Call for Papers: Victorians. A Journal of Culture and Literature welcomes submissions of new work for 2024, Summer and Winter numbers. 2024 marks the bicentenary of a number of literary, intellectual, and cultural events associated with 1824, including:

Science: Michael Faraday and the Royal Society

Periodicals: founding of Jeremy Bentham’s Westminster Review

Education: Manchester Mechanics’ Institute (preceded by Edinburgh, 1821 and Liverpool, Glasgow, and London in 1823)

Music: Beethoven’s 9th Symphony

Social Reform: Royal Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals established 

Births: Julia Kavanagh; Wilkie Collins; George MacDonald; Dayananda Saraswati (founder Arya Samaj); Edward Maitland; George M. Smith (Dictionary of National Biography)

Deaths: Lord Byron; Charles Maturin; Capel Lofft; Jane Taylor

Beyond bicentenaries, Victorians welcomes submissions on all aspects of Victorian literature and culture. The journal especially welcomes work on gender and race, including a focus on non-white Victorian authors. Deadline for Summer 2024 consideration: January 2024. Length: approx. 7500—10,500 words; MLA. For questions and submissions, contact Deborah Logan at deborah.logan@wku.edu.