Announcement

We are pleased to publish in this issue the seventh Leon Edel Prize Essay, "Overhearing Testimony: James in the Shadow of Sentimentalism," by Brian Artese. Sincere thanks to Ross Posnock and John Rowe, who served as judges for this year's contest.

The Leon Edel Prize is awarded annually for the best essay on Henry James by a beginning scholar. The prize carries with it an award of $150, and the prize-winning essay will be published in HJR. The competition is open to applicants who have not held a full-time academic appointment for more than four years. Independent scholars and graduate students are encouraged to apply. Essays should be 20-30 pages (including notes), original, and not under submission elsewhere or previously published. Send submissions (in duplicate, produced according to current MLA style, and with return postage enclosed) to Susan M. Griffin, Editor, The Henry James Review, Department of English, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, 40292. Author's name should not appear on the manuscript. Please identify essays as submissions for the Leon Edel Prize. A brief curriculum vitae should be included. Deadline: November 1, 2006.