The Katherine Mansfield Society is pleased to announce its annual essay prize competition for 2025, open to all, on the subject of Katherine Mansfield’s Men.

The winner will receive a cash prize of £200 and the winning essay will be considered for publication in Katherine Mansfield Studies, vol. 18 (2026), the peer-reviewed yearbook of the Katherine Mansfield Society, published by Edinburgh University Press.

The distinguished panel of judges will comprise:
D R A N D R E W H A R R I S O N
University of Nottingham, UK
Chair of the Judging Panel
K A T H L E E N J O N E S
Royal Literary Fund Fellow and Biographer
D R M A R T I N G R I F F I T H S
Author and Musician

Essays that address any aspect of the theme of Katherine Mansfield’s Men are welcome. The full CFP for this volume can be viewed on our website: https://katherinemansfieldsociety.org/publications/yearbook/

Submissions of c. 6000 words (inclusive of endnotes), in Word format, Times New Roman 12 point, double-line spaced, using MHRA style referencing with endnotes, should be emailed to the editorial team, accompanied by an abstract, 5 keywords, and 50-word biography: kms@katherinemansfieldsociety.org
Deadline for submissions: 31 August 2025

A detailed MHRA style guide is available from the Katherine Mansfield Society website:
https://katherinemansfieldsociety.org/publications/yearbook/