How?
If you are interested in contributing to the Lewis Carroll Review, or if you have written/designed a Carrollian publication (a play, an illustrated edition, a game, a translation, a new pastiche), use the ‘Contact’ page, or our email (lewiscarrollreview@gmail.com), to send us details of the book’s title, page extent, publication date and price and, when we have found a reviewer you will be given an address where to send a review copy.
Unsolicited review copies may be sent anytime to the following address:
Dr Franziska Kohlt
University of Leeds,
School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science
Leeds, LS2 9JT
United Kingdom
Please enclose any press material as well as a postal or email address for reviews to be sent to.
What?
Do keep an eye on the list of Carroll-related publications – there is an excellent list, which is updated regularly, available via Lewis Carroll Resources.
Are you the author of a book/pamphlet/play/film/collection/video game/etc. you think might be relevant? Do let us know, arrange a review copy to be sent to us, and we’ll find a reviewer.
You may have spotted something which hasn’t come on our radar yet – in which case, get in touch, and we’ll arrange the rest!
Who?
Anyone can contribute to the LCR – whether you are a collector, an enthusiast, a university professor or a graduate student.
And next?
Issues of the LCR appear approximately 2 times a year, and the editor will agree on a submission date for your review which will be included in the next available issue.
Style Guide!
Reviews are usually in the region of 500-1000 words, and there are a few, but important guidelines for formatting your review:
- British spelling, punctuation and grammar, including -ize endings, single quotes, spaced en dashes
- No serial comma
- Consult Oxford style guide if necessary.
- Bold reviewer’s name at end of review, but keep their bio roman.
Below are a few examples of how to format your review – if you should have any questions, please get in touch with the editor.
Samples of how to format book and performance info:
- Zoe Jaques and Eugene Giddens
Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass: A Publishing History
Ashgate, 2013
Hardback, £65.00
ISBN 9781409419037 - Lewis Carroll
De avonturen van Alice in Wonderland & De avontuen van Alice in Spiegelland
Illustrated by Floor Rieder
Translated by Sofia Engelsman
Gottmer, 2014
Hardback, £17.95
ISBN 9789025759179 - ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’
Choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon
Performed by The Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
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