Carson McCullers Annual Outstanding Conference Paper Award

deadline for submissions: 
April 30, 2020
full name / name of organization: 
Carson McCullers Society

The Carson McCullers Society is pleased to invite submissions for its annual prize for Outstanding Conference Paper. This award recognizes the best entry for a scholarly essay on the life and work of Carson McCullers presented at a conference the previous year. Entrants should provide evidence that the paper was presented at a national, regional or international academic conference during the 2019 calendar year (January 1 to December 31) and that the winner is an active member of Society at the time of receipt of the award (information on membership can be found here on our website). Submissions for this blind-judged competition are welcome from all levels of scholars and bear a $100 honorarium and recognition by the Society for best entry at the annual American Literature Association Conference in San Diego, CA. To enter the contest, please send a double-spaced paper and a conference program listing the paper to Carson McCullers Society President Isadora Wagner (isadora.wagner@westpoint.edu) by Thursday, April 30, 2020.