Call for submissions
Colloquy is presently seeking unsolicited submissions for upcoming general issues. Please read the guidelines below before submission.
Accepted material
We will consider the following academic material:
- Articles
- Book reviews and review articles
- Translations (with scholarly introductions)
Colloquy also accepts creative writing from postgraduate students, early career researchers and established academics, including:
- Creative non-fiction
- Graphic narratives
- Poetry
- Short stories
Who can submit?
Submissions are accepted from current postgraduate students, recent graduates and academics working in the areas of:
- Literary and cultural studies
- Critical theory and continental philosophy
- Film and television studies
- Communications and media studies
- Performance studies
Submission format
Colloquy only accepts submissions electronically in .doc or .docx format. Please do not include anything in the submitted documents that would identify the author.
Manuscripts should be double spaced and set in 12 point Times New Roman font. Double quotation marks should be used throughout, with single quotation marks for quotes within quotes. In articles and other scholarly submissions, quotes of four or more lines should be broken off and indented as block quotes.
Referencing should conform to Chicago Manual of Style 16th edition, using endnotes with full bibliographical details provided in the first citation from each source (no works cited list is required).
Submissions should conform to Australian spelling conventions, as set out in the Macquarie Dictionary.
Submission guidelines
Academic Articles
Submissions should be between 5,000 and 8,000 words. Pieces outside this range should be discussed with the editors before submission.
Review Articles
Review articles (2,000–5,000 words) may engage multiple recent works in relation to broader literary or critical contexts. Please include a title, full publication details (including ISBN), and cite reviewed texts using in-text page numbers (e.g., 80).
Book Reviews
Book reviews must not exceed 1,000 words. We typically do not consider reviews of books published more than 24 months ago. The review title should reference the book (including ISBN), and all references should appear as in-text page numbers only. Avoid citing additional sources.
Creative Writing
We accept short stories, poetry, creative nonfiction, and graphic narratives. Submissions must not exceed: 4,000 words of prose, 80 lines of poetry, or eight pages of graphic narrative.
Translations (with Scholarly Introduction)
Translations of literary, poetic, or theoretical works are welcome (subject to the same word/length limits as above). A scholarly introduction (min. 1,000 words) must accompany the translation, outlining the original’s context, the rationale for the translation, and the translator’s methodology.
Translators must secure and declare copyright permissions for publication. All translations must include the original text and a copyright statement affirming the translator holds the rights to publish under a CC BY-NC 4.0 license, or a negotiated alternative. Inclusion of the original text is evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
Visual Materials & ReproductionsImages must be submitted in JPG or TIF format at 300 dpi, with appropriate copyright permissions secured by the author. Authors must also obtain permissions for any significant reproduced content (e.g., complete poems, short stories, or substantial excerpts), as these are not covered under fair dealing.
Significant extracts and reproductions of works
If the author wishes to include a significant extract from a third-party work, or reproduce a text in its entirety, this will not be covered under fair dealing copyright exceptions. It is therefore the author’s responsibility to contact the copyright holder and obtain rights for publication in Colloquy. This includes reproductions of entire poems or works of flash fiction, or significant portions of poems or stories, which may be included in articles for commentary or analysis.
Sending submissions
Submissions are accepted in soft copy (.doc or .docx format) via email only.
You must supply the following information in your email:
- The author’s institutional affiliation
- The author’s email address
- For articles, a brief abstract (up to 150 words)
- Up to ten keywords
- A short biography of the author (up to 100 words)
- Acknowledgements (if any)
- A statement that the material submitted is not under simultaneous consideration for any other publication
- A statement that you have read and accept the journal’s policies
All submissions should be emailed to the Colloquy editors at arts-colloquy@monash.edu