The Rosemary VanArsdel Prize

The VanArsdel Prize is awarded annually to the best graduate student essay investigating Victorian periodicals and newspapers. The prize was established in 1990 to honor Rosemary VanArsdel, a founding member of the Research Society for Victorian Periodicals, whose groundbreaking research continues to shape the field of nineteenth-century periodical studies.

The winner of the VanArsdel Prize receives $500 and publication of their submission in Victorian Periodicals Review. 

Applications open May 1 and are due June 15.

More information regarding this prize can be found here: https://rs4vp.org/awards/vanarsdel-prize/

Submissions can be emailed directly to the editor at vpr@rs4vp.org

Essays should be approximately 4,000–7,500 words (or 15–25 pages), excluding notes and bibliography. Formatting should be double-spaced throughout with one-inch margins and a standard font such as Times New Roman, size 12. Please also note:

• Authors must be enrolled in a master’s or doctoral program at the time of submission. The winner will be required to provide a letter from his or her graduate program verifying student status.
• Manuscripts should not be under submission elsewhere or previously published.
• Submissions should be emailed as an MS Word attachment.