The Manuscript: Journal of Taylor Swift Studies
News
JOTSS is launching something special by accepting your popular work about Taylor Swift's unique impact and interventions on the everyday person for our non-scholarly special edition, Cultural and Colloquial Impact (details to follow in early February).
JOTSS will be at the 2026 South West Popular American Culture Association Conference in New Mexico this February. Attend our discussion “Mirror Ball: Reflecting the Interdisciplinary Infrastructure of the Field – A Round Table with JOTSS and The Taylor Swift Bibliography Project."
2026 Call for Journal Cover Art: "The One" Award
Submit original, non-AI generated artwork for the cover of our inaugural edition, launching April 29th, 2026 to jtraut@binghamton.edu with the subject line "JOTSS Cover Art Submission 2026".
The selected artwork will be featured on our journal cover and awarded $400.00. Artwork is due by March15th, 2026. Artists may choose to include a 200-word abstract explaining their design and sign their piece.