Book 2.0 (Journal)

ISSN 20428022 , ONLINE ISSN 20428030

Book 2.0 is an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed journal that publishes articles and reviews about historical, modern and contemporary book creation, design, illustration and production. Since its founding in 2010, Book 2.0 has explored topics that have included children’s literature and culture, traditional and modern storytelling, oral literature, poetry publishing and the enormous efforts being made by Indigenous speakers and their supporters to secure and sustain endangered languages.

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Editor

Mick Gowar
mick@mickgowar.net

Notes for Contributors Download


Aims & Scope

Book 2.0 is a twice yearly, interdisciplinary peer-reviewed journal which publishes articles and reviews by leading practitioners, scholars and theorists on topics concerning historical, modern and contemporary practices in the language arts, which includes writing, performance, book creation, illustration and publication. It also provides a forum for discussing, sharing and promoting the most innovative and imaginative practices in the teaching of creative writing, illustration and book design; collaborations between practitioners; and the increasing possibilities offered by digital technology and new forms of broadcasting for combining various forms of written and spoken language with music, moving and still images, and live and recorded performances. 

Since its founding in 2010, Book 2.0 has explored topics that have included children’s literature and culture, traditional and modern storytelling, oral literature, poetry publishing and the enormous efforts being made by Indigenous speakers and their supporters to secure and sustain endangered languages. Future plans include issues that will review contemporary digital publishing, contemporary song and music theatre, and examine the influence of ecocriticism at a time of unprecedented climate change.

Submissions

To submit an article, please follow the 'Submit' button on the left of this page.
 
Download the Notes for Contributors above for information on format and style of submissions. If you need this document in a more accessible format, please contact info@intellectbooks.com. Find more information on Intellect's Accessibility page.
 
Intellect has partnered with Enago to offer a 20% discount on their services for our authors and contributors. Enago provide English editing services, including copy editing and translation. This service is intended for potential contributors who would like translation and/or copy editing assistance prior to submitting their work for consideration. Visit their page here to find out more.
 
All articles submitted should be original work and must not be under consideration by other publications.
 
Journal contributors will receive a free PDF copy of their final work upon publication. Print copies of the journal may also be purchased by contributors at half price.

Peer Review Policy

All articles undergo initial editorial screening either by the journal's Editorial Team and/or incumbent Guest Editors. Articles then undergo a rigorous, anonymous, external peer review by two referees, following the guidance in Intellect's 'Peer review instructions'. Based on this feedback, the Editors will communicate a decision and revision suggestions to authors. To appeal an editorial decision, please contact the main Editor who will consider your case.

Ethical Guidelines

The journal follows the principles set out by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Read our Ethical Guidelines for more on the journal's standards.

Errata

BTWO 9.1&2

  • In Vicki Bouvier (2019), ‘Ni kaakiihtwaamaan itootamihk waapamishoon aan mii wiichaytoowuk: I am practice reflected in relationships’, doi: 10.1386/btwo_00004_1.
    page 44: ‘Victoria is an Associate Professor’ should read ‘Victoria is an Assistant Professor’.
  • In Bidur Dangol and Mark Turin (2019), 'The changing landscape of publishing in Nepal: Interview with Bidur Dangol',doi: 10.1386/btwo_00008_7.
    page 85: the line 'at Tribhuvan University in Kirtipur – coincidentally the city that I am from – at which I' should read 'at Hotel Vajra, where I'.

BTWO 8.1&2

  • In Trudi Tate (2018), ‘Living afterwards: Vietnamese refugee writers Thuy Le and Viet Nguyen’, doi:10.1386/btwo.8.1-2.109_1.
    page 110, note 3: 'Anon 2017, 2018' should read 'Levin 2017, Holpuch 2018'.
    pages 116–122: All references to 'Le 2008' should read 'Le 2004'.

We apologise to readers for the inconvenience.

Editor

Mick Gowar
mick@mickgowar.net

Editor

Mick Gowar
mick@mickgowar.net

Editor

Mick Gowar
mick@mickgowar.net


General Call for Papers 

All articles submitted should be original work and must not be under consideration by other publications.

If you have any queries in the meantime, please direct these to the editor, Mick Gowar mickgowar51@gmail.com. Articles should be submitted by email to mickgowar51@gmail.com.

Journal contributors will receive a free PDF copy of their final work upon publication. Print copies of the journal may also be purchased by contributors at half price.

Call for Papers: 14.2

Book 2.0 looks forward to providing a forum for promoting and sharing the most innovative and imaginative practices in the teaching of writing, illustration, book design and production. 

Our next issue will focus on combinations of words and sounds of all kinds: works from the past and the present which bring together or blend into new and innovative forms, sounds and texts; musical works inspired by poems, novels or even single words and phrases; performances; poems, narrative fictions and other texts inspired by sounds and music, or vice versa. 

Contributions might include articles, interviews, reviews, creative work with commentaries and examples of works in progress. 

Topics for articles might include (but are not limited to):

  • Traditional, modern and contemporary opera;
  • Experimental and avant-garde music theatre;
  • Popular song and mainstream musical theatre;
  • Art song – traditional and contemporary;
  • Performances combining sound and text; 
  • Film and video art combining sound and words; 
  • Performances involving multiple languages;
  • Traditions of Indigenous song and support for modern Indigenous composers, writers and performers;
  • Contributors’ own creative work – especially examples and commentaries on work in progress;
  • Reviews of new collaborations, re-publications of significant past pieces;
  • In all education sectors, works combining words and sounds are currently being created and/or used in teaching.

Contributions are invited from scholars, practitioners – authors, poets, artists, composers, songwriters – and others. We would particularly like to receive contributions from early-career researchers and creative practitioners.  

If you are interested in contributing, please email joint editors Dr Mick Gowar (mick@gowar.net) and Dr Amber Moore (amberjanellemoore@gmail.com) with a 300-word abstract, synopsis and a short  (approx. 100-word) biography by 24 March 2024.

Deadline for finished articles will be 31 July 2024.

Special Issue Call for Papers 

 There are currently no Special Issue calls for papers for this journal.

Editor

Mick Gowar
mick@mickgowar.net

Editorial Board

Piotr Czosnyka
University College London, UK

Justyna Deszcz-Tryhubczak
University of Wrocław, Poland

Keely Macarow
RMIT University, Australia

Mark Turin
University of British Columbia, Canada

Tom Ue
Dalhousie University, Canada

Naz Yeni
Anglia Ruskin University, UK

Advisory Board

Caroline Archer-Parré
Birmingham City University, UK

Nigel Atkinson
Cambridge University Press, UK

Rob Banham
University of Reading, UK

Sarah Gibson Yates
Anglia Ruskin University, UK

Andra Ivӑnescu
Brunel University, UK

Michael Joseph
Rutgers, State University of New Jersey, USA

Lorraine Kerslake-Young
Universidad Alicante, Spain

Gerry Leonidas
University of Reading, UK

Jane Mann
Cambridge University Press, UK

Elizabeth Marshall
Simon Fraser University, Canada

Philip Nel
Kansas State University, USA

Lissa Paul
Brock University, Canada

Jacqueline Reid-Walsh
Pennsylvania State University, USA

Patrick Ryan
Storyteller, Author, Independent Scholar, Ireland

Nigel Wheale
Independent Scholar, UK

Mark Wormald
University of Cambridge, UK

Annemarie Young
Freelance Editor and Children’s Author, UK

Editor

Mick Gowar
mick@mickgowar.net

 
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Contents

  • Volume (13): Issue (1)
  • Cover date: 2023


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  • Volume (13): Issue (2)
  • Cover date: 2023


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  • Volume (12): Issue (1)
  • Cover date: 2022


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  • Volume (12): Issue (2)
  • Cover date: 2022


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  • Volume (11): Issue (1-2)
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  • Volume (10): Issue (1)
  • Cover date: 2020


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  • Volume (10): Issue (2)
  • Cover date: 2020


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  • Volume (9): Issue (1-2)
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  • Volume (8): Issue (1&2)
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  • Volume (7): Issue (1)
  • Cover date: 2017


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  • Volume (7): Issue (2)
  • Cover date: 2017


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  • Volume (6): Issue (1)
  • Cover date: 2016


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  • Volume (5): Issue (1)
  • Cover date: 2015


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  • Volume (4): Issue (1)
  • Cover date: 2014


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  • Volume (3): Issue (1)
  • Cover date: 2013


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  • Volume (3): Issue (2)
  • Cover date: 2013


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  • Volume (2): Issue (1)
  • Cover date: 2012


Contents

  • Volume (1): Issue (1)
  • Cover date: 2012


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  • Volume (1): Issue (2)
  • Cover date: 2012


Editor

Mick Gowar
mick@mickgowar.net

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