I am the Editor of Preternature: Critical and Historical Studies on the Preternatural.

Published out of Penn State Press, Preternature is an interdisciplinary forum for the study of the “preternatural” as seen in magics, witchcraft, spiritualism, occultism, prophecy, monstrophy, demonology, and folklore. The journal embraces a broad and dynamic definition of “the preternatural,” since the very categories of magic, religion, and science are open and active registers that the journal strives to explore, contextualize, and challenge.

Contributions are welcome on a rolling basis from any discipline, time period, or geographic provenance, so long as the discussion highlights the cultural, literary, religious, or historical significance of the Preternatural. Contributions should be roughly 8,000 - 12,000 words (with the possibility of longer submissions in exceptional cases), including all documentation and critical apparatus. If accepted for publication, manuscripts will be required to adhere to the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition (style 1, employing endnotes).

Preternature also welcomes original editions or translations of texts related to the topic that have not otherwise been made available in recent editions or in English. Submissions are made online at: <www.preternature.org>.

Queries about submissions, queries concerning books to be reviewed, or requests to review individual titles may be made to the Editor: Kirsten C. Uszkalo: kirsten at uszkalo dot com