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MLA Prizes

James Russell Lowell Prize

The Modern Language Association invites members who have published books in 2019 dealing with literary theory, media, cultural history, or interdisciplinary topics to enter the competition for the James Russell Lowell Prize. The deadline for entries is 1 March 2020. For more information, visit https://www.mla.org/Resources/Career/MLA-Grants-and-Awards/Award-Submissions-and-Nominations/Competitions-for-MLA-Publication-Awards/Annual-Prizes-with-Competitions-in-2020/James-Russell-Lowell-Prize.

 

MLA Prize for a First Book

The Modern Language Association invites members who have published their first book-length scholarly work in 2019 in the fields of literary theory, media, cultural history or interdisciplinary topics to enter the competition for the MLA Prize for a First Book. The deadline for entries is 1 March 2020. For more information, visit https://www.mla.org/Resources/Career/MLA-Grants-and-Awards/Award-Submissions-and-Nominations/Competitions-for-MLA-Publication-Awards/Annual-Prizes-with-Competitions-in-2020/MLA-Prize-for-a-First-Book.

 

Lois Roth Award and the Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for a Translation of a Literary Work

The Modern Language Association invites translators to enter the competition for the Lois Roth Award and the Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for a Translation of a Literary Work. Book-length literary works translated into English are eligible. The deadline for entries is 1 April 2020. For more information, visit https://www.mla.org/Resources/Career/MLA-Grants-and-Awards/Award-Submissions-and-Nominations/Competitions-for-MLA-Publication-Awards/Annual-Prizes-with-Competitions-in-2020/Lois-Roth-Award and https://www.mla.org/Resources/Career/MLA-Grants-and-Awards/Award-Submissions-and-Nominations/Competitions-for-MLA-Publication-Awards/Annual-Prizes-with-Competitions-in-2020/Aldo-and-Jeanne-Scaglione-Prize-for-a-Translation-of-a-Literary-Work.

 

Matei Calinescu Prize

The Modern Language Association invites authors to enter the competition for the Matei Calinescu Prize. Books published in 2019 that are works of scholarship on twentieth- and twenty-first-century literature and thought are eligible for the competition. The deadline for entries is 1 April 2020. For more information, visit https://www.mla.org/Resources/Career/MLA-Grants-and-Awards/Award-Submissions-and-Nominations/Competitions-for-MLA-Publication-Awards/Annual-Prizes-with-Competitions-in-2020/Matei-Calinescu-Prize.

 

Katherine Singer Kovacs Prize

The Modern Language Association invites authors to enter the competition for the Katherine Singer Kovacs Prize. Books published in 2019 in English or Spanish in the field of Latin American and Spanish literatures and cultures and that enhance the understanding of the interrelations among literature, the other arts, and society are eligible. The deadline for entries is 1 May 2020. For more information, visit https://www.mla.org/Resources/Career/MLA-Grants-and-Awards/Award-Submissions-and-Nominations/Competitions-for-MLA-Publication-Awards/Annual-Prizes-with-Competitions-in-2020/Katherine-Singer-Kovacs-Prize.

 

Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for Comparative Literary Studies

The Modern Language Association invites members who have published books in 2019 to enter the competition for the Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for Comparative Literary Studies. The deadline for entries is 1 May 2020. For more information, visit https://www.mla.org/Resources/Career/MLA-Grants-and-Awards/Award-Submissions-and-Nominations/Competitions-for-MLA-Publication-Awards/Annual-Prizes-with-Competitions-in-2020/Aldo-and-Jeanne-Scaglione-Prize-for-Comparative-Literary-Studies.

 

Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for French and Francophone Studies

The Modern Language Association invites members who have published books in 2019 to enter the competition for the Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for French and Francophone Studies. The deadline for entries is 1 May 2020. For more information, visit https://www.mla.org/Resources/Career/MLA-Grants-and-Awards/Award-Submissions-and-Nominations/Competitions-for-MLA-Publication-Awards/Annual-Prizes-with-Competitions-in-2020/Aldo-and-Jeanne-Scaglione-Prize-for-French-and-Francophone-Studies.

 

William Sanders Scarborough Prize

The Modern Language Association invites authors to enter the competition for the William Sanders Scarborough Prize. Books published in 2019 that are scholarly studies of black American literature or culture are eligible. The deadline for entries is 1 May 2020. For more information, visit https://www.mla.org/Resources/Career/MLA-Grants-and-Awards/Award-Submissions-and-Nominations/Competitions-for-MLA-Publication-Awards/Annual-Prizes-with-Competitions-in-2020/William-Sanders-Scarborough-Prize.

 

Howard R. Marraro Prize

The Modern Language Association invites members to enter the competition for the Howard R. Marraro Prize. Books published in 2019 that are scholarly studies of any phase of Italian literature or comparative literature involving Italian are eligible. The deadline for entries is 1 May 2020. For more information, visit https://www.mla.org/Resources/Career/MLA-Grants-and-Awards/Award-Submissions-and-Nominations/Competitions-for-MLA-Publication-Awards/Biennial-Prizes-with-Competitions-in-2020/Howard-R.-Marraro-Prize.

 

Mina P. Shaughnessy Prize

The Modern Language Association invites authors to enter the competition for the Mina P. Shaughnessy Prize. Books published in 2018 or 2019 that are studies of language, culture, literacy, or literature with strong application to the teaching of English are eligible. The deadline for entries is 1 May 2020. For more information, visit https://www.mla.org/Resources/Career/MLA-Grants-and-Awards/Award-Submissions-and-Nominations/Competitions-for-MLA-Publication-Awards/Biennial-Prizes-with-Competitions-in-2020/Mina-P.-Shaughnessy-Prize.

 

MLA Prize for Independent Scholars

The Modern Language Association invites authors to compete for the MLA Prize for Independent Scholars. Books published in 2018 or 2019 in the field of English or other modern languages or literatures are eligible. At the time of publication, the author must not be enrolled in a program leading to an academic degree or hold a tenured, tenure-accruing, or tenure-track position in postsecondary education. The deadline for entries is 1 May 2020. For more information, visit https://www.mla.org/Resources/Career/MLA-Grants-and-Awards/Award-Submissions-and-Nominations/Competitions-for-MLA-Publication-Awards/Biennial-Prizes-with-Competitions-in-2020/MLA-Prize-for-Independent-Scholars.

 

Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for Studies in Germanic Languages and Literatures

The Modern Language Association invites members to compete for the Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for Studies in Germanic Languages and Literatures. Books published in 2018 or 2019 that are scholarly works on the linguistics or literatures of any of the Germanic languages are eligible. The deadline for entries is 1 May 2020. For more information, visit https://www.mla.org/Resources/Career/MLA-Grants-and-Awards/Award-Submissions-and-Nominations/Competitions-for-MLA-Publication-Awards/Biennial-Prizes-with-Competitions-in-2020/Aldo-and-Jeanne-Scaglione-Prize-for-Studies-in-Germanic-Languages-and-Literatures.

 

MLA Prize for Collaborative, Bibliographical, or Archival Scholarship

The Modern Language Association invites editors to compete for the MLA Prize for Collaborative, Bibliographical, or Archival Scholarship. Bibliographies, archives, digital projects, or collaborative works that have published at least one volume in 2018 or 2019 are eligible. The deadline for entries is 1 May 2020. For more information, visit https://www.mla.org/Resources/Career/MLA-Grants-and-Awards/Award-Submissions-and-Nominations/Competitions-for-MLA-Publication-Awards/Biennial-Prizes-with-Competitions-in-2020/MLA-Prize-for-Collaborative-Bibliographical-or-Archival-Scholarship.

 

Fenia and Yaakov Leviant Memorial Award in Yiddish Studies

The Modern Language Association invites authors to compete for the Fenia and Yaakov Leviant Memorial Award in Yiddish Studies. Scholarly studies in the field of Yiddish that have been published between 2016 and 2019 are eligible. The deadline for entries is 1 May 2020. For more information, visit https://www.mla.org/Resources/Career/MLA-Grants-and-Awards/Award-Submissions-and-Nominations/Competitions-for-MLA-Publication-Awards/Biennial-Prizes-with-Competitions-in-2020/Fenia-and-Yaakov-Leviant-Memorial-Prize-in-Yiddish-Studies.

 

MLA Prize for Studies in Native American Literatures, Cultures, and Languages

The Modern Language Association invites members to compete for the MLA Prize for Studies in Native American Literatures, Cultures, and Languages. Books published in 2018 or 2019 are eligible. The deadline for entries is 1 May 2020. For more information, visit https://www.mla.org/Resources/Career/MLA-Grants-and-Awards/Award-Submissions-and-Nominations/Competitions-for-MLA-Publication-Awards/Biennial-Prizes-with-Competitions-in-2020/MLA-Prize-for-Studies-in-Native-American-Literatures-Cultures-and-Languages.