The Wallace Stevens Journal welcomes submissions on all aspects of Wallace Stevens’ poetry and life. Articles range from interpretive criticism of his poetry and essays to comparisons with other writers, from biographical studies to theoretical issues. Also welcome are previously unpublished primary or archival material and photographs.

Manuscripts should be prepared according to current MLA style, using Works Cited format and parenthetical citation. The standard sources for quotations from Stevens are Wallace Stevens: Collected Poetry and Prose (Library of America, 1997) and Letters of Wallace Stevens (Knopf, 1966; rpt. Berkeley 1996).

Authors should consult recent articles to see typical content, standard form, and usual length. Most manuscripts accepted for publication are twenty to twenty-five double-spaced pages, but on occasion the journal publishes shorter or longer pieces.

The journal also publishes poetry related to or inspired by Wallace Stevens, as well as book reviews, news and comments, and a current bibliography of annual scholarship on Stevens.

Manuscripts may be submitted electronically as attached documents or mailed in duplicate (printed manuscripts will not be returned). Please provide full contact information: name, address, phone, and e-mail.

Except for quotations from the standard sources of Stevens, authors of accepted articles are required to furnish photocopies of all quotations, with the passages clearly marked, for verification. Title, author, copyright, and page number(s) should be clear.

Authors should not quote whole poems that are still under copyright (1923 and after), and they should critically discuss quoted passages, not merely use them as illustration.