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The Looking Glass invites submissions to all columns and sections for a special issue:

L.M. Montgomery

Submission deadline: 28 February 2015
Publication date: September/October 2015

Critical, reflective, inquiring, and entertaining articles are welcomed for all sections for a special issue on the life and work of L.M. Montgomery, author of Anne of Green Gables. Recent and ongoing scholarship speaks to myriad topics in this complex author’s body of work: war, class, national identity, child-life, girl-life, nature, animals, and much, much more. This issue will undertake a broad exploration of the contemporary cultural, scholarly, and personal relevance of Montgomery’s work. Why do we read Montgomery? Why is the study of her work still so active? 

Further topics might include:

• The proliferation of new editions of Montgomery’s books
• Illustrated versions of the novels
• Picture books based on Montgomery’s life or of her work (there are a few!)
• The role of landscape in Montgomery’s work
• Montgomery in the classroom
• Montgomery beyond Green Gables
• Montgomery in Japan
• Montgomery in Scandinavia
• Montgomery in Canada/the United States/the United Kingdom/Australia
• Montgomery in translation

L.M. Montgomery has made lasting impressions on literature and culture worldwide. This issue of The Looking Glass will explore those impressions and speculate as to the future of Montgomery studies and Montgomery’s work.

Submit online to our website, through the Submissions section under the "About" link in the top menu, or email to editor@the-looking-glass.net.

The Looking Glass

The Looking Glass always welcomes submissions for the following sections and columns:

• Alice's Academy - scholarly articles to be peer reviewed
• Emerging Voices - articles from university students and other new analysts
• The Tortoise's Tale - scholarly articles relating to classroom and other pedagogical uses of literature
• Jabberwocky - feature articles on all aspects of children's literature
• Picture Window - articles on illustration and presentation of books
• Curiouser and Curiouser - notes, observations and quirky items
• The Caucus Race - news, announcements and paper calls

We aim to publish at least 2 issues each year, one of which is usually specifically themed, while others would be general in focus.

While most submissions follow standard journal presentation formats (such as MLA referencing, and writing styles from conversational to academic depending on the column), innovative presentations will also be considered (technical demands allowing!)

Submissions to editor@the-looking-glass.net