Call for submissions!

Issue #18: Borders, Margins, and Barriers

Crossing borders, inhabiting margins, being blocked by barriers. Our world is marked and traversed with both physical and metaphorical lines and liminal spaces. But how do we relate to and make sense of them? A singular border may be a place of joy and/or fear, a marginal area may be one of safety to retreat into and/or one of oppression, and barriers may question us: “will you overcome me?”. Therefore, we invite submissions for the 2023/24 Tvergastein edition that relate to the prompt “Border, Margins and Barriers.” Whether a reflection, a discussion, and/or a challenge, we would like your take on the borders, margins, and barriers that impact all aspects of existence on this planet. As this is an interdisciplinary journal, we warmly welcome any and all approaches, from academic to artistic, from the natural sciences to the humanities. We only request that your piece relates to the prompt!

(Need inspiration? Notice all the borders, margins, and barriers that have been established in this submission call alone!)

The deadline to submit your work is October 31st, 2023!

Tvergastein accepts submissions in two categories: Shorter op-ed pieces (2,000 - 5,000 characters including spaces) and longer articles (10,000 - 20,000 characters including spaces), in either English or Norwegian. Submissions in other languages could potentially be accepted - please simply send a request to the team. References must be in Chicago 17 author-date style.
We also welcome artwork, photos and poems.

For queries and submissions write to us at tvergastein.journal@gmail.com.