ETSU DEPARTMENT OF
ENGLISH
Aethlon
Aethlon
is a publication of the Sports Literature Association, centered at East Tennessee State University:
SPORTS LITERATURE ASSOCIATION
P.O. Box 70270
East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, TN 37614
423-439-5189
Guidelines for Submission
Intrigued by the use of sports-related themes and characters in the work of noted writers such as Ernest Hemingway, John Updike, Roger Angell, Philip Roth, Mark Harris, John McPhee, and William Faulkner (to name only a small sample), a coalition of university faculty and friends started the Sports Literature Association. The primary purpose of the Association is to sponsor and direct a journal focused on sports-related literature: thus Aethlon was conceived. Aethlon is a scholarly journal designed to celebrate the marriage of serious, interpretive literature with the world of play, games, and sport. It is the best of both worlds. This unique journal offers a varied menu of fiction, poetry, essays, critical reviews, plus an added spice--critical reviews and commentary on drama and cinema. The work published in Aethlon is both professional and playful. As serious, interpretive literature is the raison d' etre of Aethlon, the emphasis and accent is on publishing and criticizing lively and scholarly pieces. Those two words, lively and scholarly, capture the essence of the enterprise; sport-related literature need not be equated with escapist summer reading; happily sport literature may be light-hearted without being light-headed.
H-Arete is a moderated listserv for members of the Sport Literature Association and other interested parties. The list features discussion, book reviews, announcements of conferences, job openings and publishing opportunities, and regular columns.
E-mail sla@etsu.edu
Guidelines for Submission Thank you for you inquiry about submitting your work to Aethlon: The Journal of Sport Literature. Our guidelines are as follows:
1. We accept any genre (short fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama) as long as it relates to sport in some way.
2. We also accept book reviews although the book review editor normally preselects material.
3. We DO NOT accept personal narrative or anecdote (How My Team Won The Big Game).
4. Manuscripts should be double spaced and carry endnotes.
5. Documentation should be according to the MLA Style Sheet.
6. The author’s name should appear on the title page only.
7. Manuscripts must be in English except for non-English quotations.
8. The author is responsible for securing copyright for his/her own work. Thus, permission to reprint is a given.
9. Submission of illustrations is encouraged but not required.
10. The author must include a self-addressed stamped envelope.
11. Please allow sufficient time to elapse for proper routing and scrutiny of your work before further inquiry.
We look forward to reading your submission.--The Editors
