The Feral Issue

ns 73-74 | Fall 2009/Spring 2010

The "Feral Issue" presents work by a range of people, from those who have been doing animal studies all along to those newly exploring the field. If it has a leaning, it is to build a cultural materialist account of animals in our world. We hope that the writing here will give our readers a sense of what animal studies is and where it's going, and also add some new voices to its course.

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Books for Review

As a review-style journal of literature and the critical humanities, the minnesota review features critical commentary aimed at scholars of literature and culture alongside contemporary poetry and short fiction.

We welcome inquiries and submissions of both critical and creative writing.

Creative writing guidelines
Critical Writing guidelines
Queries: editors@theminnesotareview.org

To Submit Critical Writing

On the critical side, we specialize in interviews, articles, and review essays which contextualize, historicize, and assess the intellectual, institutional, and political issues of concern to the critical humanities.

We encourage email inquiries prior to submission. Send critical writing as an email attachment (Word or .pdf) to submissions@theminnesotareview.org.

General guidelines for critical writing

Critical articles should target a general academic reader and conform to standards of scholarly writing in fields such as literary criticism, cultural studies, or the critical social sciences. Discussions of larger trends and theoretical frameworks are preferable to specialized micro-analysis. Contributions may take various forms, including critical commentary which asks readers to revaluate a person, movement, or text, or which challenges received opinion; review essays covering multiple works (not limited to books) or which situate one work in a broader context; or interviews with key scholars or figures in the field.

Potential contributors are invited to consult previous issues (click "journal" above) to get a sense of the kind of criticism we publish.

Special focus topics

Many issues include a special focus section on a topic of interest to critically minded humanities scholars. Upcoming topics: Religion and the Humanities Today (proposals by 1/15/2011, manuscripts by 2/15/2011); Global English (proposals by 9/1/2011, manuscripts by 10/15/2011). Send inquiries to editors@theminnesotareview.org. Detailed Calls for Papers available on request.

To Submit Creative Writing

Creative writing should be submitted using our online submission system (click here). Upon your first visit, you will be asked to register and create a profile. You will then be able to upload your work (as Word or .pdf files). If you have problems uploading or registering, email us at support@theminnesotareview.org.

We do not accept paper submissions unless there are unusual circumstance. Please email submissions@theminnesotareview.org or write us at the address below to request an exception to the online submission requirement.

General guidelines for creative writers

We publish all types of poetry and short fiction (up to 10,000 words). Creative nonfiction (up to 10,000 words) is accepted for select issues (see below).

We only consider unpublished work. Simultaneous submissions are allowed, but please notify us immediately if a piece is accepted elsewhere. Multiple poems should be grouped into one .pdf or .doc file. Responses will be provided via email. Payment will be in the form of two free copies of the journal in which your work appears, which we will send to you upon publication.

Our literary editors work during academic semesters, and have established the following dates during which they will be reading:

Poetry – August 1 – November 1 and January 1 – April 1

Short Fiction – August 1 – November 1 and January 1 – April 1

Creative Non-Fiction (not included in every issue)– January 1 – April 1 2011

the minnesota review 
Janell Watson, Editor
Virginia Tech
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Blacksburg, VA 24061 USA

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ed. Jeffrey J. Williams.

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