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Plath Profiles

Sylvia Plath and Material Culture

The third issue of Plath Profiles: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Sylvia Plath Studies solicits articles addressing materiality in any aspect of Sylvia Plath’s oeuvre. Of particular interest are historical approaches considering Plath’s poetry and prose. Topics may include, but are not limited to archives, things, commodities, texts, nature, the creative process, images, art, visual culture, and history.

Articles should be approximately twenty pages in length and demonstrate MLA format. Shorter submissions are also welcome. The deadline is March 15, 2010. Please send articles as Word 03 attachments to Amanda Golden

Submission Guidelines

Plath Profiles is an interdisciplinary journal for Sylvia Plath studies. We accept biographical and critical essays, Plath-inspired poetry and fiction, Plath-inspired artwork, youth work, pedagogy, book reviews, and discussion. For more information on what we're looking for, please see Submission Topics below.

Plath Profiles will be published annually in the summer. To be considered for Volume 3, to be published in Summer 2010, please submit by April 15, 2010.

Papers should be double-spaced, 10-20 pages in length, use Times New Roman font, and be 12 pt. size. Please do not have any text in either the header or the footer. Include your name, mailing address, and email in the top right of your paper. Your submission should follow the MLA formatting and style guide.

Please note: All submissions quoting Plath's work must be fair usage: no more than one-quarter of a poem and no more than 40 consecutive words of prose. It is up to the author of the essay or creative work to obtain permission from the Plath Estate when use of her artwork, poetry, or prose exceeds what is permitted under fair use. We can assist in helping you contact the Plath Estate.

With the exception of artwork, audio/video interviews, music, and other media, please email all essay submissions to W. K. Buckley and to Peter K. Steinberg.

Artwork, audio/video interviews, music, and other media should be submitted on CD and/or DVD. CD's and/or DVD's and should be sent to:

Professor Bill Buckley
English Department
IU Northwest
3400 Broadway
Hawthorn Hall , Room 405
Gary, Indiana 46408

Submission Topics

Plath Profiles seeks to represent Sylvia Plath studies on an international and interdisciplinary scale. We will publish biographical and critical essays, Plath-inspired poetry and fiction, Plath-inspired artwork, youth work, pedagogy, book reviews, and discussion topics. These are general categories; we also encourage submissions of personal statements, autobiographical reflections, dreams, etc. on how Plath affects her readers. The first volume includes an essay about a persons search for places Plath lived or visited.

Plath Profiles will feature a Response section whereby readers are encouraged to react to the papers. Responses should be formatted as stated above and be no more than 1000 words. Responses will be selected by the editor and will appear online periodically. We hope the author of any article responded to by a reader will also contribute, thus establishing a dialogue.

Thank you for considering Plath Profiles.