Editor:
Nancy Armstrong, Duke University

Associate Editors:
Timothy Bewes
John Marx
Lloyd Pratt
Ellen Rooney

Assistant Editors:
Jacqueline Kellish
Michelle Rada

Editorial Assistants:
Gregory Brennen
Tavid Mulder

Multimedia Editor:
Hannah Rogers

Production Assistants:
Greg Brennen
Sasha Panram
Ben Richardson
S. Abigail Seeskin
Ellen Song
Stefan Waldschmidt

Advisory Board:
Amanda Anderson
Rita Barnard
Rey Chow
Daniel Cottom
Christina Crosby
Lennard J. Davis
Ann Ducille
Ian Duncan
Amy Kaplan
Bette London
D. A. Miller
Jeffrey Nunokawa
John Plotz
Mary Poovey
Leah Price
Kathy Alexis Psomiades
John Carlos Rowe
David Savran
Neil Schmitz
Leonard Tennenhouse
Jennifer Wicke

All manuscripts must conform to the most recent MLA Handbook guidelines, with in-text parenthetical documentation and a list of works cited. In addition, all manuscripts should be typed with size 12 font, 1 inch margins, and double-spacing. Informational footnotes should be kept to a minimum. Though we do not maintain formal length requirements, the editors recommend that all manuscripts remain within the range of 20–32 pages, including footnotes and works cited. Novel reserves the right to return submissions that do not meet these specifications.

Manuscripts should be submitted both electronically and by hard copy, along with a cover letter containing all relevant contact information (e-mail, mailing address). Electronic copies of the manuscript and cover letter should be sent in PDF format to novel.forum@duke.edu. One hard copy of the manuscript and cover letter should be sent to Novel: A Forum on Fiction, Department of English, Duke University, Box 90015, Durham, NC 27708-0015.

All submissions received will be acknowledged via e-mail upon arrival, and all official correspondence regarding the editors' decisions will also be sent by e-mail. Please keep us apprised of any anticipated changes of address or contact information.

Novel's three-stage review process typically takes 12–16 weeks, allowing time for processing by the editorial staff and for initial editorial review, evaluation by external specialist readers in relevant fields, and, finally, the Editorial Board's consideration. Novel does not return or reconsider rejected manuscripts.

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