Exclamat!on: An Interdisciplinary Journal
An open access, peer-reviewed publication, Exclamat!on: An Interdisciplinary Journal is a publication platform for postgraduate research and taught students working in all areas of English, Creative Writing and Film. Based at the University of Exeter, Exclamat!on is open to contributors nationally and internationally, and also offers PhD students the opportunity to serve as peer reviewers.
For more information, please email: exclamation@exeter.ac.uk.
Call for Papers 2025/26
Postgraduate submissions for Exclamat!on’s next issue are now open. Please, check the theme and guidelines before submitting your piece.
This issue's theme is "Transformation, Change & Renewal".
Topics of interest might include, but are not restricted to:
- Ecological/Environmental Restoration
- Transformative Texts
- Trans and Queer Identities
- Ghosts and Hauntings
- Encountering Change
- Transforming Research
- Upheaval and Unrest
- Oral Narratives
- Revolution and Revolt
- Metamorphosis
- Temporality
- Interdisciplinary Research and Transformation
- Utopias, Dystopias, and Apocalypse
- Reviving and Preserving Tradition
- Approaches to World Making
- Innovation
We consider long articles (5,000-8,000 words), short articles (3,000-5,000 words), short stories (3,000-5,000 words including critical commentary), and poetry (up to 100 lines + critical commentary). Exclamat!on was founded at the University of Exeter, UK, by English, Creative Writing and Film postgraduates — students from other disciplines and institutions are welcome to contribute.
All submissions must be the original, previously unpublished, work of the author and must adhere to the following:
- Authors must be enrolled on a Postgraduate programme of study.
- All word limits must include footnotes and bibliography.
- Submissions must have permission for the use of images.
- References must use MHRA referencing.
- Submissions should be in 12-point Times New Roman and single spaced.
- Submissions should use British spelling; alternative forms are permissible in direct quotations.
Submissions along with a 200-word abstract and a 100-word biography should be sent to: exclamation@exeter.ac.uk. Please also address any queries to this email address. The deadline for submissions is 31 January 2026 (midnight).
We are also keen to hear from anyone interested in acting as peer reviewer for the journal. Please email us at the above address with details regarding your discipline and specialism.
