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The prize is offered annually by the British Association for American Studies. Applications for the 2021 award will open on 1 October 2020.
It is awarded for the best essay-length piece of work on an American Studies topic written by a student currently registered for a postgraduate degree at a university or equivalent institution in Britain. The value of the prize will normally be £500.
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The closing date for applications is 24 January 2021.
The essay should be between 3,000 and 5,000 words in length, and should be accompanied by a letter from an institutional representative, tutor or supervisor, as attestation that the candidate is registered for a postgraduate degree course, or has been accepted for a course. Membership of BAAS is mandatory in order to be eligible to receive the prize. Applicants will need to supply their membership number, which can be found by logging into the BAAS website and navigating to Member-BAAS Community-Profile.
Care should be taken to ensure that the name of the author does not appear on the essay itself, but only in the cover letter which should be submitted by e-mail along with the essay. All essays will be assessed anonymously by a panel drawn from the BAAS Executive Committee.
The essay should form a self-contained piece of writing, suitable for publication as an article in a professional journal. Care should accordingly be taken with matters of presentation and documentation. Prize-winning essays will be offered publication in US Studies Online: the BAAS Postgraduate Journal.
You can find the submission guidelines here.
BAAS is committed to promoting best practice in matters of equality and diversity, and will be attentive to issues of equality and diversity when judging applications.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][dt_gap height=”20″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]
Previous winners
BAAS Postgraduate Essay Prize 2020
Katherine Reed, The University of Manchester
Honourable mention to:
Noah Remnick, University of Oxford
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BAAS Postgraduate Essay Prize 2019
Rebecca Macklin, University of Leeds
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BAAS Postgraduate Essay Prize 2018
Victoria Addis, University of Leeds
Honourable mention to:
Christina Westwood, Keele University
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BAAS Postgraduate Essay Prize 2017
Chelsea Olsen, University of Sussex
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BAAS Postgraduate Essay Prize 2014
Robert Yeates, University of Exeter
Honourable Mention to
Kal Ashraf, University of Sheffield
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BAAS Postgraduate Essay Prize 2013
Katrina Kelly, Queen’s University, Belfast
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BAAS Postgraduate Essay Prize 2012
Katherine McGettigan, Keele University
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BAAS Postgraduate Essay Prize 2011
Say Burgin, University of Leeds
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BAAS Postgraduate Essay Prize 2010
Henry Knight, University of Sussex
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BAAS Postgraduate Essay Prize 2009
Áine Kelly, University of Nottingham
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BAAS Postgraduate Essay Prize 2008
Jarrod Homer, University of Manchester
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BAAS Postgraduate Essay Prize 2007
Phil Juggins, University of Nottingham
Honourable mention to:
Laura Scott (University of Leeds)
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BAAS Postgraduate Essay Prize 2006
Clare Russell, University of Nottingham
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BAAS Postgraduate Essay Prize 2005
Andrew Wyn Jones, University of Glasgow
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BAAS Postgraduate Essay Prize 2004
Paul Edwards, University of Nottingham
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BAAS Postgraduate Essay Prize 2003
John Fagg, University of Nottingham
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BAAS Postgraduate Essay Prize 2002
Mark Whalan, University of Exeter
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BAAS Postgraduate Essay Prize 2001
Martyn Bone, University of Nottingham
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BAAS Postgraduate Essay Prize 2000
Graham Thompson, Nottingham Trent University
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BAAS Postgraduate Essay Prize 1998
Paul Grainge
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