SLS Essay Prizes

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An individual may submit only one essay for only one prize. Awards are presented at the annual conference in the fall.

 

The Bruns Prize

The Bruns Graduate Essay prize, in honor of Edward F. Bruns, is awarded annually to the best essay written by a graduate student member of the Society for Literature and Science. Graduate students wishing to have their essays considered for the $250 prize should submit them by September 1 to N. Katherine Hayles, Department of English, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1530.

 

The Schachterle Prize

Lance Schachterle, SLS founding president, has established an annual prize of $250 in honor of his parents to recognize the best new essay on literature and science written in English by a nontenured scholar (i.e. junior faculty member or independent scholar). Authors wishing to submit essays (published or accepted for publication) should send them prior to September 1 to the SLS Executive Director, Carol Colatrella, LCC, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332-0165.