Dear colleagues
Just a reminder of the deadline for submissions for Issue 1 of the Journal of
Screenwriting. We would like articles by 16th March at the latest (earlier is
appreciated!).
Please send submissions either to me or to Jill Nelmes (contacts below).
Information about submission:
The Journal of Screenwriting, a new peer-reviewed journal set up to focus on
this important aspect of moving image pre- production and conceptualisation.
Contributions are sought on the history, theory and practice of screenwriting
and related topics, covering a wide range of practices from film and television
to animation, new media and computer games.
The Journal of Screenwriting brings together research and reflection on
pedagogy, professionalism and practice in an area which has until now been
rather overlooked in academic discourse. New work has conventionally been
scattered throughout journals devoted to specific aspects of media theory or
practice, and this is the first UK academic journal to bring together serious
screenwriting-related work under one title. The Journal is international in
scope, and seeks wide-ranging work which is critical, rigorous and original in its
contribution to this developing area of study. We expect to include work which
employs a diverse range of methodological approaches, including textual
analysis, production analysis, practice as research and historical investigation.
Articles should be between 4000 and 7000 words in length. Topics may include
(but are not limited to):
Screenplay text analysis •
Studies of individual practitioners, including screenwriters • Story and narrative
analysis • Methodologies and theories appropriate for research and • study in
this field Industrial structures, institutions and practices in relation • to
screenwriting Gender and race issues • Genre studies • Comparative study
between nations or regions, cultures • and industries Creativity and screen
idea development • Conventions, norms and craft • Screen-reading and the
reception of the screen idea • The history of screenwriting • Cognitivism,
psychology and psychoanalysis in relation to • screenwriting We also welcome
articles suggesting new approaches to the study of screenwriting, and articles
presenting new approaches to the teaching of screenwriting.
Articles should be sent as soon as possible or by 16th March
2009 to the Principal Editor Jill Nelmes ([log in to unmask]), and to the Co-
Editor Ian Macdonald ([log in to unmask]
ac.uk), to either of whom any queries about suitability of subject or other
requirements should be sent.
Hard copies can be sent to Ian Macdonald at:
Louis Le Prince Centre
Institute of Communication Studies
Houldsworth Building
University of Leeds
Leeds LS2 9JT
Phone queries to Ian on +44 (0) 113 343 5816
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