CFP: [Collections] Hot Metal Bridge: Call for Critical Work (online journal)

Hot Metal Bridge, the online literary magazine of the University of
Pittsburgh graduate English department, is currently accepting
submissions for its “Criticism” section. Hot Metal Bridge is invested in
publishing pieces of criticism that are intelligent and intriguing in
idea and argument, as well as sophisticated and risky in style and
language.

We welcome submissions between 500 and 5,000 words of unpublished
criticism. That means we encourage shorter, pithier pieces alongside
longer works. What do we mean by “criticism”? Clever analysis of a
thing, idea, or event and presentation of an un-obvious argument about
such a subject. Maybe you have a brilliant research paper about horror
musical films just lying around. Maybe you have always wanted to
articulate your ideas about soda advertising. Maybe you know exactly how
to interpret War and Peace. We’re looking for ingenuity in argument and
ideas, an awareness of style, inventiveness with language, and
readability to a broad, liberal arts audience. Any subject is game:
literature, film, visual arts, fashion, new media, philosophy, music,
current events, etc. Please use MLA style if possible. Avoid jargon when
possible. Break down boundaries between “creative” and “critical” writing
always. Send work in a Word document to criticism (at) hotmetalbridge.org.

Hot Metal Bridge retains first-time, one-time rights to the work it
publishes, and we don’t mind simultaneous submissions; just let us know
if your submitted piece is being published elsewhere by emailing
criticism (at) hotmetalbridge.org.

The submission deadline is February 25, 2008, and you will hear about the
status of your submission in late March, 2008.

Take a look at our full call for entries at http://hotmetalbridge.org/?
page_id=5 or read our previous issue—Headless—at
http://hotmetalbridge.org/.

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