The JLS and the British Society for Literature and Science are pleased to announce the opening of the 2024 competition for the best new essay by an early career scholar on a topic within the field of literature and science.
Essays should be currently unpublished and not under consideration by another journal. They should be approx. 8,000 words long, inclusive of references, and should be sent by email to both Jordan Kistler, Communications Officer of the BSLS (jordan.kistler@strath.ac.uk), and Martin Willis, Editor of the JLS (willism8@cardiff.ac.uk), by 5pm on Friday, 31st January, 2025. The prize is open to BSLS members who are postgraduate students or have completed a doctorate within three years of the submission date. (join the BSLS here).
The prize will be judged jointly by representatives of the BSLS and JLS. The winning essay will be announced on the BSLS website and published in the JLS. The winner will also receive a prize of £100. Read previous prize-winning essays in the JLS.
