C21 Literature: Journal of 21st-century Writings is the journal of the British Association for Contemporary Literary Studies (BACLS). The journal is dedicated to examining the genres, forms of publication, and circulation of 21st-century writings. C21 Literature is a logical development of the explosion of interest in 21st-century writings, seen in book groups, university courses, and the development of online publishing.
Volume 9 • Issue 1 • 2021 • Autumn 2021
Article
Essential? Different? Exceptional? The Book Trade and Covid-19
Claire Squires
2022-01-21 Volume 9 • Issue 1 • 2021 • Autumn 2021
Porous Skins: Pandemic Posthumanism in Speculative Fiction
Katharina Donn
2021-10-01 Volume 9 • Issue 1 • 2021 • Autumn 2021
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Review
Review: A.S. Byatt’s Art of Memory by Mara Cambiaghi (2020)
Barbara Franchi
2021-10-01 Volume 9 • Issue 1 • 2021 • Autumn 2021
Review: Contemporary Women’s Post-Apocalyptic Fiction by Susan Watkins (2020)
Jade Louise Hinchliffe
2021-10-01 Volume 9 • Issue 1 • 2021 • Autumn 2021
Review: The Digital Imaginary ed. Roderick Coover (2019)
Richard Bingham
2021-10-01 Volume 9 • Issue 1 • 2021 • Autumn 2021
Review: David Mitchell: Contemporary Critical Perspectives , eds. Wendy Knepper and Courtney Hopf (2019)
Meghann Hillier-Broadley
2021-10-01 Volume 9 • Issue 1 • 2021 • Autumn 2021
Posted by Siân Adiseshiah on 2022-09-16
We are pleased to announce that C21 is advertising for two positions: 1) a Deputy Editor and 2) a Reviews Editor. Both these roles require some prior experience of editorial work, peer review, or academic writing and communications. C21 already has two Deputy Editors but is creating an opening for a third to share the workload so each role is not too onerous. An opening [...]
Posted by Caroline Edwards on 2022-07-07
We're delighted to announce the re-launch of C21!After ten years of managing the journal, Professor Katy Shaw is standing down as Editor-in-Chief. The British Association of Contemporary Literary Studies has appointed two new Editors-in-Chief: Dr Siân Adiseshiah (Loughborough University) and Dr Caroline Edwards (Birkbeck, University of London). They join the current team of Deputy Editors, [...]
Posted by Katy Shaw on 2021-02-02
C21 Literature is seeking NEW article submissions for 2021.Please read the journal submission guidelines and the scope of the journal pages on this site, or take a look at our database of previous publications before submitting. If you have any questions relating to a future submission, please email our Editor: Professor Katy Shaw katy3.shaw@northumbria.ac.ukWe also welcome expressions of [...]
Posted by Katy Shaw on 2020-12-10
Essential? Different? Exceptional? The Book Trade and Covid-19by Professor Claire Squires, University of Stirling, UKFor many - probably all readers on this platform - a book is an essential Christmas gift to give or receive. Those rectangular objects, so bibliographically obvious nestled in their wrapping paper under the Christmas tree, also form delightful seasonal and familial [...]
Posted by OLH Janeway on 2019-11-06
C21 Literature: journal of 21st-century writings is seeking new deputy editors to help direct and shape the production and future of the journal. C21 Literature is an international peer-reviewed open access BACLS-affiliated journal dedicated to the study of new writings. More information on the journal can be found on our site: C21 Literature: Journal of 21st-Century [...]