Call for Book Chapters: “George Eliot’s Men”

Vernon Press invites book chapter proposals to be included in a forthcoming scholarly volume on “George Eliot’s Men.”

This edited volume will examine male characters from various works of fiction by George Eliot.

Characteristics

Chapter-length essays, approximately 5,000 to 8,000 words long, that discuss the experience of any of Eliot’s male characters, using any scholarly approach, are requested. Although submissions on any of George Eliot’s works are welcome, chapters on any of the Scenes of Clerical Life, on The Mill on the Floss, on Silas Marner, on Felix Holt, and on Romola are encouraged.

Proposed topics include (but are not limited to):

• Bad men or good men

• Effeminacy

• Fathers

• Hearty men

• Manliness or unmanliness

• Military men

• Religious men

• Romantic men

• Self-made men

• Sons

• Successful or unsuccessful men

• Unconventional men

Submission Guidelines:

Abstracts: 200-300 words

Include: title, author name(s), institutional affiliation, email, and short bio (100 words)

Format: Word or PDF

Submit to: dr.dennis.gouws@gmail.com (Dennis Gouw)

Important Dates:

Abstract Deadline: March 31, 2026

Notification of Acceptance: April 30, 2026

Complete Chapter Submission: September 30, 2026

Anticipated Publication: December, 2026