The University of Chicago Press is pleased to announce the competition
for the 2013 Catharine Stimpson Prize for Outstanding Feminist
Scholarship. Named in honor of the founding editor of Signs: Journal
of Women in Culture and Society, the Catharine Stimpson Prize is
designed to recognize excellence and innovation in the work of emerging
feminist scholars.
The Catharine Stimpson Prize is awarded biannually to the best paper in
an international competition. Leading feminist scholars from around the
globe will select the winner. The prize-winning paper will be published
in Signs, and the author will be provided an honorarium of $1,000. All
papers submitted for the Stimpson Prize will be considered for peer
review and possible publication in Signs.
Eligibility: Feminist scholars in the early years of their careers
(less than seven years since receipt of the terminal degree) are invited
to submit papers for the Stimpson Prize. Papers may be on any topic
that falls under the broad rubric of interdisciplinary feminist
scholarship. Submissions must be no longer than 10,000 words (including
notes and references) and must conform to the guidelines for Signs
contributors. Guidelines for submission are available at:
http://www.jstor.org/page/journal/signs/stimpson.html
Deadline for Submissions:/ March 1, 2012
Please submit papers online at http://signs.edmgr.com
<http://signs.edmgr.com/>. Be sure to indicate submission for
consideration for the Catharine Stimpson Prize. The honorarium will be
awarded upon publication of the prize-winning article.
Papers may also be submitted by post to:
The Catharine Stimpson Prize Selection Committee
Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society
Rutgers University
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