Journal Submission
DANCE CALL FOR PAPERS
Words Beats & Life Journal invites complete submissions for our next special issue.
This issue invites interviews, reviews, essays, and critical articles on the intersections of dance and hip-hop in the U.S. and around the world. Themes include hip-hop and social dance; hip-hop and concert dance; regional dance movements; documentation and dissemination of dance from music videos to social media; hip-hop dance as a competitive platform; and the aesthetics of hip-hop dance performance, gender and sexuality, racism, justice, and other themes that are both provocative and politically charged.
Manuscripts must be submitted online [LINK TO SUBMISSION FORM], Deadline January 31st, 2025.
Please visit HERE for our full list of guidelines for submission.
Words Beats & Life: The Global Journal of Hip-Hop Culture
*IMPORTANT NOTICE*
WBLJ has switched to an online manuscript tracking system. Please submit all manuscripts HERE
General CALL FOR PAPERS
Words Beats & Life Journal invites complete submissions for our next general issue.
This issue invites poetry, visual art, essays, and critical articles on hip-hop music and culture in the U.S. and around the world. Related themes include fashion, food, environment, the aesthetics of performance, politics, gender and sexuality, racism, justice, and other themes that are both provocative and politically charged.
Manuscripts must be submitted online through submissions@wblinc.org, the WBLJ manuscript submission system, by January 31st, 2025.
Please visit HERE for our full list of guidelines for submission.
Guidelines for Contributors
Thank you for your interest in Words Beats & Life: The Global Journal of Hip-Hop Culture and for the opportunity to review your work.
As you no doubt already know, Words Beats & Life: The Global Journal of Hip-Hop Culture (WBLJ) is a peer-reviewed, a hybrid periodical of art and hip-hop studies published by the 501(c)(3) non-profit, Words Beats & Life, Inc. Since 2002, WBLJ has published both emerging and established hip-hop intellectuals and artists. WBLJ is committed to nurturing and showcasing the creative talents and expertise of the field in a layout that is uniquely hip-hop inspired. We publish issues twice a year with the intention of serving as a platform where the work of scholars and artists can appear in dialogue with one another.
WBLJ accepts original submissions of scholarly articles, book reviews, interviews, nonfiction essays, short fiction, poetry, and visual art. As the premier resource for hip-hop theory and practice, we hope that the work we publish will serve as a resource for the field of hip-hop studies and the work of hip-hop non-profits, helping each to elevate to the next phase of their respective growth in America and around the globe.