Call for Proposals – Diamond Open Access Journal
AmLit – American Literatures
We invite proposals from prospective guest editors interested in curating a special issue for AmLit – American Literatures, a Diamond Open Access journal dedicated to publishing cutting-edge scholarship on contemporary developments in American literatures. AmLit serves as a platform for both established and emerging scholars, fostering discussions on how literary texts from North, Central, and South America engage with and narrativize cultural shifts such as digitization, migration, globalization, trans- and interculturality, as well as visuality and intermediality.
We welcome proposals for special issues featuring five high-quality essays, alongside potential book reviews. Contributions should engage with fictional, non-fictional, and graphic texts within the fields of U.S. American, Canadian, and Latin American literary studies. The journal’s methodological orientation spans a broad spectrum of literary theories, including but not limited to:
- African American & Ethnic Studies
- Gender, Feminist & Queer Theory
- Marxist Theory
- New Historicism
- Postcolonial Studies
- Sociolinguistics
- Structuralism and Poststructuralism
- Visuality & Intermediality
Type: Journal
Submission guidelines: We invite potential guest editors to submit a detailed proposal (400-500 words) outlining the thematic scope and scholarly significance of the special issue. Please also specify:
The current stage of the volume’s development: Indicate whether contributions have already been secured (e.g., from a previous conference, workshop, or research network) or if a Call for Papers will be issued to solicit new essays.
Submission format:
If proposing a fully developed special issue, please include a general abstract (400- 500 words) and individual abstracts (250 words each) for all planned contributions, all in one document.
If submitting a new project, please provide an abstract of the issue along with a draft Call for Papers.
Potential Topics
We encourage submissions on a wide range of topics, including but not limited to:
- New Materialism & Material Studies
- Affect Studies
- Digital Studies
- Adaptation Studies & Generic Transformations
- Queer & Disability Studies – ‘Failure’
- Class & Poverty Studies
- (Post-)Nation, Home, and/or Migration
- Transnational & Transcultural Studies
- Graphic Narratives
- Critical Regionalism
- (Post-)Race Studies
- The New Right & Christianity Revisited
Submission deadline: Monday, April 14, 2025
Institution: Amlit – American Literatures
Link: for more information about the CFPs, click here
