Please note: If you'd like to submit a children's/young adult book review or a teaching tip, please visit the KE Columns page for manuscript and submission requirements.  

Kansas English Call for Manuscripts

Peer-Reviewed General Submissions

Editor: Dr. Katie Cramer

Deadline: January 15, 2026

General Submission Manuscript Requirements

Kansas English welcomes submissions that would be of interest to English and literacy teachers/educators at all levels, from Pre-K to post-secondary. Consider submitting the following types of manuscripts:

1. Practitioner Pieces describing how you teach a particular text, skill, or concept in your English language arts or literacy classroom.

2. Scholarly Articles, including research studies and academic arguments supported by research in English and/or literacy education.

3. Reflective Essays about teaching English language arts and/or literacy.

4. Creative Works (e.g., poetry, vignettes, photography) related to teaching English and/or literacy.

5. Interviews with authors and experts in the field of English language arts and/or literacy.

6. Book Reviews of recently published English/literacy pedagogy texts.

7. Conversation Pieces in response to previously published work in Kansas English.

8. Kansas-Specific Articles that would be of interest to English and/or literacy teachers in Kansas.

Children’s/Young Adult Book Reviews and Teaching Tips

Please note: If you'd like to submit a children's/young adult book review or a teaching tip, please visit the KE Columns page for manuscript and submission requirements. These pieces are editor-reviewed by the Column Editor.

Length: Manuscripts should typically not exceed 15 pages, excluding references.

Format: If you choose, you may format your manuscript according to the “Final Manuscript Publication Guidelines” (but anonymized—no author names). Otherwise, manuscripts should be written in 12 pt. Times New Roman (or similar) font and double-spaced throughout, including quotations and reference list, and composed using a recent version of Microsoft Word.

Style: Manuscripts must adhere to the latest edition of APA Style; the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) has helpful APA Style resources. Authors must ensure that all sources in the reference list are formatted according to APA Style and that all in-text citations for quoted material from print text includes page numbers. Please note: a cover page is not necessary or desired.

Anonymization: Manuscripts must be anonymized. Names of submitting authors should not appear anywhere in the manuscript.

•      If authors cite their own published work, they must delete their names and other identifying information and place substitute words in brackets, for example [name deleted to maintain integrity of review process] or [Author 1], [Author 2].

•      This should occur both in the manuscript and the references list.

•      Authors will add self-citation information back into the manuscript before submitting the final draft for publication.

Abstract and Keywords:  All practitioner pieces, scholarly articles, reflective essays, interviews, conversation pieces, and Kansas-specific articles must include an abstract (up to 200 words) and a list of keywords. Abstracts are encouraged for creative pieces (e.g., poetry, vignettes) for the purpose of online publication, but they are not required. Review the KE archives for examples of abstracts and keywords lists.

Submission Requirements

All general submission manuscripts (i.e., not Children's/YA Book Reviews and Teaching Tips) should be submitted as an attachment to the Editor of Kansas English at Katie.Cramer@wichita.edu. 

During the academic year, look for a confirmation email from the Editor within 2-3 business days. If you do not receive an email confirming receipt of your submission, please resubmit.

Include the following information in the body of your email:

1. Full names, affiliations, email addresses, and brief bios of all authors

2. Title of submission (e.g., scholarly article, reflective essay, practitioner piece, poem)

3. Statement that the manuscript is original, has not been published previously in other journals and/or books, and is not a simultaneous submission.

4. Statement disclosing your use of generative AI (artificial intelligence) in composing your manuscript, for example:

   1. I did not use generative AI in the creation of this manuscript.

   2. I used generative AI to (include any/all of the following as appropriate):

1. 1. • Summarize literature

      • Formulate ideas

      • Organize ideas

      • Produce drafts of texts

      • Revise and/or refine the text

      • Any other use not specified in this list

4. 3. If you used generative AI, you must also include a statement of use in the manuscript itself, at the end of the piece, after the references.

   4. You should err on the side of more disclosure/transparency, rather than less.

   5. Please note that generative AI may not be listed as an author.

Attach the manuscript as a single attachment to your email, ensuring that all manuscript requirements are met. Abstracts and key words should be included in the manuscript itself, not as another attachment (i.e., there should only be ONE attachment in your email to the Editor). 

During the academic year, look for a confirmation email from the Editor within 2-3 business days. If you do not receive an email confirming receipt of your submission, please resubmit.

Review process for general submissions

Each manuscript receives an anonymous review by at least two members of the Editorial Review Board, which typically makes a final decision regarding publication within 3-4 months after the posted submission deadline, with the journal published online, and freely accessible to anyone, by August.

You will be asked to format your manuscript (to the best of your ability) upon final submission, and you will have the opportunity to review a final draft of the journal prior to publication.