fmurphy

Call for Project Showcases  

The Recovery Hub for American Women Writers is seeking digital projects at various stages of completion to engage in multi-staged peer review followed by a public-facing showcase. The public-facing showcase will be published on the Project Showcase section on the Hub website and an issue of Reviews in Digital Humanities. We will publicize the Project Showcase on the Hub social media accounts and those of the Hub’s partner organization, the Society for the Study of American Women Writers. 

This year has been a challenging one for humanities organizations across the board. Although we welcome all digital projects, the Hub seeks to highlight digital projects by graduate students and early career researchers that were affected by the large-scale dismantling of research funding and ideological attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion. We encourage projects that have lost funding or no longer have funding structures to which they can apply. 

We encourage researchers with projects that are in progress or incomplete and that may benefit from feminist peer review conversations. Grounded in feminist practice, the Hub peer reviewers use an open model that emphasizes one-on-one mentorship and encourages project directors to build upon and cite the work of other feminists. The Recovery Hub aims for at least 50% of peer reviewed projects to recover Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian, and LGBTQI+ stories, texts, experiences, and voices. 

To apply, please send an email the following to Dr. Jeannette Schollaert (jes5@umd.edu), Fallon Murphy (fallonm@bu.edu), and recoveryhub@siue.edu by December 15th that includes the following:

  • Project name
  • Project URL
  • Project abstract of 500 words – In the abstract, please explain the project in its entirety
  • Project charter/editorial statement of 500-1000 words
  • Names and CVs for all project collaborators

Expected timeline

  • The deadline to submit a digital humanities project for review is December 15th 
  • Peer reviewers will be assigned in January 2025
  • The first round of peer review is expected in April 2026 
  • The second, collaborative round of peer review is expected in May 2026 
  • Our goal is to publish the project showcases by June 2026 on the Hub website with Reviews in Digital Humanities followed by a later date

Learn more about digital humanities project showcases and our peer review services on our website. Accepted projects must fit within the Recovery Hub’s mission.