Welcome to the African American Review online manuscript submission and peer-review system.

African American Review (AAR) is a refereed journal that publishes critical essays on African American literature, film, fine and performing arts, and culture generally; interviews; "Forgotten Manuscripts" features; poetry; fiction; and book reviews.

Authors must submit all manuscripts electronically. Please prepare them in accordance with the most recent edition of the MLA Style Manual, which encourages the use of intratextual documentation and mandates the inclusion of works cited list at the manuscript's end. Manuscripts that do not follow MLA style are subject to immediate rejection. Also, manuscripts that are not paginated will be rejected. Additionally, all reproductions of images, including film stills, sheet music, etc., that are not legally possessed by the author must be cleared with the copyright holder of such images before submission to AAR.

Critical essays should be no fewer than 6,000 words, and no more than 8,500 words, excluding Notes and Works Cited. Please note: A requested revision should not be submitted as a new article. Under the heading "My Archived Submissions," click on the hyperlinked submission ID of your original article. On the following page, select "Submit Revised Document."

Fiction writers should submit only one work at a time. Stories should not exceed 3,500 words.

Poets should submit no more than six works at a time; multiple poems should be bundled into a single submission.

*Authors must remove any identifying information from the submission, including cover pages, headers, bylines, etc.*

Please note: AAR does not consider previously published works or simultaneous submissions.

Inquiries regarding book review assignments should be sent to Nathan Grant at ngrant2@slu.edu. Review copies should be mailed to African American Review, Saint Louis University, 317 Adorjan Hall, 3800 Lindell Boulevard, St. Louis, MO, 63108.

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