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ChLA Graduate Student Essay Awards Submissions from ChLA members for the 2009 ChLA Graduate Student Essay Awards are now being accepted. Submissions should demonstrate familiarity with previous scholarship, contain original, distinctive ideas, and conform to MLA style. They should be at least 10 pages in length and should not exceed 25 pages, including notes and works cited. The awards are comprised of both a Ph.D. level award and a separate master’s level award. Award winners receive a $200 prize, a certificate, and a complimentary year’s membership to the Association. Recipients are also offered the opportunity to present their winning essays during a session at the annual ChLA conference and to receive their awards during the awards banquet. If the winner attends the conference, a complimentary banquet ticket is also awarded, and conference registration is waived. Nominations should be submitted by a faculty member on behalf of the graduate student author. Graduate students may not nominate themselves or other graduate students. A cover letter must accompany the submission and provide an endorsement of the paper and explain the faculty member’s familiarity with the student’s work. Please include both the member’s and the student’s e-mail and street addresses and indicate if the student is a Ph.D. or Master’s level student in the cover letter only. Submissions will be forwarded from the ChLA office to the members of the ChLA Graduate Student Essay Awards Committee and read blind (without the accompanying cover letter). Only two submissions per ChLA member will be accepted. The deadline for submissions is February 1, 2010 for a paper written during 2009. Submissions may be sent to: ChLA Graduate Student Essay Awards Committee or electronically to kkiessling@childlitassn.org For further information, contact Kathy Kiessling, ChLA Administrator, at the same e-mail address noted above or by phone at (269) 965-8180.
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