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Free Feminist Publishing Mentorship Programme

  • Organization: Gender and Justice (Bristol University Press)
  • Type: Workshop
  • Location: Global
  • Deadline: November 18, 2026
  • Funding: No Funding

Gender and Justice, a feminist social science journal published by Bristol University Press, runs a free mentoring programme for writers based in the Global South. Each person selected is paired with a member of the journal's Editorial Board for three to four months to turn a near-finished research article into one ready to submit to the journal. It is built especially for people who have not yet published in international journals, including activists and practitioners as well as researchers. **What you get:** - A mentorship pairing with a member of the Gender and Justice Editorial Board for 3 to 4 months - 3 to 4 structured online mentoring sessions on conceptual development, writing structure and clarity of argument, scheduled to work across time zones and access needs - Editorial guidance on responding to peer review and positioning your work within transnational feminist debates - Capacity-strengthening workshops and resources that explain the peer review and publication process - Connections with a cohort of peers in the programme - All mentoring and resources free of charge **What you'll do:** - Develop one research article that is close to completion into a piece ready for submission to Gender and Justice - Write and revise independently between mentoring sessions **Key dates:** - Applications for the current round close 18 November 2026 - A selection panel meets regularly to review applications - The mentorship runs for 3 to 4 months after selection **More information:** - Apply by emailing the completed application form to GenderandJustice@lexnetwork.org with the subject line 'Gender and Justice: Transnational Pathways to Inclusive Feminist Scholarship' - The programme does not provide financial support, and taking part does not guarantee publication: articles still go through the journal's double-anonymous peer review - Lead Editor for the programme: Katie McQuaid, Leeds University, UK

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Gender and Justice (Bristol University Press)Workshop

Free Feminist Publishing Mentorship Programme

Nov 18, 2026 23:59:00 UTC
Opportunity type
Workshop
Funding
No Funding
Location
Global
Deadline
Nov 18, 2026 23:59:00 UTC

About this opportunity

Gender and Justice, a feminist social science journal published by Bristol University Press, runs a free mentoring programme for writers based in the Global South. Each person selected is paired with a member of the journal's Editorial Board for three to four months to turn a near-finished research article into one ready to submit to the journal. It is built especially for people who have not yet published in international journals, including activists and practitioners as well as researchers.

What you get:

  • A mentorship pairing with a member of the Gender and Justice Editorial Board for 3 to 4 months
  • 3 to 4 structured online mentoring sessions on conceptual development, writing structure and clarity of argument, scheduled to work across time zones and access needs
  • Editorial guidance on responding to peer review and positioning your work within transnational feminist debates
  • Capacity-strengthening workshops and resources that explain the peer review and publication process
  • Connections with a cohort of peers in the programme
  • All mentoring and resources free of charge

What you'll do:

  • Develop one research article that is close to completion into a piece ready for submission to Gender and Justice
  • Write and revise independently between mentoring sessions

Key dates:

  • Applications for the current round close 18 November 2026
  • A selection panel meets regularly to review applications
  • The mentorship runs for 3 to 4 months after selection

More information:

  • Apply by emailing the completed application form to GenderandJustice@lexnetwork.org with the subject line 'Gender and Justice: Transnational Pathways to Inclusive Feminist Scholarship'
  • The programme does not provide financial support, and taking part does not guarantee publication: articles still go through the journal's double-anonymous peer review
  • Lead Editor for the programme: Katie McQuaid, Leeds University, UK

Who can apply

  • Currently based in the Global South
  • Must not have undertaken graduate research (Masters or Doctoral level) in the Global North
  • Open to early-career and postgraduate researchers, independent scholars, activists and practitioners
  • Work on gender and justice that engages feminist theory, praxis or knowledge production, broadly defined, across academic, activist or creative contexts
  • You do not need to have published in an international journal before
  • Applications especially encouraged from women, LGBTQIA+ scholars and writers, and marginalised groups in the Global South
  • Submit: a statement of interest (max 300 words), an abstract and outline of the article you want to develop (max 500 words), a sample of academic writing (does not need to be polished), and a two-page CV

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Good to know

  • +Free, one-to-one mentoring from a member of a peer-reviewed journal's editorial board
  • +Built for first-time authors in the Global South, activists and practitioners as well as researchers
  • +Three to four online sessions over three to four months
  • +Publishing in the journal is free

Worth checking yourself

  • !You must be based in the Global South and not have done a Master's or PhD research degree in the Global North
  • !You need an article draft that is close to finished
  • !There is no money attached, and publication is not guaranteed: your article still goes through peer review
  • !Closes 18 November 2026; the page also shows an old June date from a previous round
  • !Applications go by email to a lexnetwork.org address

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Free Feminist Publishing Mentorship Programme
Nov 18, 2026 23:59:00 UTC