All authors whose work is accepted for publication must sign and return to us a signed Author Agreement.  In the case of multiple authors, each must sign and submit a separate Author Agreement.  This can be submitted any of several ways, including regular mail, email, or fax. author_agreement Mail: J. Holder Bennett, PO Box 298, Denton, TX, USA 76201 Email:...

This bibliography of Popular Culture Resources for Educators, Librarians, Parents, and Fans is our first major effort toward one of our major goals: assisting fandom and media studies.  Our two interns, Jazmine Martin and Elizabeth Vondran, have done an excellent job. The document is just a first edition.  It will, of necessity, expand every so often as more...

Sep 11, 2012

We are pleased to announce a CFP for articles and reviews for the first edition of our online peer-reviewed journal, The Phoenix Papers (ISSN 2325-2316).  We welcome articles on fandom and media topics as well as reviews of anime, manga, books, movies, video games, TV series, web series, musical albums, performances, and other pop culture media products.  We...

Aug 15, 2012

We are pleased to announce a CFP for submissions to the First Annual Fandom and Neomedia Studies (FANS) Conference in Dallas, TX, on 1 and 2 June 2013. \

The Phoenix Papers is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed online journal published quarterly by the Fandom and Neomedia Studies (FANS) Association.  We publish articles on fandom and media phenomena as well as reviews of media products including, anime, movies, music, games, books, and more.  In this we take a wide understanding of both media and fandom.  Our...

All submissions, both for the FANS Conference and all FANS publications, must conform to the following style guide.  Please make all submissions in either .doc or .docx format. Use Chicago, APA, or MLA style throughout with the following modifications. Use footnotes OR endnotes OR parenthetical citations but do not mix them in the same submission.  Regardless...