the Guild
The funds of the Guild shall be raised by way of:
a. Membership fee
b. Annual subscription of the Journal
c. Donations from members and non-members
VIII. General Body
The Guild shall convene General Body meeting of all the members in the month of September every year. As it is a pan Indian Guild, the general body will be held every year rotationally in different States. The quorum for the general body meeting shall be 1/3 of the eligible members in the membership roll of the guild or fifteen numbers whichever is less. The executive committee on its own initiative or on written request from 1/3 of the eligible members shall convene a special body meeting to transact special or urgent business.
IX. Powers and Duties of the General Body
1. The ultimate authority of the society vests in the general body. General body will decide by simple majority on all matters not specifically delegated to the Executive Committee under the rules
2. The tenure of the present executive committee is one year. There will be only nine members in the executive committee. The general body shall elect from themselves the new President of the Guild every year. He/she in turn will immediately thereafter conduct the election of eight members of the executive committee. The tenure of the second and succeeding committees will be one year. However the executive committee can propose to the general body to remove any member from the executive committee for dereliction of duty or misconduct and the general body has the power to remove him/her from the committee at any time.
3. Since GIEWEC is a pan Indian association an executive committee member shall be in touch with the Office at Thodupuzha either through phone calls or email or print letters and shall respond to all the letters sent to him/her from the office by email. Dereliction of this duty will lead him/her to lose his executive committee membership.
4. The annual report and the annual accounts of the Guild duly approved by the executive committee and audited by the auditor appointed by the executive committee in the case of first year accounts and subsequent years by the auditor appointed by the annual general body shall be presented to the general body for consideration and approval.
5. The general body shall have the power to approve the budget presented by the executive committee with or without modification.
6. It shall also lay down policy guidelines, future activities of the Guild and suggestions for improving the internal management including the disciplinary matters.
7. The general body of the society may authorize or delegate the powers in these respects including the preparation of necessary bye-laws, rules and regulations for the proper management of its affairs wherever required to the President/Executive Committee.
8. The General Body shall appoint an Auditor for the Society and the period of appointment shall be for one year except in the case of first year.
X. Management
The management of the Guild shall vest in the Executive Committee consisting of the President and eight members elected by the General Body from among the members. The headquarters of the Guild will be the residence of Dr. K. V. Dominic (Kannappilly House) at Thodupuzha East, Kerala, India.
The Executive Committee shall prepare a list of members and keep it open at the office of the Guild during the office hours. It shall keep a copy of Societies Registration Act and Rules, Memorandum of Association and Rules and Regulations, bye-laws for the inspection of the same by the members. The executive committee shall conduct the affairs of the society in accordance with the objectives and policies defined and the rules and regulations as amended from time to time. The quorum of the Executive Committee shall be including the President/Vice Presidents. The committee shall meet as often as required.
Each member of the executive committee shall have one vote and in case of quality of votes, the president shall a casting vote.
An executive committee member may resign at any time, but such resignation shall take effect only on the date on which it is accepted by the committee.
XI. Powers and Duties of the Executive Committee
The property of the Guild shall be managed by the President and he/she shall take care of the properties and use funds of the society for carrying out the objects of the society in accordance with the decision of the executive committee. The Executive Committee may delegate any of its powers to the President or to the Secretary as may be required for the day to day functioning of the society.
The Committee shall:
1. Be responsible to file with the Registrar all statements, returns, and lists of the members of the society and the governing body and such other information as may be required under the act and rules.
2. Shall arrange general body meeting at least once in a year.
3. Elect office bearers at annual conferences.
4. Present to the general body the annual report and also the annual accounts duly audited for the consideration and approval of the general body.
5. Have the powers to admit members as per the rules
6. Scrutinize the annual budget of the Guild and recommend the same for general body for its approval.
7. Sanction the expenditure for the management of the Guild within the approved budget.
8. Make bye-laws/sub rules for the day to day operation for the Guild and act according to such rules. The executive committee may, however, get the sub rules/bye-laws approved/ratified by the general body.
9. Prepare/cause to prepare, annually, in such forms as may be specified by the Registrar (a) a statement showing the receipts and disbursements for the year (b) income and expenditure statement (c) a balance sheet (d) such other statements as may be required.
10. The executive committee may while ensuring the operations of the Guild in accordance with the objectives, shall generate adequate funds from the internal source.
11. Since the Guild is pan Indian, the executive committee shall authorize the President, Secretary and Treasurer to open and operate a Joint Bank Account with any Nationalized Bank, preferably the State Bank of India in the area on behalf of the society. Funds not required for immediate disbursement shall be deposited in the bank.
12. Since GIEWEC is a pan Indian association an executive committee member shall be in touch with the Office at Thodupuzha either through phone calls or email or print letters and shall respond to all the letters sent to him/her from the office by email. Dereliction of this duty will lead him/her to lose his executive committee membership. The power to remove such an executive committee member lies on the Executive Committee itself.
XII. Powers of the President
The President shall:
1. Preside over all meetings of the general body and executive committee of the Guild. In the case of equal division of votes, he shall exercise a casting vote.
2. Have the power to sanction contingency expenditure subject to provisions in the approved budget. All expenditure made in this manner shall be placed before the next executive committee for ratification.
3. Be responsible for the management and overall supervision of the activities of the Guild.
4. Have the power to take disciplinary action against the commission agents of the Guild.
5. Have necessary authority to correspond with public, Government Department, other Institutions, on behalf of the society.
6. If a member acts against the goodwill, reputation and normal function of the Guild or defames the office and office bearers with baseless accusations, the President has the power to take disciplinary action against him/her and even cancel his/her membership.
XIII. Powers and Duties of the Vice-Presidents
The Vice Presidents have all the powers and duties of the President in the absence of the latter.
XIV. Powers and Duties of the Secretary
The secretary shall keep documents and accounts of the Guild and present it before the committee and General Body as and when required.
The secretary may be asked to execute any of the powers of the executive committee or President for the day to day functioning of the Guild.
Since GIEWEC account is a joint account comprising the President, Secretary and the Treasurer, the Secretary can keep an amount of the Guild up to Rs. 25,000 for the day to day smooth function of the office
XV. Duties of the Treasurer
The Treasurer, along with the President and the Secretary shall open an account on behalf of the Guild in any Nationalized Bank in the area and accept membership fees and deposit them in the account. When the Secretary demands money for the day to day activities, the Treasurer shall send him the amount. The treasurer shall keep all records of all the financial operation.
XVI. Audit
Once in every year the accounts of the society shall be audited by a Charted Accountant and placed at the annual general meeting of the Guild. The auditors or the Guild shall be appointed every year at the annual general meeting of the Guild.
XVII. Amendments
The Memorandum of the Association of the Guild and Rules and Regulations here after made by the Guild may from time to time be varied, added or revoked by majority of not less than three fifth of the members of the society present at the General Body.
XVIII. Budget and Banking
The entire resource and assets of the Guild from any source however derived shall be applied to the society towards the attainment of the objectives of the society. The funds of the Guild shall be deposited in the name of the society in any nationalized bank or co-operative bank and it shall be operated by the Secretary.
IX. Records
The Guild shall maintain membership book, accounts book, minutes’ book, receipts and vouchers with the records.
XX. Profit and Income
The profits of the Guild of Indian English Writers, Editor and Critics (GIEWEC) shall be utilized only for charitable purpose and shall not be disbursed among the members.
XXI. Dissolution
The Guild of Indian English Writers, Editor and Critics (GIEWEC) can be dissolved if two third of the members constituting the general body pass a vote to that effect. In that event its assets shall be first used to pay off all liabilities and the remaining assets if any, shall be given to an organization of similar objective, if not, to Sate Government.
If any of the clause mentioned above are found to be ultra vires to the provisions the Travancore Cochin Literary-Scientific and Charitable Societies Registration of 1955 (Act XII of 1955) or any other Act or rule prevailing in the locality such clause, shall be considered void-ab-Tuito even if the Society get Registration under this Societies Act.
ISSN 2231-198X
(An International Biannual Refereed Journal of English Language and literature Published in March and September)
Edited by
Prof. Rajkamal Shiromani, Dr. Jaydeep Sarangi, Dr. Lata Mishra &
Dr. K. V. Dominic (Editor-in-Chief)
High quality critical articles, reviews, interviews, poems and short stories from the members of the GIEWEC (GUILD OF INDIAN ENGLISH WRITERS, EDITORS AND CRITICS) are published in the issues coming out in March and September. The critical articles are subjected to double blind review. The referees are equipped with plagiarism alert software and the plagiarized articles will be summarily rejected.
Life membership of the Guild-cum-Journal is Rs. 5000. The annual joint membership fee of the Guild and the Journal is Rs. 1000. Only members’ contributions will be published in the journal.
The membership fees shall be remitted in SBI branches or the money can be transferred online to GIEWEC’s Joint current account at State Bank of India, Thodupuzha, Kerala, India. The bank details are given below:
For the Credit Account of: GIEWEC
Account Number: 32008434002
Name of Branch: SBI THODUPUZHA (IDUKKI DISTRICT, KERALA)
IFSC Code: SBIN0008674 (for remittance and online money transfer in India)
SWIFT Code: SBININBB396 (for online money transfer from overseas)
Subscription Rates:
Life: Rs. 5000 (US $200, £ 150, € 150). Annual: Rs. 1000 (US $40, £ 30, € 30)
The membership fees can also sent as Demand Draft. The details regarding the DD to be drawn are given below:
(FOR Demand Draft Delivery)
DD to be Drawn in favour of: GIEWEC
Payable at: THODUPUZHA
Address for delivery of DD by speed post:
Dr. K. V. Dominic,
Secretary-cum-Editor, GIEWEC,
Kannappilly House
Thodupuzha East, Kerala
India, Pin: 685 585
Mob. Phone: 91+9947949159
Length of Submissions to Writers Editors Critics (WEC)
Critical Articles: maximum 3000 words
Reviews: maximum 1500 words
Interviews: maximum 1500 words
Poems: maximum 2 pages for a poet
The size of the letter for all submissions is: 14 in Times New Roman fond and the spacing is: 1.5. The writers should strictly follow MLA style of documentation, 7th edition (2009) for their critical articles. Book Reviews should be followed by copies of the original books sent to the Secretary. Each submission should be accompanied by a certificate denoting that the submission is original and unpublished. There should also be a declaration regarding the membership of the guild.
Deadline for Submissions
For March issue: 31 December
For September issue: 30 June
Only members’ submissions will be published in the journal. Hence kindly take the membership of the guild before you send your submissions.
Email copies of the submissions should be sent to the Secretary-cum-editor, Dr. K. V. Dominic (prof.kvdominic@gmail.com). Priority will be given to those members whose submissions have not been included in the issues already published.
Address all correspondence to:
Dr. K. V. Dominic,
Secretary-cum-Editor, GIEWEC,
Kannappilly House, Thodupuzha East P. O.
Idukki Dt., Kerala, India – 685 585
Phone: 91+9947949159, Email: prof.kvdominic@gmail.com
International Journal on Multicultural Literature (IJML)
ISSN 2231 –6248
(A Refereed Biannual published in January and July)
Edited and Published by
K. V. DOMINIC
Unpublished and high quality critical articles on multicultural literature as well as reviews, interviews, poems and short stories are called for from the subscribers of IJML for the issues coming out in January and July. The submissions are subjected to double blind review. The referees are equipped with plagiarism alert software and the plagiarized articles will be summarily rejected.
Length of Submissions
Critical Articles: Maximum 2500-3000 words or 8-10 pages
Reviews: Maximum 1000-1500 words or 2-3 pages
Interviews: Maximum 1500 words or 5 pages
Poems: Maximum 2 pages for a poet
Short Stories: Maximum 1800 words or 6 pages
The size of the letter for all submissions is: 14 in Times New Roman fond and the spacing is: 1.5. The writers should strictly follow MLA style of documentation, 7th edition (2009) for their critical articles. Book Reviews should be followed by copies of the original books sent to the Editor.
Deadline for Submissions
For January issue: 30 October
For July issue: 30 April
Only subscribers’ submissions will be published in the journal. Hence kindly take the subscription of the journal before you send your submissions.
Annual Subscription Rates:
India 
500
500All other countries US $ 30 or € 20 or £ 20
Subscriptions may be sent as MO to the editor. The address is given below.
All submissions shall be sent to the Editor by email attachment. As to ensure double blind review of critical articles, kindly send your articles with its first page containing the title of the paper followed by your name and address with phone number and a very brief bio data. The article which starts at the second page should never bear your name and address. Replies will be sent within two days with regard to its acceptability. If acceptable, hard copies of the submissions should also be sent to the Editor. Each submission should be accompanied by a certificate denoting that the submission is original and unpublished.
Address all correspondence to:
Dr. K. V. Dominic,
Editor,
International Journal on Multicultural Literature,
Kannappilly House, Thodupuzha East P. O.
Kerala, India – 685 585
Phone: 9947949159,
Email: prof.kvdominic@gmail.com
Web Site: www.profkvdominic.com
Dr. K. V. DOMINIC (b. 1956), English poet, critic, editor and short story writer is a retired professor of the PG & Research Department of English, Newman College, Thodupuzha, Kerala, India - 685585. He was born on 13 February 1956 at Kalady, a holy place in Kerala where Adi Sankara, the philosopher who consolidated the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta was born. He has already authored and published thirteen books. Five other books of his are under print. Prof. Dominic has published innumerable poems, critical essays, reviews, interviews and short stories in reputed journals and books. He has conducted and attended several literary festivals and seminars. He is the Secretary of Guild of Indian English Writers, Editors and Critics (GIEWEC), Editor and Publisher of the refereed biannual, International Journal on Multicultural Literature (IJML) and editor of the Guild’s refereed biannual journal, Writers Editors Critics (WEC). Dr. Dominic is also the editor of New Fiction Journal (NFJ), an international refereed annual on short stories. He is in the Advisory and Editorial Boards of several leading journals in India. International Poets Academy, Chennai conferred on him its highest award LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD in 2009. He can be contacted at:Land Phone: 04862 225758
Cell Phone: 91+9947949159
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