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LAPIS LAZULI: AN INTERNATIONAL LITERARY JOURNAL

ISSN: 2249–4529

CALL FOR PAPERS

Special Issue on Ecocriticism: Literature, Environment, and the Anthropocene

SUBMISSION DATE-30 SEPTEMBER 2026

PUBLICATION MONTH-DECEMBER 2026

Lapis Lazuli: An International Literary Journal (LLILJ) invites original research papers, critical essays, and scholarly articles for a Special Issue on Ecocriticism.

As environmental crises reshape our understanding of nature, culture, and human existence, literature provides a vital space for examining ecological consciousness, environmental justice, climate change, and the complex relationship between humans and the more-than-human world. This special issue seeks to explore emerging literary and interdisciplinary perspectives on Ecocriticism and Environmental Humanities.

Suggested Areas of Inquiry

Contributions may address, but are not limited to:

  • Ecocriticism and Environmental Humanities
  • Literature and Climate Change
  • Climate Fiction (Cli-Fi)
  • Anthropocene and Post-Anthropocene Studies
  • Nature Writing and Environmental Narratives
  • Environmental Justice and Literature
  • Ecofeminism and Ecological Thought
  • Postcolonial Ecocriticism
  • Indigenous Ecologies and Indigenous Literature
  • Animal Studies and Human–Animal Relationships
  • Deep Ecology and Environmental Ethics
  • Literature, Ecology, and Sustainability
  • Environmental Displacement, Migration, and Refugees
  • Ecological Disaster and the Politics of Representation
  • Urban Ecology and Literary Studies
  • Water, Rivers, Forests, and Landscapes in Literature
  • Toxicity, Pollution, and Environmental Violence
  • Gender, Caste, Class, and Ecological Inequality
  • Ecocriticism and Dalit/Tribal Literatures
  • South Asian Literature and Ecological Concerns
  • Ecological Perspectives on Partition and Postcolonial Literature
  • Indigenous and Folk Traditions of Nature
  • Eco-poetry and Contemporary Poetry
  • Ecocritical Readings of Fiction, Drama, and Film
  • Digital Humanities and Environmental Studies
  • New Materialism, Object-Oriented Ontology, and Ecological Thought
  • Literature, Technology, and Environmental Crisis

Submission Guidelines

Authors are invited to submit original and unpublished research papers. All submissions will undergo a double-blind peer-review process.

  • Manuscripts should follow MLA 9th Edition style.
  • Papers should be submitted in MS Word (.doc/.docx) format.
  • The manuscript should be prepared according to the journal's prescribed format.
  • Submissions must be original and should not be under consideration elsewhere.
  • An abstract and 5–7 keywords should accompany the manuscript.
  • Authors should ensure that their manuscripts are properly anonymised for blind review.

Submission

Authors may submit their manuscripts through the journal's designated submission channel.

Journal: Lapis Lazuli: An International Literary Journal (LLILJ)
ISSN: 2249–4529
Special Issue: Ecocriticism: Literature, Environment, and the Anthropocene

We particularly welcome interdisciplinary, comparative, and theoretically informed approaches that contribute new perspectives to the rapidly developing field of Ecocriticism.

Join us in exploring how literature can help us rethink our relationship with the Earth, its ecosystems, and the more-than-human world.