Speculative Futures in CanLit

Call for Papers Article submissions in English or French are invited for a special 50th-anniversary issue of Studies in Canadian Literature / Études en littérature canadienne on the theme of Speculative Futures in CanLit.

The issue will be co-edited by John Clement Ball, Laura Moss, and Cynthia Sugars, and with a submission deadline of 15 May 2026. This issue invites submissions on the myriad manifestations of the “speculative” and “future” in the field of Canadian literature, from submissions about speculative fiction and cultural texts, to environmental and/or political futures, to speculations about the future of Canadian literature itself.

For our 40th-anniversary issue in 2016, SCL/ÉLC looked to the past of the field and of the journal itself. Canadian Literature: The Past Forty Years, co-edited by Cynthia Sugars and Herb Wyile, was a landmark contribution to remembering, taking stock, and acknowledging the achievements of Canadian literary writers, scholars, and editors since issue 1.1 was published in 1976.

Essays should be between 6000 and 8000 words. Submissions and inquiries should be sent electronically via Word attachment by 15 May 2026 to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. See https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/SCL/about/submissions for submission details.

For more information, contact one of the co-editors: John Clement Ball (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), Laura Moss (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), or Cynthia Sugars (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).