TEXT
Journal of Writing and Writing Courses

Information for authors

TEXT welcomes submission of research articles on creative and professional writing and processes, the teaching of writing and related issues. TEXT also welcomes the submission of creative work, book reviews, letters and notices providing that the matter of the creative work concerns exploration of creativity, or the nature and processes of writing, or the nature and processes of the teaching of writing, or investigation of writers' issues. TEXT occasionally publishes specific-topic collections or longer works in its Special Issue Series.

Submissions are accepted throughout the year. The refereeing process can take up to 4 months and every effort is made to publish successful submissions in the following edition of TEXT. However, it is not uncommon to carry papers over to a later edition.

It's an all-electronic process
TEXT is an electronic journal.
Email a contribution as an attachment to: text@griffith.edu.au
TEXT can accommodate hypertext, images and most facilities available on the web. We encourage innovative and creative uses of the electronic medium.

Peer review
All articles and all creative works submitted are subject to a double-blind peer review process.
Please note, your submission should be an original work not previously published elsewhere. TEXT can consider conference papers that were included in published proceedings, but only if they have been significantly developed. A published conference paper of around 3,500 words would, for instance, increase in size to something like 7,000 words … or may become another paper entirely.

Submit in 'Word'
We do our own coding and request that submissions be sent as a simple 'Word' document in either Mac or PC platforms. Photographs, illustrations etc can be incorporated into the 'Word' document, but should also be submitted as separate jpegs at 300 dpi or better.

Footnotes No, Simple endnotes Yes
TEXT does not use footnotes. Submissions utilising numbered notes or appendices should have them listed at the end with clear indication in the body of the text showing where they'll be linked. Please do not use the footnote or endnote function available in most word processing programs, or embed any other markers in the text.

Referencing
TEXT uses the Harvard (author-date) referencing system. Authors whose articles are accepted for publication will be asked to edit their work to meet these referencing requirements. For information regarding style, see www.library.uq.edu.au/training/citation/harvard_6.pdf

Example of in-text citation:
John Kinsella writes that poetry in Australia is 'Paranoid, internalised, fragmented, fraught with tensions' (Kinsella 2001: 1).

Example of book:
Walker, J R & T Tayler 1998 The Columbia guide to online style, Columbia University Press, New York

Example of journal article:
Dawson, P 2008 'Creative writing and postmodern interdisciplinarity', TEXT 12. 1, April, accessed 21 April 2008, http://www.textjournal.com.au/april08/dawson

Example of newspaper or magazine article:
Kinsella, John 2001 'Poets cornered', Sydney Morning Herald, 20 January, 1

Abstract
Please include an abstract of up to 200 words with your submission. Creative submissions may be accompanied by a 250-word research statement in the ERA format.

Biographical Note
Please always include a biographical note of up to 200 words with your submission, and if appropriate the name of your affiliated tertiary institution.

Subject Index / Keywords
To list your paper in the subject index please provide no more than 3 keywords or phrases suitable for inclusion in the index.

Copyright
As noted in the Policy section http://www.textjournal.com.au/policy.htm, TEXT claims only first publication rights, and copyright of all work published in TEXT remains with the authors. Submissions must be the sole work of the author(s) and not involve third parties with a claim to copyright. Permission to reproduce photographs and illustrations is the responsibility of the author(s).

Reviews
Book reviews are not normally refereed, however a substantial article built around several books may qualify for refereeing. For information and requirements regarding submission of reviews, please contact the Reviews Editor, Dr Enza Gandolfo, at enza.gandolfo@vu.edu.au

Poetry
For issues relating to the publication policy of poetry please contact the Poetry Editor, Steve Evans at steve.evans@flinders.edu.au

Hypertext and Digital Writing submission
To discuss the suitability of hypertext submission please contact the Digital Writing Editor, Jason Nelson w.nelson@griffith.edu.au

Unusual submissions
If you have any inquires regarding unusual or complex submissions, contact the editors, Jen Webb and Nigel Krauth, at text@griffith.edu.au