French Fantasy Literature
A special issue of Humanities (ISSN 2076-0787).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 130
Special Issue Editors
Interests: 19th century French literature; French fantasy literature
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The open-access, peer-reviewed journal Humanities invites submissions for a special issue dedicated to French Fantasy Literature. Despite the global prominence of fantasy as a literary genre, the contributions of French authors remain underexplored in Anglophone scholarship. This special issue seeks to highlight the richness and diversity of contemporary French fantasy literature, its theoretical frameworks, and its place within the broader fantasy tradition.
We welcome submissions on topics including, but not limited to:
- Studies of modern French fantasy authors and their works
- Analysis of recent books by French fantasy writers
- Interviews with French fantasy authors
- Theoretical approaches to French fantasy literature
- Comparative studies between French fantasy and other national traditions
- Exploration of sub-genres within French fantasy (e.g., mythological fantasy, historical fantasy, steampunk, etc.)
- Médiévaliste Literature in French
Articles will be published in English. Interested contributors should submit article proposals to alescart@pointloma.edu. Full articles should be submitted in December 2025 for peer review.
For further information, please visit the Humanities journal website. We look forward to your contributions!
Prof. Dr. Alain Lescart
Prof. Dr. Anne Berthelot
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a double-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Humanities is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- French fantasy literature
- French fantasy writers
- sub-genres within French fantasy
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