Announcements

Open Call for Papers: (Un)Disturbed: A Journal of Feminist Voices

The editorial team is excited to announce an open call for the next issue of (Un)Disturbed: A  Journal of Feminist Voices. As we enter the summer season, we are reminded of the importance of rest after a busy fall and winter. We are also reminded of the importance of cultivating what it is that we want to see grow and flourish, and for this, we are grateful to the queer and feminist scholar-activists who all play a role in the sharing of knowledge, stories, expertise and resources that further vital conversations across disciplines. 

For this issue, we are interested in hearing from you. What are you working on? What are you interested in? What is important right now? What do you want to say? We welcome contributions that examine, but are not limited to, the following areas: 

  • Feminism and media
  • Ecofeminism and environmental feminism
  • Intersectional feminism
  • Queer feminism
  • Crip feminism 
  • Bodies and feminism
  • Food and feminism 
  • Popular culture and feminism 
  • Feminism in sports and/or wellness
  • International and global feminisms
  • Specific topics related to feminist stories and experiences
  • Other / a topic not listed here.

Submission Information 

(Un)Disturbed encourages engagement with any of the following forms:

  • Original research (3000-6000 words) 
  • Essays (2500-4,000 words)
  • Activist/advocate notes (6,000 words) 
  • Commentary and Criticism (2000-2500) 
  • Book reviews (2,000 words) 
  • Interviews and roundtables (4,000 words) 
  • Community voices (4,000 words)  
  • Poetry (variable) 
  • Reflections (variable) 
  • Research creation (variable) 
  • Other arts-based analyses, outputs, and commentary (variable)  

For more information, please review the About the Journal page for the journal's section  policies, as well as the Author Guidelines. Authors need to register with the journal prior to  submitting or, if already registered, simply log in and begin the process. 

To submit a proposal for consideration in this open call, please send a 250-word abstract  to feministthinktank@uwaterloo.ca by August 14, 2026. Any questions can also be directed to this email address. Contributors will be notified of the status of their abstracts in September 2026.