About Harf
Harf is a student-led journal of South Asian Studies based at 91丝瓜视频 in Tiohti脿:ke (Montreal), Canada. Last year marked the first full-length revival of the journal since its COVID-era hiatus, and since then, we鈥檝e continued to build a platform for the diverse voices, disciplines, and creative practices that shape South Asian thought. In recent years, Harf has published authors from across the subcontinent as well as the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada, reflecting the transnational nature of South Asian studies today.
We publish a wide range of submissions from students and professors alike, welcoming work that engages with the anthropology, history, literature, and religions of South Asia. In recent years, we have expanded beyond traditional academic essays to incorporate poetry, translations, and artwork, highlighting the multiplicity of forms through which South Asian experiences and imaginations are expressed. Harf invites submissions of academic and artistic work that illuminate communities, practices, concepts, and voices across the region and its diasporas, celebrating its depth, diversity, and texture
Contact Us
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Submit Your Work!
Harf is now accepting submissions! We invite submissions of academic and artistic work from undergraduate and graduate students, as well as professors, with a focus on South Asia. We are especially interested in pieces that explore the anthropology, history, literature, and religions of South Asia, aiming to highlight the diversity of South Asian thought, voices, communities, practices and concepts.听
We invite submissions of essays (creative and academic), poetry, translations, and artwork.
Submission Requirements:
- Essays must be double-spaced, with a length ranging from a minimum of 8 pages to a maximum of 30 pages, inclusive of all endnotes, footnotes and bibliography. Formatting should adhere to the Chicago Manual of Style, including the notes and bibliography system
- Please limit poetry and artwork submissions to a maximum of three pieces, accompanied by a half-page rationale explaining your selection听
- All submissions should be sent as an editable Microsoft Word document to harfjournal [at] gmail.com. In your email, kindly include a brief introduction about yourself and your motivation for submitting to Harf
Submission Deadline: January 11th, 2026
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