Women and Performance is the only peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to the conjuncture of feminist theory and performance studies. Established in 1983, the journal continues to affirm its commitment to feminist writing, and to extend and reformulate notions of performance and performativity so as to advance, challenge and reinvent critical debates on gender and sexuality. The editorial collective invites submissions of scholarly essays on performance, visual and sound art, theater, dance, ritual, political manifestations, film, new media, and the performance of everyday life from interdisciplinary feminist perspectives. We also welcome performative texts, suggestions for themed issues and recommendations on books and performances for review.

Submissions

The Editorial Collective of Women and Performance invites the submission of manuscripts; interviews; book, performance, and film reviews; poetry; photo essays and images; and performance excepts that advance critical dialogues on gender and performance.  We accept scholarship that is interdisciplinary and provocative in method and form. 

Submissions are accepted for special, themed issues and for general issues.  Once received, submissions are vetted by the editorial collective and sent for peer review.  We provide reader comments and occasionally work with authors to improve their writing for publication.  We make every effort to respond to submissions within three months. 

Please submit manuscripts electronically, as attachments in Microsoft Word, to Jeanne Vaccaro, Managing Editor (contact info is here ).

1. All work should be double spaced, with 1-inch margins, in 12-point Times font.
   
2. Scholarly essays should not exceed 10,000 words; reviews should be approximately 1,000 words. 
3. Writers should follow the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition. 
4. All manuscripts must be submitted with a separate cover document – including author’s name, address, email, phone number; a brief bio, no longer than 2-3 sentence (indicating title, recent publications); a 200 word abstract; and a word count of the manuscript.  To protect the anonymity of the submission process, please avoid listing your name anywhere in the body of the manuscript. 
5. Please title your attachment with your last name, for example: title the manuscript as YourLastName.doc, the cover letter as YourLastNameCover.doc, and any images as YourLastNameImage1.pdf and YourLastNameImage2.pdf. 
6. You are welcome to submit images along with your manuscript; however, please ensure that you have (or will) secure copyright protection for all images.  Women and Performance cannot aid in, or financially contribute to, the procuring of copyright.