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Information about the series "Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and
Fantasy" can be found here. Updates will be posted regularly.
Current Volumes in the Series
1. Worlds Apart? Dualism and Transgression in Contemporary Female Dystopias
2. Tolkien and Shakespeare: Essays on Shared Themes and Language
3. Culture, Identities and Technology in the Star Wars Films: Essays on the Two Trilogies
4. The Influence of Star Trek on Television, Film and Culture
5. Hugo Gernsback and the Century of Science Fiction
6. One Earth, One People: The Mythopoeic Fantasy Series of Ursula K. Le Guin, Lloyd Alexander, Madeleine L’Engle and Orson Scott Card
7. The Evolution of Tolkien’s Mythology: A Study of the History of Middle-earth
8. H. Beam Piper: A Biography
9. Dreams and Nightmares: Science and Technology in Myth and Fiction
10. Lilith in a New Light: Essays on the George MacDonald Fantasy Novel
11. Feminist Narrative and the Supernatural: The Function of Fantastic Devices in Seven Recent Novels
Submitting Proposals for the Series
McFarland seeks proposals for book-length scholarly works to be published as part
of its Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy series, a succession
of soft-cover books devoted to scholarship in science fiction and fantasy in all
media edited by Donald Palumbo and C. W. Sullivan III. While most books in the
series will be scholarly monographs or edited collections of essays on a unified
topic, the series editors also invite proposals for unprecedented reprint volumes
of neglected works, with scholarly commentary, and for unprecedented critical biographies
of significant writers, artists, and creators.
Proposals for studies in science fiction and fantasy are invited in such areas
as literature, film, art, popular culture, mythology, and folklore, to name just
a few. Proposals should include a prospectus (a general description of the project
that focuses on its uniqueness and intended audience, and includes a thorough description
of its thesis and mention of the works discussed), a draft table of contents or
detailed outline, a one-paragraph description of each chapter that focuses more
specifically on its thesis and works covered, a draft of the preface or introduction
and at least one sample chapter, a length estimate (75,000-word to 110,000-word
projects are preferred), comments on special elements (such as artwork or photos),
a proposed deadline for delivery of the completed manuscript, and a resume or curriculum
vitae.
Please send proposals that deal primarily with science fiction in any media or
with fantastic films, artwork, or other cultural artifacts (such as games or comic
books) to:
Donald Palumbo
English Department
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC 27858
donaldpalumbo@earthlink.net
Please send proposals dealing primarily with fantasy literature, mythology, or
folklore to:
C. W. Sullivan III
English Department
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC 27858
sullivanc@mail.ecu.edu
For general guidelines for prospective authors, please refer to McFarland's
author resources. For questions not covered there,
please contact Susan Kilby.
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