I Am ARMY II: Call for submissions

Series editor Wallea Eaglehawk is calling for submissions to I Am ARMY II, the second book in the I Am ARMY series that seeks to locate, document, and celebrate the diverse voice of ARMY. In I Am ARMY: It’s Time to Begin (2020) contributors from around the world shared the story of how they became an ARMY in an autoethnographic essay. For I Am ARMY II, Eaglehawk is interested in personal essays — as opposed to autoethnographic — that respond to RM’s desire to know who ARMY are, where they’re from, and what made them join the fandom. These essays are to focus on the journey to becoming an ARMY or an ARMY experience, as opposed to telling the story of BTS. Eaglehawk is wanting to see original, fresh, dynamic, and bold personal essays that share stories, ideas, and lived-experiences in ways that are accessible and push creative boundaries. Works that combine multiple styles of writing — poetry, prose, essay, creative nonfiction — are welcomed. This is your chance to share your story straight from the heart.

Requirements

• Submit a completed chapter no more than 4000 words long by the due date (see above)

• Works that have been published elsewhere will not be accepted

• Chapters must be written in UK English

• Chapters must be referenced with APA 7 (or most recent) with in-text superscript numbers

• Chapters must adhere to Revolutionaries’ style guide which can be found here

• Please use this chapter formatting guide

Criteria

• The work is original, dynamic, and bold

• The work is unique and positively contributes towards the image and story of ARMY

• The work focusses on the ARMY experience, as opposed to BTS’ story

• The work meets the submission requirements

Other

• It is recommended prospective contributors familiarise themselves with Revolutionaries’ ethos and publications to assist with shaping their concept and chapter

• An example of a personal essay can be found here: I am ARMY, I am revolutionary by Wallea Eaglehawk from I Am ARMY: It’s Time to Begin (2020)

• Revolutionaries maintains the right to accept or reject chapters at their discretion

• Only successful contributors will be contacted with their acceptance

• Contributors must be available to make changes and revisions to their chapters as needed

• Throughout the publishing process, Revolutionaries maintains the right to remove the chapter/contributor from the project at their discretion

• Contributors are expected to be available for book promotion activities and actively promote the title through their social media accounts

• Published contributors will receive one free copy of the book in both paperback and eBook form

Submit here.