One
of the main aims of this site is to provide an opportunity for
the best undergraduate and postgraduate students to publish things
online, whether first-rate term papers or things written specially
for the site. We also want to invlove in as many ways as
possible those engaged in teaching courses on crime literature
or film: we invite them to contribute details of the courses they
offer and, if they are interested, to provide the site with additional
sub-sections relating to Crime Fiction, Crime Films or True Crime.
Guidelines
for contributors
Undergraduates and postgraduates
We
invite you to send us your pieces of work on any crime-related
topics. The editors of the site are looking for papers that
make a lively contribution to the study of crime literature, film
or graphic art.
Length:
approximately 2000-3000 words would be ideal, but we will consider
shorter or longer papers.
Means of submission:
Word documents sent as attachments, please, to the contact
e-mail address of the site editors.
Referencing: We
do not have a 'house style', but simply ask that you provide clear
and consistent references to the sources you use.
What sort of thing do we expect?
At the bottom of this page, we include
links to articles recently accepted for publication on the site.
These should give you some idea of the standard of work we are
hoping for.
Teachers of crime-related
courses
We are looking both for descriptions
(as detailed as you wish) of the courses you teach and for contributions
to the coverage the site is able to provide. The site editors
have a very wide-ranging interest in crime literature, film and
graphic art, but of course our own areas of specialization
do not extend to all of the topics we would like
to include.
We are particularly in need of
contributions from Victorian specialists and film studies specialists,
and also from any of you who have strong interests in feminist
approaches, in black crime literature/film, in ethnic and regional
crime writing, in TV crime series, cover art, etc. Although
we have ourselves provided some of the introductory essays on
these topics, we would be very grateful for offers to add new
sections, to act as section editors for any sections currently
without an editor, or to contribute supplementary pieces on aspects
of crime literature, film or art that are not at present adequately
covered on our site.
So please - send all suggestions,
written contributions, offers of assistance to the contact
e-mail address of the site editors.
