SFA's literary journal Theocrit gearing up for second publication this year
By: Angela Thomas
Issue date: 10/5/09 Section: News
"I enjoy being on the staff and discussing with people," Gilmore said. "I'm an English major, so I love literature." Blackburn and Hoagland emphasized any undergraduate student qualifies to be on the Theocrit staff and submit his or her work. Hoagland said although it was originally formed with English majors in mind, it is open to anyone. In addition, essays do not have to be written just prior to submission.
"It doesn't have to be an undergraduate paper written this semester," Gilmore said. "It can come from other semesters, as long as they were an undergrad when they wrote it."
According to Hoagland, the fall issues of Theocrit will be more general and broad in the topics it covers, while the spring issues will cover special topics. "The fall issue actually is very, very open," she said. "If people have done some good essays for any of their literature classes, they're all potential essays, at least for submission if not for publication." In the upcoming issue, Gilmore said the undecided theme is eco criticism.
Dr. Hoagland said eco criticism is a newer recognized field of literary criticism that focuses on issues tied to ecology and the environment. "Part of the purpose of Theocrit is to help educate students about this discipline, about the types of studies that go on, and about the people who work in this discipline," Hoagland said. "That's what the interviews are intending to do."
According to Theocrit's Web site, http://theocrit.sfasu.edu, the spring issue will be titled "Bedtime Stories" and will cover essays on fairy tales and myths. Students who wish to submit to Theocrit must have essays that range between 1,200 and 3,500 words, or five to 15 pages. Text must also be double-spaced. Other submission guidelines can be found on Theocrit's Web site. The submission deadline for the fall 2009 issue is Oct. 25. The submission deadline for the spring 2010 "Bedtime Stories" issue is March 15, 2010.
"It doesn't have to be an undergraduate paper written this semester," Gilmore said. "It can come from other semesters, as long as they were an undergrad when they wrote it."
According to Hoagland, the fall issues of Theocrit will be more general and broad in the topics it covers, while the spring issues will cover special topics. "The fall issue actually is very, very open," she said. "If people have done some good essays for any of their literature classes, they're all potential essays, at least for submission if not for publication." In the upcoming issue, Gilmore said the undecided theme is eco criticism.
Dr. Hoagland said eco criticism is a newer recognized field of literary criticism that focuses on issues tied to ecology and the environment. "Part of the purpose of Theocrit is to help educate students about this discipline, about the types of studies that go on, and about the people who work in this discipline," Hoagland said. "That's what the interviews are intending to do."
According to Theocrit's Web site, http://theocrit.sfasu.edu, the spring issue will be titled "Bedtime Stories" and will cover essays on fairy tales and myths. Students who wish to submit to Theocrit must have essays that range between 1,200 and 3,500 words, or five to 15 pages. Text must also be double-spaced. Other submission guidelines can be found on Theocrit's Web site. The submission deadline for the fall 2009 issue is Oct. 25. The submission deadline for the spring 2010 "Bedtime Stories" issue is March 15, 2010.
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