The Preliminary Researchers' Journal
of Literature

Your reading is already scholarship. We publish it.

Literary Criticism Close Reading Comparative Analysis Contemporary Fiction Poetry Drama

We publish literary criticism from sixth formers.

That means arguments about texts. You've read something and you think it's doing something interesting, or that everyone's missed the point, or that two books illuminate each other in ways nobody's written about. You can make that case here.

The texts don't need to be canonical. We've got no preference for Austen over the novel you finished last week, as long as there's genuine analysis underneath.

More on what we're looking for

The inaugural issue of Prelim Literature is currently in preparation. Submissions are open.

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Submissions open quarterly.

We're currently accepting work for our inaugural issue.

Submission Guidelines