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THEMATIC

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TheDaak-Thematic is published six times a year. Each issue is curated around a specific theme. Book reviews dealing with  socio-political, cultural, historical and legal analysis on autobiographies, anthologies, fiction, academic books, poetry (indicatively) are all welcome. The aim is to put together an issue where the books speak to each other, against each other and even with each other.

  • We welcome original contributions that have not been published or accepted to be published elsewhere. 
  • We publish analytical and creative book reviews that engage with significant aspects of a book.
  • We encourage book reviews which are reflective and written with hitherto unexplored point(s) of view.
  • We do not publish mere summaries of books.
  • We do not necessarily review recently published books.

Book reviews should ideally be 1200-1500 words. In case where the piece demands more, we are willing to make exceptions but as a matter of rule, we may ask you to revise your writing to fit the word limit.

Click here for detailed guidelines on submissions.

TheDaak Thematic in 2023

Currently open,

Issue 6: Utopias and Dystopias: Explorations of Human Nature. The Last date for submission is 30th October 2023 with a publication date of 15th November 2023. Call for submissions can be read here.

yet to be announced…

Issue 7: call for submission 31 October 2023, last date for submission 31 December 2023, publication date 15 January 2024. Call for submissions, yet to be announced.

Previously published,

Issue 5 : Nature and Lives: A Synergy?, The publication date is 15 September 2023. Call for submissions is closed

Issue 4 : Narratives: stories and silences, published 15 July 2023. Click here to read

Issue 3: Cinema and Affect, published on 15 May 2023. Click here to read

Issue 2: Waiting and Exile, published on 15 March 2023. Click here to read.

Issue 1: Gender and Identity, published on 15 January 2023. Click here to read.

Submissions can be sent at submission@thedaak.in . For any queries , or book recommendations, write to us at editor@thedaak.in