Announcement

Graduate Student Essay Prize 2009–10

The Journal of Victorian Culture successfully inaugurated an essay prize competition in 2007, and published the first winner (by Louise Lee) in 13.1 (2008). We are pleased to announce the next competition. The aim of the JVC Essay Prize is to promote scholarship among postgraduate research students working on the Victorian period in any discipline in the UK and abroad. The essay, which must be no longer than 7000 words in length (including notes), may be on any aspect of Victorian culture appropriate for the scope of the journal (this embraces literature and history, including cultural, intellectual, social, political, economic and religious history; the history of music, science, technology, medicine, theatre and visual culture; historical geography). JVC is, in accordance with its remit, particularly keen to encourage essays demonstrating interdisciplinary approaches. The essay must not be under consideration for publication elsewhere, and should not be submitted to any other journal until the outcome of the competition is known. Applicants who are completing doctoral degrees are advised to check with their institutions any regulations covering the publication of material extracted from their theses prior to the submission of the whole thesis.

The prize

Publication of the winning essay in JVC; £100 cash prize, a free year’s subscription to JVC.

Conditions

Word limit: maximum of 7000 words (include a word count and an abstract of 250 words)

Closing date for submissions to the Editor: 30 June 2009

The competition will be open to anyone currently registered for a higher research degree, or is within 3 years of the completion of one. An entry form will be available on the JVC website and will require the signature of the Academic Supervisor, confirming the entrant’s status.

Judging

Entries should be submitted to the journal in the normal manner, but must also be accompanied by the downloadable JVC Essay Prize entry form (available from the publisher’s website):

http://www.eupjournals.com/journal/jvc

All published essays will be subject to the same copyright terms as everything else published in JVC. The decision of the judges will be final and no correspondence will be considered. There is only one prize and the judges reserve the right to award no prize if submitted material is not of an appropriate standard. The judges for the prize will be the Editorial Board of the Journal of Victorian Culture. The process of selection will, accordingly, fulfil the requirements of peer review. The judges reserve the right to recommend revisions to the prize-winning essay prior to publication.