Submission Guidelines:
The William Carlos Williams Review, an international journal devoted to and welcoming essays on all aspects and periods of the life and works of William Carlos Williams, is published twice yearly in the spring and fall. Essays should cite Williams's works within the text, using the standard abbreviations for the New Directions editions given below.
- Submit one hard copy and one electronic copy of the manuscript.
- Address all submissions and queries regarding editorial matters to Bryce Conrad, William Carlos Williams Review, Dept. of English, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-3091. E-mail: bryce.conrad@ttu.edu.
- Manuscripts must be double-spaced throughout (including extended quotations and notes), with margins of one inch on the sides, at the top and bottom. Style and format should be governed by the most recent edition of the MLA Style Manual.
- The electronic copy of the manuscript must be prepared in a recent version of Microsoft Word, with all automatic styles, automatic formatting, and automatic footnotes switched OFF.
- The author's name should only appear on the cover sheet as the manuscript must be anonymous, with no reference to the author appearing in the text.
- Please include a self-addressed stamped return envelope. An unacceptable manuscript will be returned in two weeks. Essays being seriously considered will be kept for three months.
- Essays should cite Williams's works within the text, using the standard abbreviations for the New Directions editions given below.
Abbreviations for Titles by William Carlos Williams
William Carlos Williams's books are published by New Directions Publishing Corporation of New York
| A | The Autobiography of William Carlos Williams (1951) |
| AG | In the American Grain (1925) |
| BU | The Build-Up (1952) |
| CPI | The Collected Poems, volume one, A. Walton Litz and Christopher MacGowan, eds. (1986) |
| CP2 | The Collected Poems, volume two, Christopher MacGowan, ed. (1988) |
| EK | The Embodiment of Knowledge, Ron Loewinsohn, ed. (1974) |
| FD | The Farmers' Daughters and other stories (1961) |
| I | Imaginations, Webster Schott, ed. (1970; contains Kora in Hell: Improvisations [1920]; Spring and All [1923]; The Great American Novel [1923]; The Descent of Winter [1928]; A Novelette [JANUARY] and other prose [1932].) |
| IM | In the Money (1940) |
| Int | Speaking Straight Ahead: Interviews with William Carlos Williams, Linda Welshimer Wagner, ed. (1976) |
| IWWP | I Wanted to Write a Poem: The Autobiography of the Works of a Poet, reported and edited by Edith Heal (1958) |
| ML | Many Loves and other plays (1961) |
| P63 | Paterson (1963; contains books 1-5 and notes for book 6) |
| P | Paterson, revised edition, Christopher MacGowan, ed. (1992) |
| PB | Pictures from Breughel and other poems (1961; includes The Desert Music [1954] and Journey to Love [1955]) |
| RI | A Recognizable Image: William Carlos Williams on Art and Artists, Bram Dijkstra, ed. (1978) |
| SE | Selected Essays of William Carlos Williams (1954) |
| SL | Selected Letters of William Carlos Williams, John C. Thirlwall, ed. (1957) |
| SS | Something to Say: William Carlos Williams on Younger Poets, James E.B. Breslin, ed. (1985) |
| VP | A Voyage to Pagany (1928; new edition [1970] includes "The Venus") |
| WM | White Mule (1937) |
| Y | Yes, Mrs. Williams (1959) |
Address all submissions and queries regarding editorial matters to Managing Editor Bryce Conrad. Books for review should be sent to Book Review Editor Todd Giles.