Thursday, February 8, 2007

Call for Papers

The Australian Journal for Critical Review of Speculative Fiction invites submissions of essays for its premier issue, to be published late in 2007. The Australian Journal for Critical Review of Speculative Fiction will be an accredited, peer-assessed electronic journal distributed via pdf.

Essays from 3,000 to 5,000 words.

We are interested in rigorous critical examinations of any facet of literature or other media within the speculative fiction genre. We would like to see works which look at aspects of the long history of science fiction, fantasy and horror, as well as those which deal with recent works and movements within the field. We welcome critical work on speculative fiction throughout the world.

Please submit essay proposals including a 400-word abstract, and a bio detailing your academic and/or critical background. Do not submit complete essays unless requested.

Proposals may be emailed to: critreviewspecfic@gmail.com

Deadline for papers: September 1, 2007

The Australian Journal for Critical Review of Speculative Fiction will be published by Twelfth Planet Press, and administered by the AJCRSF Board, consisting of Ms Alisa Krasnostein, Dr Kathryn Linge, Dr Benjamin Payne, Dr Benjamin Peek and Ms Tansy Rayner Roberts.

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