Call For Pitches: Possibilities in Folklore, a special issue of the Full Stop Quarterly, guest-edited by Annalise Peters
Though often aesthetically and intellectually rooted in the past, folklore has a lasting appeal in contemporary literature and media. I’m interested in expanding this realm of exploration to the futurity of folk tales. What are the ways in which folklore helps us to conceive of and imagine the future? Many cultures with deep oral traditions can be said to experience time non-linearly. How then does their folklore diverge from Western notions of temporality?
Other themes will include the cultural stewardship of folklore—how it helps us reflect upon community, heritage, our sense of self. Much access to folklore necessitates translation, introducing both complexities and possibilities, such as the creation of so-called global folklore, and the impact this access has on cultural canons.
This special issue of the Full Stop Quarterly will aim to hold folklore as a prism through which to view connection, the self, and the future. Recognizing the inherent fluidity and orality of folk arts, I’d like this issue to loosen definitions of the term, from a non-eurocentric standpoint. It will explore folklore in and as literature, as process, and as performance.
What we’re looking for and rates:
The issue will primarily feature essays (written or audiovisual), interviews, book reviews, and visual art.
We are unable to accept fiction, poetry, or creative nonfiction.
- Essays should be between 2,500 to 4,500 words: $150
- Interviews and conversations should engage with the issue’s themes: $50
- Reviews should be between 1,000 and 2,000 words: $100
- Please note that Full Stop is now inviting Interlingual Reviews (reviews of new books not yet translated into English).
- Visual art should engage in expansive ideas around folklore and folk art: $150
To submit:
Submissions should be sent in via email, and should include the following:
- Pitch of your proposed piece, max. 200 words
- Links to your previous work
- An author bio, max. 150 words
Please email your pitches to [email protected], by April 22, 2025.
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