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Call for Experts, Ashgate Encyclopedia of Literary Monsters September 9, 2009

The following project announcement, which seeks literary monster experts, came across my IAFA inbox today. The photo above is of Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein of the Misfits, and the original can be found here.

I have recently agreed to serve as general editor for the Ashgate Encyclopedia of Literary Monsters and am now looking for subject area experts to assist in its completion.

The aim of the Ashgate Encyclopedia of Literary Monsters is to provide scholars and students with a comprehensive and authoritative  “A-Z” of literary monsters.  It will be a high-quality, hard-back volume marketed primary to academic and public libraries.  The encyclopedia will include entries on specific monsters, as well as a limited number of more general themes.

Although the volume will emphasize monsters in English language and literatures, it will also include entries on famous or significant monsters in other literary traditions.  As such, I am looking for a number of subject area experts who can make recommendations about appropriate monsters for inclusion and help to solicit authors for the entries.

Subject area experts are sought in the following areas:

• Monsters in British literature
• Monsters in Australian and New Zealand literature
• Monsters in Literatures written in French
• Monsters in Literatures written in Italian
• Monsters in Literatures written in German
• Monsters in Literatures written in Russian
• Monsters in South Asian literature
• Monsters in Chinese literature
• Monsters in Japanese literature
• Monsters in African literatures
• Monsters in Middle Eastern literatures

Subject area experts will receive a copy of the finished volume, credit as a subject area expert in the volume, and preference as authors for entries in the volume.

Inquiries may be directed to Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock <Jeffrey.Weinstock@cmich.edu>.  Forwarding of this announcement to parties for whom it may hold interest is greatly appreciated as are suggestions concerning appropriate persons to contact.

Sincerely,

Jeffrey

Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock, Ph.D.

Professor of English and Graduate Program Coordinator

Associate Editor, Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts

Central Michigan University

100 W. Preston Road, Anspach Hall 205

Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859-0001

(989) 774-3101

Jeffrey.Weinstock@cmich.edu