Writing for Agora gives you a chance to share your expertise and ideas with history teachers and contribute to the history teaching community. Agora invites submissions that relate to history teaching in any way, from classroom-ready activities to deep curriculum discussions and insights into history teaching as a discipline.

Read more about the editorial process, copyright and our style guide.

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General information

Agora content is aimed at practising history teachers and educators. Articles range in tone from formal and academic style to conversational. Writers are expected to demonstrate a fair-minded approach when discussing the work of others, and submissions should be both courteous and academically rigorous.

Please send submissions to the Agora editor at agora@htav.asn.au. By submitting a contribution to Agora, you agree to the terms of the author agreement. Please include a signed copy of the agreement with your submission.

Themes

Each issue of Agora focuses on a specific theme. Articles that don’t relate to the theme are also welcome, although they may be held over for an appropriate issue.

2021 (volume 56)

3 Colonial History

Closing date for submissions: 7 September 2021
Distribution date: November 2021

2022 (volume 57)

1 Historical Knowledge vs Skills

Closing date for submissions: 30 November 2021
Distribution date: March 2022

2 Modern History

Closing date for submissions: 11 April 2022
Distribution date: July 2022

3 Contested Histories

Closing date for submissions: 5 September 2022
Distribution date: November 2022

2023 (volume 58)

1 Teaching Primary History

Closing date for submissions: 28 November 2022
Distribution date: March 2023

Agora structure

Agora features four sections that accommodate different styles and interests. Consider which section best suits your intended contribution.

• Thema Perspectives on the theme
  1800­–2500 words
• Praktikos Teaching ideas
  1200–1800 words
• Sungraphô Research reviews
  3000­–4000 words
• Kritikos Reviews (online)
  500 words

Read more about the editorial process, copyright and our style guide

Download contributor guidelines (pdf)

Download author agreement (pdf)

Download student permission form (doc)