Eidos

Call for Papers – Cepeda Samudio Centennial Dossier

In 2026, one hundred years will have passed since the birth of the writer Álvaro Cepeda Samudio (Barranquilla, 1926 – New York, 1972). To commemorate the birth of this legendary figure of Caribbean Colombian literature, the Editorial Committee of Eidos: Journal of Philosophy and Literary Studies of Universidad del Norte (Barranquilla, Colombia), invites the national and international academic community to submit research articles for the Cepeda Samudio Centennial dossier. The submissions must be original and unpublished, and should address topics related to the work of this avant-garde, experimental writer who significantly contributed to transforming the course of Colombian literature.

His works —alongside those of other Caribbean authors— led to a geographical shift in the center of literary modernization in the country and the consequent transformation of the Colombian literary field. Cepeda Samudio remains an author whose work Colombia has yet to fully discover.

Eidos is a peer-reviewed scientific journal indexed in SCOPUS, ranked Q3 in SJR. For submission guidelines and author instructions, please consult:

https://rcientificas.uninorte.edu.co/index.php/eidos/index

The Cepeda Samudio Centennial dossier will accept contributions related to his literary works All of Us Were Waiting (1954), The Big House (1962), and Juana’s Stories (1972). Contributions may also address Cepeda Samudio’s ties to cinema, journalism, and other areas of cultural production. The dossier is under the editorial coordination of Dr. Orlando Araújo Fontalvo, research professor in the Division of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, member of the Scientific Committee of Eidos, and professor of the Master’s Program in Literature and Creative Writing at Universidad del Norte.

Article submission email:
eidos@uninorte.edu.co

Deadline for submissions:
Friday, November 7, 2025

For more information:
Prof. Dr. Orlando Araújo Fontalvo
oaraujo@uninorte.edu.co