PSA/Journal of
Postcolonial Writing
Postgraduate Essay Competition 2017
The PSA/Journal
of Postcolonial Writing Postgraduate Essay Competition provides a great
opportunity for postgraduate scholars to show case their work in a leading postcolonial academic journal and to
earn some really useful research funding.
The winners and runners-up constantly
remind us of the innovative and timely contributions that postgraduate scholars
make to postcolonial studies. The competition is a means of duly recognising
their work and of furthering their careers as postcolonialists.
The deadline
for submissions is 1 April 2017.
Applicants are
invited to submit an essay on any topic relating to postcolonial studies. We
welcome essays from all disciplines, including cultural studies, geography,
politics, theology, history, anthropology, literature, film, or development
studies. The competition is open to any postgraduate student who is registered
at any institution anywhere in the world, by, or within three months of, the
submission deadline.
All essays are
subject to an anonymous peer review by a panel of established experts in
postcolonial studies. The winning essay will, subject to editorial approval, be
published in The Journal of Postcolonial Writing, a journal that has a long
tradition of publishing innovative work in the field and which has had an
ongoing partnership with the PSA.
The winner will
be awarded £250, and, should they not already be a member, will receive a
complimentary year-long membership to the PSA. The runner-up will also have
their work notably mentioned.
Guidelines for
applicants
Essays should be
no longer than 7,500 words (including bibliography and any notes), and must
conform to the MLA referencing style), or shorter than 7,000 words. Any essays
that are too long or too short will be automatically disqualified, so please
ensure your word count meets this requirement.
The author’s
identity must not be identifiable in any way from the essay (electronic tags,
such as those on Microsoft word, should be removed).
Only one
submission per person is allowed. Candidates who have previously entered the
competition are welcome to enter again, but must submit a different piece of
work.
No essay will be
considered that has been published in any form elsewhere, whether in print form
or online.
No essay, in whole
or part, should be submitted for consideration for publication elsewhere before
the winner is announced.
Entries must be
submitted between November 2016 and 1 April 2017.
The judges’ and
the JPW’s editors’ decisions are final.
For more information on submission of
essays, please visit
http://www.postcolonialstudiesassociation.co.uk/pg-essay-prize/
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