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International Journal of Young Adult Literature @ijyalnews.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The International Journal of Young Adult Literature (IJYAL) is happy to announce that it is accepting abstracts for a special section on “The Visual Cultures of Romance: Seeing Desire, Reading Relationship” until 30 Sep 2026! For details, see ijyal.ac.uk/cfp

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International Journal of Young Adult Literature @ijyalnews.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

We have extended the deadline to receive proposals for a guest-edited special section of IJYAL (Volume 8; 2027) until 31 July 2026.

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International Journal of Young Adult Literature @ijyalnews.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Petra Fachinger’s “Re-inscribing Indigeneity in The Secret Garden and Peter Pan: Cherie Dimaline’s ‘Into the Bright Open’ and Cynthia Leitich Smith’s ‘Sisters of the Neversea’” is now available to read/download for free in Volume 6 of IJYAL: ijyal.ac.uk/articles/10....

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Re-inscribing Indigeneity in The Secret Garden and Peter Pan: Cherie Dimaline’s Into the Bright Open and Cynthia Leitich Smith’s Sisters of the Neversea | The International Journal of Young Adult Lite...

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International Journal of Young Adult Literature @ijyalnews.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

The International Journal of Young Adult Literature is excited to announce a call for proposals for a guest-edited special section for Volume 8 (late 2027) For more information: ijyal.ac.uk/cfp Send your proposals to ijyal@roehampton.ac.uk by Monday, 29 June 2026.

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International Journal of Young Adult Literature @ijyalnews.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

The International Journal of YA Literature (IJYAL) is looking for an Associate Editor to join our team starting in September 2026. If you research Young Adult literature, media and culture and are interested in the position, the details are here: drive.google.com/file/d/1UGJS...

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International Journal of Young Adult Literature @ijyalnews.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Melanie Ramdarshan Bold @drmrb.bsky.social and Danielle Fuller’s @profdfuller.bsky.social “Circuit Breaker: Book History Meets YA in the World of Heartstopper” is now available to read/download for free in Volume 6 of IJYAL: ijyal.ac.uk/articles/10....

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Circuit Breaker: Book History Meets YA in the World of Heartstopper | The International Journal of Young Adult Literature

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International Journal of Young Adult Literature @ijyalnews.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Join us to celebrate the launch of the special section “Reflecting on ‘The Teen Whisperer’: 20 Years of John Green”, guest edited by Dr Jennifer Gouck @jenniegouck.bsky.social. Tuesday Mar 3, 19:00- 20:00 GMT on MS Teams. Registration: forms.office.com/e/PU3yX9BpdN

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International Journal of Young Adult Literature @ijyalnews.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Celebrate with us the launch of the special section on “Diversity and Inclusion in International YA Sports Fiction”, guest edited by Drs Carla Plieth and Sarah Layzell. Monday Feb 16, 13:00- 14:00 GMT on MS Teams. Registration: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/RBPDsHMiJZ

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International Journal of Young Adult Literature @ijyalnews.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

The International Journal of Young Adult Literature is currently accepting article submissions for our 2026 issue. The deadline for guaranteed consideration is 7 January 2026. See our website for more details: ijyal.ac.uk/cfp

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International Journal of Young Adult Literature @ijyalnews.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Volume 5 of IJYAL contains several book reviews of recently published monographs and edited collections within the field of YA literature studies. These reviews are now available to read/download. ijyal.ac.uk/12/volume/5/... Thread 1/9

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International Journal of Young Adult Literature @ijyalnews.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

@annikaherb.bsky.social's “‘Everywhere’s Burning’: Realising Climate Change and Activism Through Bushfires in Australian Young Adult Literature” is is available to read/download for free in Volume 5 of IJYAL: ijyal.ac.uk/articles/10....

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‘Everywhere’s Burning’: Realising Climate Change and Activism Through Bushfires in Australian Young Adult Literature | The International Journal of Young Adult Literature

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International Journal of Young Adult Literature @ijyalnews.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Valentina Markasović’s article “Wolves in the Woods: An Ecocritical Analysis of Natural Motifs in Marissa Meyer’s Scarlet” is is available to read/download for free in Volume 5 of IJYAL: ijyal.ac.uk/articles/10....

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Wolves in the Woods: An Ecocritical Analysis of Natural Motifs in Marissa Meyer’s Scarlet | The International Journal of Young Adult Literature

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International Journal of Young Adult Literature @ijyalnews.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Rachel Hennessy’s article “The Limitations of Posthuman Potentiality: Interspecies Collisions in Three Young Adult Speculative Trilogies” is is available to read/download for free in Volume 5 of IJYAL: ijyal.ac.uk/articles/10....

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The Limitations of Posthuman Potentiality: Interspecies Collisions in Three Young Adult Speculative Trilogies | The International Journal of Young Adult Literature

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International Journal of Young Adult Literature @ijyalnews.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Summer Melody Pennell, @angeluismatos.bsky.social, and Henry "Cody" Miller’s article “Queer Transgressive Cultural Capital in When the Moon Was Ours” is available to read/download for free in Volume 5 of IJYAL: ijyal.ac.uk/articles/10....

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International Journal of Young Adult Literature @ijyalnews.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Emily Booth’s article “Love and Beauty on the Battlefield: Transcultural Influence and Transformation from Naoko Takeuchi’s Sailor Moon to Anglophone Young Adult Fantasy” is available to read/download for free ijyal.ac.uk/articles/10....

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Love and Beauty on the Battlefield: Transcultural Influence and Transformation from Naoko Takeuchi’s Sailor Moon to Anglophone Young Adult Fantasy | The International Journal of Young Adult Literature

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International Journal of Young Adult Literature @ijyalnews.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Eleonóra Tisza’s article, “YA (Fantasy) in Hungary: Institutionalization and Genre Awareness”, published in IJYAL Volume 5 (2024), is available to read/download for free: ijyal.ac.uk/articles/10....

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International Journal of Young Adult Literature @ijyalnews.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Hannah Sams’ article, “Finding their Voices: The Young-Adult Poets of the Urdd National Eisteddfod”, published in IJYAL Volume 5 (2024) is available to read/download for free: ijyal.ac.uk/articles/10.....

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Finding their Voices: The Young-Adult Poets of the Urdd National Eisteddfod | The International Journal of Young Adult Literature

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International Journal of Young Adult Literature @ijyalnews.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

The International Journal of Young Adult Literature is now on BlueSky!

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