JNZL Prize for New Zealand Literary Studies 2012

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The Journal of New Zealand Literature
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The Journal of New Zealand Literature offers an annual prize for a publication in the area of New Zealand literary studies.

* The Prize is available to graduate students and to emerging researchers who have completed their PhDs within the last three years.

* There is a cash prize.

* The winning entry will be published in JNZL 30 (2012).

* Entries are judged anonymously.

* Entries are judged by the International Advisory Board of JNZL. Judging is by majority decision.

* The adjudicating panel reserves the right not to award the prize in any given year.

* Non-winning essays may be considered for publication in JNZL in the usual way.

Please submit the following:

* A copy of the essay
* A brief CV
* An indication that the essay is an entry for the JNZL Prize
* Submissions should be around 5000 words, and in MHRA format.

Entries close 30 June 2012

Please address inquiries and submissions to
Sarah Shieff
Editor: JNZL
English/School of Arts
University of Waikato
Private Bag 3105
Hamilton
New Zealand
sshieff@waikato.ac.nz
http://www.waikato.ac.nz/wfass/jnzl/prize.shtml