"Drama and Resistance" Focus for American Book Review

deadline for submissions: 
June 1, 2026
full name / name of organization: 
American Book Review
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Call For Papers: American Book Review Focus on “Drama and Resistance” I will be guest editing and contributing an introduction that situates a collection on “Drama and Resistance” within the postmodern/post-World War II era for the literary journal American Book Review. The topic is inclusive of contemporary American drama. For this collection, I’ve been asked to solicit 8-10 short essays and book reviews on this topic that are roughly 1,500 words each (or 6/7 pages double-spaced). If you are interested in submitting a short essay or book review on the topic of “Drama and Resistance,” please let me know by sending a short 100-word abstract to nrizzo@iu.edu and/or nrizzo@alumni.iu.edu by June 1st.  The final reivews will be due August 15, 2026. Thank you so much! Sincerely,Nicole Nicole Rizzo, Ph.D.Associate InstructorDepartment of EnglishIndiana University, Bloomington(she/her/hers)