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Disability and Horror: A Companion – Deadline 7/31/26
Disability and Horror: A Companion Call for Chapters In Disability, Literature, Genre (2019), Ria Cheyne highlights that “both horror scholars and disability scholars have been reluctant to engage with disability in horror”, pointing to “the shared frequency with which problematic images of disability have
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Metafictional Horror Cinema: The Screen as Mirror – Deadline 5/8/26
We invite chapter proposals for an edited collection titled Metafictional Horror Cinema: The Screen as Mirror, to be submitted to the UWP Horror Studies series. The volume explores how horror cinema reflects on its own formal strategies, lays bare its narrative and technological
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The Witch and Activism – Deadline 5/22/26
The figure of the witch (both real and imagined) is inherently political and potentially contentious. Each wave of feminism has reflected on shifting considerations of the witch as evocative of issues around gender, power and, more recently, intersectional aspects of identity. More recent critical engagement with witches and witchcraft reflects a
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Journal of Dracula Studies – Deadline 6/1/2026
The Journal of Dracula Studies is open for submissions for its upcoming 2026 issue. We invite manuscripts of scholarly articles (4000-6000 words) on any of the following: Bram Stoker, the novel Dracula, the historical Dracula, the vampire in literature including folklore, fiction,
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JFA Presents: The Ruthven Literary Bulletin – Deadline 6/6/2026
Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts Presents: The Ruthven Literary Bulletin – FOCUSED ISSUE CALL FOR PAPERS Issue Editor: Elizabeth Schechter In preparation of the relaunch the Ruthven Literary Bulletin. the Lord Ruthven Assembly welcomes papers that explore and expound on the appearance and
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Contemporary Indigenous Horror – Creative Fiction – Deadline 07/14/2026
Contemporary Indigenous Horror (University Press of Mississippi, 2027) solicits original, unpublished short horror fiction, poetry, and experimental works by self-identifying Indigenous creatives. No AI work will be accepted.As a companion to analysis in Contemporary Indigenous Horror (contracted with University Press of Mississippi), we are looking for creative
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PAMLA 2026: Androhorror: New Approaches to Gender in Horror (Roundtable / In-Person) – Deadline 05/15/2026
The following is a cfp for a roundtable session at the forthcoming PAMLA 2026 conference to be hosted in Seattle, Washington, U.S. from Nov 12-15, 2026. Please contact Noah Gallego [email protected] for inquiries. All abstracts must be submitted through the PAMLA portal. The deadline is May 15,
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Festival of Monsters SSAG Allied Session – Deadline 04/08/2026
We are accepting proposals for our allied session at the Festival of Monsters Conference (10/14-10/18, 2026, Santa Cruz, CA). In keeping with the annual theme of “Language,” we are proposing a panel on Monstrous Dialects. Modern adaptations of the zombie myth have
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Bodies & Embodiment in Jackson – Deadline 05/21/2026
Shirley Jackson Studies invites proposals exploring the role of the body and embodiment in the works of Shirley Jackson. The bodily experience—fear, appetite, illness, gendered expectations, and the social regulation of bodies—shapes both the psychological and supernatural dimensions of Jackson’s work, which frequently
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THE SOUTHERN GOTHIC AT PCAS/ACAS 2026 – Deadline 06/15/2026
The Southern Gothic is not merely a regional offshoot of the Gothic tradition—it is a dynamic cultural mode shaped by the histories, violences, mythologies, and contradictions of the American South. Rooted in hauntings both literal and structural, the Southern Gothic interrogates race,