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<i><i><span style="margin:0px">Dear all,</span></i><span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"></span></i></p>
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<i><i><span style="margin:0px">Happy new year! I hope everyone is as safe and as well as possible in these wild times.</span></i><span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"></span></i></p>
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<i><i><span style="margin:0px">I’m guest-editing a special issue of BSFA’s Vector journal this year with the theme of <b>Contemporary Greek Speculative Fiction</b>, showcasing writing from both mainland Greece, Greek islands, Cyprus, and of course Greek writers
in the diaspora, and am seeking contributions to include alongside a few solicited pieces. Please circulate the CFP below/reach out if you had folks in mind!</span></i><span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"></span></i></p>
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<i><i><span style="margin:0px">Warmly,</span></i><span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"></span></i></p>
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<i><i><span style="margin:0px">Phoenix</span></i><span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"></span></i></p>
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<i><b><i><span style="margin:0px;color:black">Call for Submissions: </span></i></b><span style="margin:0px"></span></i></p>
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<i><b><i><span style="margin:0px;color:black">Contemporary Greek Speculative Fiction, Vector/Focus</span></i></b><span style="margin:0px"></span></i></p>
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<i><i><span style="margin:0px"> </span></i><span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"></span></i></p>
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<i><i><span style="margin:0px;color:black">Vector and Focus invite proposals for articles on <b>contemporary Greek speculative fiction, </b>exploring contemporary writing from both mainland Greece, Greek islands, Cyprus, and Greek writers in the diaspora. Although
we are primarily interested in contemporary fiction, we are also open to proposals about the longer history of Greek speculative writing, mythology and theatre. We define ‘speculative fiction’ broadly to encompass science fiction, fantasy, alternative history,
horror, magical realism, weird fiction, scientific romance, utopias, fantastic voyages, and related genres and modes. </span></i><span style="margin:0px"></span></i></p>
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<i><i><span style="margin:0px;color:black">Topic ideas may include but are not limited to:</span></i><span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"></span></i></p>
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<i><i><span style="margin:0px;color:rgb(51, 51, 51)">- <span style="margin:0px;background-color:white">the transition from writing in Greek to English;</span></span></i><span style="margin:0px"></span></i></p>
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<i><i><span style="margin:0px;color:black">- cataloguing and librarianship and Anglophone Greek and/or Greek-language materials;</span></i><span style="margin:0px"></span></i></p>
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<i><i><span style="margin:0px;color:rgb(51, 51, 51)">- <span style="margin:0px;background-color:white">the uses and abuses of Greek mythology in Anglophone sf/f (particularly the idea of the over-used tropes and #ownvoices writing);</span></span></i><span style="margin:0px"></span></i></p>
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<i><i><span style="margin:0px;color:rgb(51, 51, 51)">- <span style="margin:0px;background-color:white">Greek writing in game design;</span></span></i><span style="margin:0px"></span></i></p>
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<i><i><span style="margin:0px;color:rgb(51, 51, 51)">- <span style="margin:0px;background-color:white">Reviews of recent short works by Greek authors.</span></span></i><span style="margin:0px"></span></i></p>
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<i><i><span style="margin:0px;color:black">We are open to submissions from academics and librarians from any discipline and at any career stage, from independent scholars, as well as from SFF writers, fans, and others. We especially welcome voices from marginalized
groups. All contributions will automatically be considered for publication in a special issue of Vector (guest-edited by Phoenix Alexander) as well as Focus (edited by Dev Agarwal).</span></i><span style="margin:0px"></span></i></p>
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<i><i><span style="margin:0px;color:black">Please submit your proposal by <b>August 31<sup>st</sup> 2021</b> to<span style="margin:0px"> </span><a href="mailto:vector.submissions@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="margin:0px">vector.submissions@gmail.com</a>,
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<i><i><span style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·</span></i><i><span style="margin:0px;font-size:7pt;color:black"> </span><span style="margin:0px;color:black">a 150-500 word proposal;</span></i><span style="margin:0px"></span></i></p>
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<i><i><span style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·</span></i><i><span style="margin:0px;font-size:7pt;color:black"> </span><span style="margin:0px;color:black">an estimated word count of the proposed article; and</span></i><span style="margin:0px"></span></i></p>
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<i><i><span style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·</span></i><i><span style="margin:0px;font-size:7pt;color:black"> </span><span style="margin:0px;color:black">either a 50-100 word bio or a CV.</span></i><span style="margin:0px"></span></i></p>
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<i><i><span style="margin:0px;color:black">Articles should be between 1,000 and 8,000 words. We seek articles that are carefully grounded in scholarly research, while also being clear, engaging, and suitable for a broad audience (including non-academics).</span></i><span style="margin:0px"></span></i></p>
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<i><i><span style="margin:0px;color:black">Please also feel free to make queries about other formats, e.g. curated reading lists, roundtable discussions, unusual / innovative formats. More detailed guidelines may be viewed here: </span><span style="margin:0px"><a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fdocument%2Fd%2F1pr1-No_zr-109VyK2x4QIflSkj_55LQHoXUp3b-Ts2E%2Fedit%3Fusp%3Dsharing&data=04%7C01%7Cehealey%40ku.edu%7C61d62c3bbbd448129df908d8b68e0b34%7C3c176536afe643f5b96636feabbe3c1a%7C0%7C0%7C637460068503196209%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000&sdata=eKSg91CNRVIetzJCEnbjkcRmFwvPmUdEvL8euJstUBc%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;color:rgb(149, 79, 114)">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pr1-No_zr-109VyK2x4QIflSkj_55LQHoXUp3b-Ts2E/edit?usp=sharing</span></a></span></i><span style="margin:0px"></span></i></p>
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<i><b><i><span style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(23, 54, 93)">Dr. Phoenix Alexander </span></i></b><i><span style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(23, 54, 93)">| Science Fiction Collections
Librarian | Special Collections & Archives | Sydney Jones Library | University of Liverpool | PO Box 123 | Liverpool L69 3DA | </span></i><i><span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:j.higham@liverpool.ac.uk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt">phoenix.alexander@liverpool.ac.uk</span></a></span></i><i><span style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;color:rgb(31, 73, 125)"> | </span></i><i><span style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(23, 54, 93)">T
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