A WIW x NiCHE Series

Written in the Waves is excited to announce our collaborative series with the Network in Canadian History & Environment, Soil and Sea: Environmental Histories of the Atlantic World.

Proposal deadline: June 30, 2026

Series publication beginning September 2026

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For this series, NiCHE and Written in the Waves are accepting article submissions from all scholars, including graduate and undergraduate students (minimum 4th year). Submissions should be 1,000 – 2,000 words and engage with environmental histories of the global Atlantic world, with an emphasis on feminist themes where possible. Accepted submissions will be published both on the NiCHE website and on the WIW website in Volume Two: Soil and Sea.

We identify the Atlantic world as any region that shares a geographical and cultural connection to the Atlantic Ocean; including the Americas, North Atlantic Islands, Western Europe, Western Africa, and more. We invite submissions on any topic related to environmental history of the Atlantic world, including:

• Women, Gender, Sexuality
• Water, Water Systems, Waterfronts
• Coastal and Maritime Culture
• Folklore and Superstition
• Land Treaties and Colonialism
• Fishing, Hunting, Foraging
• Marine Ecology
• Beaches and Harbours
• Climate
• Labour, Industry, Pollution
• Nautical History
• Atlantic Art and Environment
• Natural Museum Curation

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Guidelines:

Submission proposals should be sent to writteninthewaves@outlook.com by June 30, 2026. Within your submission, please include an article abstract (200 words) and a biography (150 words). Publication is expected to begin in September 2026.

We look forward to reading your submissions!