A hearty hello and welcome to Americana, an academic, non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation dedicated to the publication of exceptional American creative writing and American Studies scholarship.

We publish three periodicals: Magazine Americana, Americana: The Journal of American Popular Culture, and Review Americana: A Literary Journal. All of the work submitted to these periodicals goes through the rigorous process of peer and editorial review. We also publish creative writing and American Studies books through Press Americana.

We hope you'll also visit Press Americana. Our recent titles include Reel Histories: Studies in American Film, Americana: Readings in Popular Culture, and 14 Conversations with Scholars of American Popular Culture. We have also just released Samantha Stone and the Mermaid's Quest by B.B. Hunt from our fiction imprint, Hollywood Books International. To learn how to submit to the press, click here.

Review Americana: A Literary Journal features the best in American creative writing. We are dedicated to supporting exceptional American writers, those who will be creating our future American culture. In the review, we publish poetry, short fiction, short drama for stage and screen, creative nonfiction, essays about the art of creative writing, and essays about the teaching of creative writing. In the fall 2007 edition, you'll find work written by Michael Byers, Richard Donnelly, Deirdre Fagan, Bill Gillard, William Reese Hamilton, Zilka Joseph, Duane Locke, J.R. Solonche, and Kristin Stoner. We invite you to submit for the Spring 2008 edition. The deadline is 1 May 2008. You can find the submission guidelines here.

Americana: The Journal of American Popular Culture (1900-present) features peer-reviewed scholarly research papers written for an academic audience. In our fall 2007 edition, you'll find articles on The Daily Show, Sex and the City, the gourmet semiotics of Martha Stewart amd Nigella Lawson, and the other from Arabia to Appalachia in the films The Sheik and Songcatcher. You'll also find an interview with the connoisieur of comedy, Professor M. Thomas Inge. We invite you to submit for the Spring 2008 edition. The deadline is 15 May 2008. You can find the submission guidelines here.

Lastly, Magazine Americana features shorter blog or op-ed style articles as well as longer features written for a general audience. Our writers are not satisfied by observing a cultural phenomenon; rather, they seek to analyze that phenomenon, to answer the eternal question, "Why is it so?" Our hope is that answering this question will lead us to a better understanding of our culture and thus lead us to a better understanding of ourselves. This process is very important as we begin to formulate our political opinions, indeed our very identity, in the twenty-first century. We invite you to submit articles for MA. We publish on a revolving basis, so there is no deadline. Send your work whenever you're ready.

We are heartened that you have decided to wander through our site, and we welcome your comments and suggestions. We would also like to extend a personal invitation to you to become a member of our Institute by making a contribution to our Endowment Fund when you click on the DONATE button below.

Membership allows many privileges: members can submit articles for publication in the newsletter, in Magazine Americana, and in Americana: The Journal of American Popular Culture. Members will also keep up to date on conferences and other pop culture events by reading their monthly e-newsletter. In addition, the newsletter provides an informal forum for any announcements or commentary members would like to exchange. But, perhaps most importantly, your donation to our Endowment Fund supports the work of American Studies scholars and American creative writers.

We hope you'll join us soon! We look forward to your contributions to this important American Studies community.

Executive Director and Editor-in-Chief

Leslie Wilson, Ph.D.

Board of Directors

Leslie Wilson, Ph.D., Chairman
Melissa Croteau, Ph.D.
Randy Fallows, Ph.D.
Alex Weinberg
Don Wilson

Technical Director

Don Wilson

Think Tank - Editorial Board - Advisory Boards

Roger Aden Jose Alamillo Roger Aronoff Joe Austin Christopher Bigsby Michelle Brattain Adam Braver Kevin John Brophy Barbara Ciccarelli Joan Connor Melissa Croteau Tom De Haven Kathleen Dixon Erica Doss Cynthia Franklin Franklin Frascina Lisa Gabbert Reebee Garofalo Philip Graham Anita Helle Marilyn Kallet

Kit Kelen Bobby Kreiner John Lent Chuck Maland Wendy Martin Ron McFarland Jeff Meikle William Howard Moore Adam Piette Julian Pleasants T.V. Reed Don Rett Richard Schur David Stuart Janet Walker Amy Sage Webb Alex Weinberg Jeff Williams Don Wilson Leslie Wilson Richard Yarborough

 

Magazine Americana Contributors

Arthur Alvarez Roger Aronoff Geoffrey Baker Andrea Banda David Banks Carol Morgan Bennett Jenn Book Jenn Brandt Alissa Burger Lee Carleton Jennifer Cho Casey Clabough Deirdre Clemente Miguel Colayco Michael Cornelius Brian Cowlishaw Melissa Daniels Susan Muaddi Darraj Karen Dodwell Christy Donaldson Chris Driver O. Dumer Neil Earle Kristin Ecklund Jessie Embry Christopher S. Glover Sherrie Gossett Katherine L. Hall Amy Hezel Blake Hobby Kim Hoyt

Crystal Ikeda Reed Irvine Wayne Jebian Cliff Kincaid James Kirschke Carolee Klimchock Peter Kratzke Joe Leibowitz O. Levitski A. Davis Lewis Jenny Alexander Lewis R. Lucci Jae Maliszewski William Matthew McCarter Fiona Mills Jill Newton Annette Olsen-Fazi Sue Orenstein Alexander Pitofsky Carrie Pitzulo Earen Rast Jennifer Reed Pamela Reisel A. Joan Saab Scott Schaffer Cathy Schlund-Vials Anish Shah Ron Shook Paul Tayyar Caroline Wall Jill Gold Wright

 

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