a literary-critical anthology
Indirect Books is thrilled to announce an anthologized collection responding to the work of Virginia Woolf. Focused on pieces of literary criticism and autotheory, Beauty Anyhow features writing that engages both playfully and seriously with Woolf’s fiction and nonfiction.
Traditional scholarship offering fresh interpretations appear alongside innovative essays detailing personal readings; additionally, two select pieces of creative writing will encompass ways in which writers have responded to Woolf via original fiction. We have curated a remarkable selection of critical and autotheoretical work that puts forth an expansive, insightful, and erudite understanding of Woolf’s oeuvre in pieces that are willing to take risks artistically, formally, or substantively.
With submissions having opened in 2025 and publication scheduled for Woolf’s birthday on January 25th, 2027, the anthology will span the 100th anniversaries of Mrs Dalloway and To The Lighthouse.
Beauty Anyhow will be celebrated at AWP 2027 with an off-site reading. Keep on eye on this page and our social media for the cover reveal, contributor list, and ways to purchase this incredible collection.
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