CFP: Academizines!
Announcement:
We invite proposals for Academizines, a special issue of Unbound: A Journal of Digital Scholarship. Zines have evolved as a form of scholarly communication that reaches wider publics than traditional academic publishing, and allows for a greater degree of creativity and innovation than conventional forms (Vong, 2016; Weida, 2020). Zines are featured in the special collections of research libraries including Barnard, the University of Minnesota, NYU, Duke, Texas A&M, Harvard, and many others, illustrating their value as cultural artifacts and works of creative and literary art (Darms, 2013; Joseph and Sawyer, 2024), and provide accessible forms of scholarly publishing, community-building, and resource-sharing among our personal and research communities (Etengoff, 2015; Ingram, 2024; Thomas, 2018). This special issue invites contributors from across the disciplines to share their research and creative scholarship in zine form. We welcome contributions in the language, vernacular, and forms used by the scholars and communities the zines serve, and encourage international perspectives, particularly from the global South and other regions not well represented in US-based scholarly journals and archives.
Key Dates & Deadlines
CFP Opens: August 1, 2025
Deadline for Abstracts: September 15, 2025
Acceptance notifications: September 30, 2025
Deadline for Completed Accepted Zines: November 15, 2025
Issue Launches: January 15, 2026
Academizines Virtual Zine Con Issue Virtual Launch Party: January 31, 2026
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