Arthur Morrison and the East End
The editors seek critical articles for an essay collection on Arthur Morrison and the East End. They welcome essays on a variety of aspects relating to his body of work.
Essays can address his most famous novel A Child of the Jago, but can alternatively focus on his lesser-known novels (particularly The Hole in the Wall and To London Town), his short stories (including those from Tales of Mean Streets), and his journalism.
Broad themes include:
Proposals of 300-500 words should be submitted along with a 60-word author biography to Diana Maltz (maltzd@sou.edu) by October 1, 2017. Following acceptance of abstracts, final papers should be approximately 7,000 words long and will be due by Sept. 1, 2018. Routledge has expressed interest in this collection.