Forum for Modern Language Studies: Forum Essay Prize 2011

[Claire Whitehead]

**The Forum Essay prize 2011: Literature and the Law**

Important work in the humanities is taking place where law and literature
intersect: in the study of hate speech under the rubric of performative
language; in the study of copyright and intellectual property law as part of
the material culture of literature; in the study of forensic genres of
literature, from revenge tragedy to the contemporary policier. What can
literature tell us about the law? How does literature evoke the law to
illuminate other subjects? In which ways do the two influence one another?
What points of reference enable, or delimit, their interactions?

The 2011 Forum Prize competition invites submissions on the subject of
Literature and the Law, addressing literature of any period, and in any of
the languages covered by the journal (usually English, French, German,
Italian, Spanish and Russian, but we will consider others too). The
competition is open to all researchers, whether established or early-career:
it is worth noting that previous competitions have been won by scholars in
both categories. 

*The Forum Prize*

The winner's prize will consist of: 

1. Publication of the winning essay in the next appropriate volume of Forum
for Modern Language Studies 

2. A cash prize of £200 

Other entries of sufficient quality may be invited to publish.

*Entry Requirements for the Forum Essay Prize 2011*

The Forum Essay Prize is open to all researchers. Essays are to be no longer
than 6,500 words, inclusive of all footnotes and references and should
conform to FMLS house style. The closing date for entries will be 31 March
2011. 

Visit http://www.oxfordjournals.org/page/4116/1 for full details of the
Essay Prize rules. 

*Submissions*

Submissions for the essay competition must arrive no later than 31 March
2011. Entries must be made via the online submission system at
www.fmls.oxfordjournals.org. If you have any general enquiries about the
competition, please contact the Administrative Editor, Dr Robin Mackenzie,
at rmm10 at st-andrews.ac.uk 

Visit http://www.oxfordjournals.org/page/4117/1 to read details on how to
submit.

*Promote the prize*

If you would like to advertise the Forum prize amongst interested peers, why
not download our PDF poster and display it on your notice board? Visit
http://www.oxfordjournals.org/page/4118/1 to download the poster.

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