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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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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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Contemporary Indigenous Horror (University Press of Mississippi, 2027) solicits original, unpublished short horror fiction, poetry, and experimental works by self-identifying Indigenous creatives.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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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, […]

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