Romantasy: An overview and a history

Jodi McAlister; Kate Cuthbert

Vol. 23 No. 2 (2025), Perspectives: Local

Vol. 23 No. 2 (2025)

Romantasy: An overview and a history

Perspectives: Local

Published 2025-09-10

Dr. Jodi McAlister⁺⁻
Dr. Kate Cuthbert⁺⁻

Dr. Jodi McAlister

Dr. Kate Cuthbert

PDF

Keywords

Genres
Young Adult Fiction
Australian Literature
Social Media

How to Cite

Romantasy: An overview and a history. (2025). Synergy, 23(2). https://slav.vic.edu.au/index.php/Synergy/article/view/900

Abstract

Academics and commentators, Jodi McAlister and Kate Cuthbert, explore the phenomena of Romantasy and its impact in recent publishing. The article offers an excellent overview of the history and development of Romantasy, its forebears and its drivers, offering an insight into its relevance and various, related subgenres.

PDF

Similar Articles

Dr Linda Gibson-Langford, Collaboration or co-blab-oration , Synergy: Vol. 7 No. 2 (2009)
Dr Robin S. Spruce, Dr Kasey Garrison, Thinking about metacognition in your school library , Synergy: Vol. 11 No. 2 (2013)
Dr Susan Boyce, Dr Robin Zeidler, Dr Susan La Marca, Camilla Elliott, Di Ruffles, Reviews , Synergy: Vol. 11 No. 2 (2013)
Fiona Mulvaney, Ivanhoe Girls’ genrefied together! , Synergy: Vol. 18 No. 1 (2020)
Kasey Garrison, Lee FitzGerald, ‘It Trains Your Brain’: Student Reflections on Using the Guided Inquiry Design Process , Synergy: Vol. 15 No. 2 (2017)
Dr Carol A. Gordon, Assessing Access in School Libraries: Developing Meaningful Use of Library Resources and Services , Synergy: Vol. 15 No. 2 (2017)
Dr Pam Macintyre, Slow Reading: The Power to Transform , Synergy: Vol. 13 No. 1 (2015)
Melbourne UNESCO City of Literature, Reading and young people , Synergy: Vol. 19 No. 1 (2021)
Bridget Forster, Generative AI and the Australian voice , Synergy: Vol. 23 No. 2 (2025)
Professor Tara Brabazon, Now media: How to value the useful rather than the new , Synergy: Vol. 11 No. 1 (2013)

You may also start an advanced similarity search for this article.

Romantasy: An overview and a history

Keywords

How to Cite

Download Citation

Abstract

Similar Articles