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Contemporary Literature publishes scholarly essays on contemporary writing in English, interviews with established and emerging authors, and reviews of recent critical books in the field. The journal welcomes articles on multiple genres, including poetry, the novel, drama, creative nonfiction, new media and digital literature, and graphic narrative. CL published the first articles on Thomas Pynchon and Susan Howe and the first interviews with Margaret Drabble and Don DeLillo; it also helped to introduce Kazuo Ishiguro, Eavan Boland, and J.M. Coetzee to American readers. As a forum for discussing issues animating the range of contemporary literary studies, CL features the full diversity of critical practices. The editors seek articles that frame their analysis of texts within larger literary historical, theoretical or cultural debates.

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Country of Publication & Year Established

United States Established in 1960

Publication Media & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic PublicationPublished 4 x per year.
Print Publication Print PublicationPublished 4 x per year.

Nonfiction Open
Audience:

Scholars.

Lengths:
Essay Essay6,250 - 8,750 words.
Styles:

Academic, Critical.

Topics:

Literature/Books (Theory/Analysis/Criticism, See guidelines).

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Method: Submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are NOT allowed.
Media: Text.

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Last Updated: 20 May 2024
Last Audited: 28 Nov 2023. (We audit listings for scholarly publications once a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 19 Jan 2016

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