2007 Zora Kipel Prize Competition: deadline extended

[Curt F. Woolhiser]

Dear SEELANGers,

Please note that the deadline for submission of entries for the 2007 Zora Kipel
prize competitions for books, articles and unpublished student papers in
Belarusian studies has been extended to *August 20*, 2007.  Further information
about the prizes may be found in the call for entries appended below.


Call for Entries: 2007 Zora Kipel Prize Competition

The North American Association for Belarusian Studies and the family of Zora
Kipel are pleased to solicit entries for the 2007 Zora Kipel Prize competition.
The prizes, $500.00 for books and $200.00 for articles, will be awarded to the
authors of outstanding new publications in the fields of Belarusian cultural
studies, linguistics, literature, history and politics. Books and articles
published between 2003 and 2007 in either English or Belarusian are eligible.
Winners will be selected by a panel of judges made up of NAABS officers and
members. To enter the competition, please send a copy of your book or article
to the following address by August 20, 2007:

Dr. Curt Woolhiser
Harvard University
Department of Slavic Languages
and Literatures
Barker Center 327, 12 Quincy St.
Cambridge, MA 02138-3804

Winners will be announced in January 2008.


Call for Entries: Zora Kipel Prize for Student Research Papers in Belarusian
Studies

NAABS and the family of Zora Kipel are pleased to announce the creation of a new
prize ($100) for outstanding research papers in Belarusian studies by
undergraduate and graduate students. Unpublished papers at least 15 pages
(double-spaced) in length, written between 2003 and 2007 are eligible for the
2007 competition. Winners will be selected by a panel of judges made up of
NAABS officers and members. To enter the competition, please send three copies
of your paper to the following address by August 20, 2007:

Dr. Curt Woolhiser
Harvard University
Department of Slavic Languages
and Literatures
Barker Center 327, 12 Quincy St.
Cambridge, MA 02138-3804

Winners will be announced in January 2008.


Zora Kipel (1927-2003):
an appreciation
By Thomas E. Bird (CUNY-Queens College) (published in full in Zapisy/Annals
(Belarusian Institute of Arts and Sciences, New York) (New York-Miensk 2004),
27, p. 7).

"Zora Kipel will be remembered by generations to come as a pioneer researcher
who dedicated her life to investigating, rescuing, and helping to preserve
fully and accurately the history and culture of her nation.
   A member of an indomitable generation who survived the Second World War and
went on to build remarkable academic and intellectual careers, she was impelled
by temperament to pursue interests beyond the boundaries of any single
discipline.
    With a flair for responsibility and endowed with unparalleled modesty, she
pursued thoroughness, authenticity, and integrity in both her personal life and
professional work. Courteous and honest in her dealings with others, she was a
cherished cicerone of close friends, visiting scholars, and far-flung
correspondents -- from all of whom she won respect.... "
     "She made a significant contribution to the field of Belarusica through her
research, editing, and collecting, combined with a kaleidoscopic variety of
civic and bibliotecal activities. An omniverous reader, her own research
focused on literary influences. Dr. Jan Zaprudnik has chronicled her
accomplishments in detail." [please see bibliography in Zapisy 27 (2004), pp.
27-34].
    "...Her knowledge, insight and wisdom, her warmth and friendship will be
sorely missed.
      May her memory be eternal!"

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