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Western American Literature 60.4 (Open Access)

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“To Be Water, To Be Taught: Embodiment, Translation, and the Pedagogy of Survival in Natalie Diaz’s ‘The First Water Is the Body'” by Lisa LeBlond

Storyworlds 14.2 (Open Access)

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“Characters Across the Multiverse in Contemporary Screen Media” by Gabriele D’Amato and Luca Diani

Journal of Black Sexuality and Relationships 12.4

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“The Love Jones Syndrome: An Africentric Analysis of Love, Sex, and Romance in the Cultivation of Healthy Black Relationships and Nation-Building” by Otis Williams III

Studies in American Naturalism 19.1-2 (Open Access)

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“Teaching American Literary Naturalism in the Twenty-First Century” by Fredrik Svensson

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American Book Review 47.1

Middle West Review 13.1

Calls for Submissions

Journal of Austrian Studies Graduate Student Essay Prize

The 2026 Journal of Austrian Studies Graduate Student Essay Prize seeks to highlight exceptional scholarship from students and early career scholars that presents new perspectives on the history, literature, and culture of Austria, Austro-Hungary, and the former Habsburg territories from any time period.

Submissions due October 1st, 2026.

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Home Front Studies New Voices Prize

The New Voices Prize seeks to support and promote emerging scholars whose work advances the interdisciplinary and global study of the home front. In keeping with the mission of Home Front Studies, the competition welcomes submissions examining civilian experiences during war and conflict from 1850-1989, across all geographic regions. The recipient of the New Voices Prize will be recognized in Home Front Studies and invited to submit their manuscript for publication consideration in the journal.

Submissions due October 1st, 2026.

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