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GIRLPOWER---FEMSPEC (Special Issue)---REVISED CALL FOR PAPERS
Girl power is power that comes from within. Girl power comes from
celebrating femininity in all its complexity. Girl power comes from
girls breaking traditional molds and becoming who they want to be,
taking control of themselves and extending that control to their
environment. Currently media and texts celebrate girl power in varied
and innovative ways. This special issue of FEMSPEC focuses on all
aspects of girl power in media and texts, and we are calling for
critical articles, creative writing, and art by young adults and
professionals that address this topic.
FEMSPEC is an interdisciplinary feminist journal dedicated to critical
and creative works in the realms of sf, fantasy, magical realism,
surrealism, myth, folklore, and other supernatural genres. Submissions
on all aspects of girl power and speculative fiction are welcome. We
are especially interested in submissions that focus on the following:
· new developments in animations and television, such as Power Puff
Girls, Sailor Moon, Charmed, Kiki's Delivery Service, Barbie and the
Sensations
· current television shows such as Charmed and Buffy the Vampire Slayer
· speculative fiction novels/series of novels and comics featuring girl
power
· discussions about girls writing and publishing
· submissions of writing by girls
· girls' websites and home video games
· female superheroes, such as Xena and the women in X-Men
· anime
· art or photographs
Submissions should be accompanied by a cover letter, including name,
address, and title of the work; submissions should include only the
title of the work. Please submit 4 copies.
If you are interested in writing a book review, or submitting art or
photography, please contact Roxanne Harde at the address below.
Deadline: 1 April 2001
Critical/analytical articles: 15 pages, MLA style
Creative writing: Short fiction or plays (15 pages) and poetry (3
poems)
Book reviews: 500-750 words, MLA style
Send 4 copies of each submission to Donna Varga, Child & Youth Study,
Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3M 2J6,
DONNA.VARGA@MSVU.CA
Send 2 copies of each book review to Roxanne Harde, Dept. of English,
411 Watson Hall, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 3N6
8rh@qlink.queensu.ca
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