Call for Reviews

For 2026 Journal Publication

Abstract Proposal Submission Deadline: 21st January 2026

Completed Paper Submission Deadline: 15th March 2026

We are pleased to announce a call for reviews for Volume 4 of our journal to be published in 2025.

We invite book reviews (700 - 1,200 words) on work on the following topics but not limited to:

• Bakhtin's concept of the carnivalesque

• Carnivals (business, entrepreneurship, combined arts, performance)

• Celebration 

• Events

• Festival Cities 

• Festival/Celebration Night Life

• Festivals and Fiestas in South America

• Gatherings (crowds, fans, activities)

• Language and Culture or Language and Festival

• Medieval Festivals

• Folk Festivals

• Music Festivals

• Religion

• Rituals

We also invite reports (5,000 words), review essays (should focus on 3–5 books on a similar topic or theme), analysis of festival events, and interviews (between 800 and 1,200 words).

We look forward to receiving: A 500-word Abstract, no more than a 5,000-word completed paper, and a bio of no longer than 100 words should be included (Word doc. files only). Individual bios for group authors.

​We are currently reviewing and working on volume 3, but early submissions are encouraged, and we provide updates as often as possible. Early submissions also assist us in determining whether there is interest in the topic.

Key Dates:

• 500-word Abstract Proposal Submission Deadline:  21st January 2026 

• Completed Paper Submission Deadline: 15th March 2026

• Expected Publication Date: 2026/27

Submit 500 word abstract proposal here: https://form.jotform.com/230971225489362

Submit full article here: https://form.jotform.com/221187577211354

Visit our website: https://www.festivalculture.co.uk

See call for reviews and author guidelines here:https://www.festivalculture.co.uk/call-for-reviews

Our new Journal of Festival Culture Inquiry and Analysis Volume 3 is out now: https://www.festivalculture.co.uk/jfcia