CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
The A. Owen Aldridge Prize
An Annual Paper Competition for Graduate Students
Comparative Literature Studies, published at the Pennsylvania State
University Press, announces that it will publish an annual prize-paper
written by a graduate student. The competition is named in honor of A.
Owen Aldridge, founder of CLS. The purpose of this competition is to
encourage and recognize excellence in scholarship among graduate students
and to reward the highest achievement by publication. This project is
sponsored by CLS in cooperation with the American Comparative Literature
Association (www.acla.org) and supported by the Department of Comparative
Literature at Penn State. The award carries a monetary prize as well.
Guidelines:
1. Any graduate student currently enrolled in an M.A. or Ph.D. program
in Comparative Literature in the U.S. may submit one paper
annually. (Canadian students are ineligible.)
2. Papers may be on any Comparative topic. They should be scholarly
articles--on literary research, theory, criticism, and focus
on more than one national literature--not (for example)
interviews, translations, or editions of texts.
3. Papers should be of normal length for journal submission. An
approximate page length of 15 -20 pages, typed,
double-spaced, is suggested, though papers somewhat longer will also be
considered. Submissions must be in final form: no preliminary
versions or inquiries or proposals
are to be sent.
Papers should follow the CLS format for documentation (the
"endnote" style of The MLA Style Manual, 1985 edition), and be
written in English.
4. Papers should be prepared for anonymous evaluation. A separate
cover sheet should give the paper's title, author's name,
author's academic address, and the statement "The student
named above is presently enrolled in a program of study leading
to a graduate degree in Comparative Literature," signed by the
chair of the student's graduate department or program. The first page
of the paper itself should include the title of the work, but
not the author's name.
5. Papers must be submitted in 4 (4) copies (xerox copies will
work well).
6. All papers received by the deadline will be sent to the
chair of the ACLA Student Affairs Committee. After
consultation with subject-matter experts, that Committee will recommend
the winner; in case of an unclear decision, the Student
Affairs Committee will seek advice from
other members of the ACLA Advisory Board.
7. The winning paper must conform to CLS standards and will be
copy-edited and subject to the same editorial
recommendations as other CLS materials. The intention of CLS is to publish
the winning paper within 12 months. A note will indicate
that the paper is the winner of the Aldridge competition and
that it has been selected by the ACLA and CLS.
DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF SUBMISSIONS: 15 November 2000
Send submissions to: Robert R. Edwards,
Editor-in-Chief
Comparative Literature Studies
429 N Burrowes Building
University Park, PA 16802
cl-studies@psu.edu / www.cl-studies.org
Oscar Fernandez
Comparative Literature Studies
Editorial Assistant
Dept. of Comparative Literature
The Pennsylvania State University
311 Burrowes Bldg
University Park, PA 16802
www.cl-studies.org
CLS: (814) 863-1336
fax: (814) 863-8882
e-mail: oxf3@psu.edu
http://www.personal.psu.edu/oxf3
"Las hormigas se comeran a Roma, esta dicho"
/And it is foretold, ants will devour Rome (Julio Cortazar)
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