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Joan Leach Memorial Graduate Student Essay Prize 2014
Deadline for submissions: January 10th 2014
The Gaskell Journal runs a biennial Graduate Student Essay Prize in honour of Joan Leach MBE, founder of the Gaskell Society.
Joan Leach Memorial Graduate Student Essay Prize 2014
Deadline for submissions: January 10th 2014
The Gaskell Journal runs a biennial Graduate Student Essay Prize in honour of Joan Leach MBE, founder of the Gaskell Society.
Aims of the Prize:
The essay competition is open to all graduate students
currently registered for an MA or PhD in Victorian Studies. Entries are welcome
which consider Gaskell's writings within Victorian cultural, religious, aesthetic
and scientific debates, and which have an inter-disciplinary aspect. Also
welcome are essays that offer innovative and focused close readings of
Gaskell's works, including those enlightened by critical theory. In all cases,
clarity of argument and control of expression are paramount, and the essay must
clearly offer an original contribution to the field of Gaskell studies.
The Prize:
The winning essay will be published in The Gaskell Journal and its author will receive £200 from the Gaskell Society, and a complimentary copy of the Journal. High quality submissions other than the winner will also be considered for publication in the journal.
Conditions:
Essays should be no longer than 7,000 words, and not under consideration for publication elsewhere. We request that you use the MHRA system of referencing, with endnotes rather than footnotes.
Judging:
Essays will be judged by members of The Gaskell Journal Editorial Board, with the final decision being made from a shortlist by a leading scholar in Gaskell studies.
IMPORTANT:
All judging will be anonymous. Please keep your name and affiliation separate from your article. Complete the below form, and send with your anonymised essay to The Gaskell Journal editor, Rebecca Styler rstyler@lincoln.ac.uk by/on January 10th 2014. All entrants will be informed of the outcome of their submission. These details are also available though the journal website: www.gaskelljournal.co.uk
The Prize:
The winning essay will be published in The Gaskell Journal and its author will receive £200 from the Gaskell Society, and a complimentary copy of the Journal. High quality submissions other than the winner will also be considered for publication in the journal.
Conditions:
Essays should be no longer than 7,000 words, and not under consideration for publication elsewhere. We request that you use the MHRA system of referencing, with endnotes rather than footnotes.
Judging:
Essays will be judged by members of The Gaskell Journal Editorial Board, with the final decision being made from a shortlist by a leading scholar in Gaskell studies.
IMPORTANT:
All judging will be anonymous. Please keep your name and affiliation separate from your article. Complete the below form, and send with your anonymised essay to The Gaskell Journal editor, Rebecca Styler rstyler@lincoln.ac.uk by/on January 10th 2014. All entrants will be informed of the outcome of their submission. These details are also available though the journal website: www.gaskelljournal.co.uk
