Call for Papers

Equinox: Volume I: Fables & Firelight
Published by La Société Étoilée 

Submission Deadline: August 31, 2025

In its inaugural issue, Equinox invites submissions on the theme of fables and firelight—that is, the stories we gather around, the myths that shape us, and the flickering interplay between tradition, memory, and imagination. We welcome work that explores folklore, mythology, ancestral knowledge, symbolic systems, oral traditions, and the cultural rituals of storytelling across time. But we also invite broader interpretations: How do stories act as shelter? When do they burn or illuminate? What truths lie within the fantastic?

About the Journal

Equinox is an interdisciplinary journal founded by La Société Étoilée, a cultural salon based at Moon River Cafe & Curiosities in Melbourne, Florida. We publish essays that reside at thresholds—between disciplines, ideas, and voices.

Each issue is organized around a central theme and welcomes both traditional and hybrid approaches. We especially encourage submissions from underrepresented voices, early-career scholars, independent thinkers, and those outside academic institutions.

What to Submit

• Scholarly Essays – 2,000–6,000 words
• Short-Form Presentations** – adapted from 15-minute talks or lectures (1,000–2,000 words)

We are open to experimental forms, multilingual writing, annotated folktales, philosophical essays, mythic reinterpretations, and more. Submissions may also be considered for public presentation at our fall symposium, Fables & Firelight (Oct. 4–5, 2025).

How to Submit

Please send the following materials to contact@themoonrivercafe.com, Subject line: Last Name – Equinox Submission

• 250-word abstract
• A 100-word author bio (third person)

All submissions should be double-spaced, 12pt serif font, and titled: LastName_Title_Equinox

Deadline: August 31, 2025

Responses will be sent by mid-September. 

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For questions or inquiries, contact: contact@themoonrivercafe.com
https://www.themoonrivercafe.com/2025-symposium-folklore-mythology