Transformative Works and Cultures has released No. 43, our annual general issue, edited by coeditors Poe Johnson and Mel Stanfill.

The opening editorial of this issue speaks to editors’ hope that TWC can reimagine “fan studies as a big tent” which would “mak[e] all scholars who care about fans and fandom feel like they belong, regardless of whether their work is represented in canonical works or stems from a subfield.”

This issue, as coeditors Mel Stanfill and Poe Johnson explain in their editorial, “shines a light on several underexplored fan practices, from period costuming to political fandom.” In addition, the issue includes a special section on “Shakespeare and Antifandom.”

The next issue of TWC, No. 44, is a special issue titled “Centering Blackness in Fan Studies”. It will appear on December 15, 2024. Following that, No. 45, a special issue titled “Sports Fandoms” will be released on March 15, 2025.

TWC’s upcoming deadlines include:

• Gaming Fandom, due January 1 2025;
• Disability and Fandom, due January 1 2025;

We accept submissions for our general issues on a rolling basis. The general issues always appear on September 15.