Biennial Michael Camille Essay Prize
Theme: Medievalism and the Monsters of Modernity
Closing Date for Submissions: 30 June, 2012

Submissions are now open for the biennial Michael Camille Essay Prize. This essay competition is open to students currently in Master’s or Doctoral programs as well as to early career scholars who are within 5 years of receiving their Ph.D. Essays may be submitted from any discipline.

Named after art historian Michael Camille, the prize will be awarded to the best short essay (4,000-6,000 words), on a variable theme, that brings the medieval and the modern into productive critical relation. The theme for this year’s competition is: Medievalism and the Monsters of Modernity.

For more information, please visit this full post about the prize. The deadline for submission is June 30, 2012. The winner will be announced at the 2nd Biennial Meeting of the BABEL Working Group in September. Submissions may be sent as a Word document in Chicago format to postmedievaljournal@gmail.com.