The JLS and the British Society for Literature and Science are pleased to announce the opening of the 2025 competition for the best new essay by an early career scholar or postgraduate student on a topic within the field of literature and science.
Essays should be currently unpublished and not under consideration by another journal. Starting this year, the Essay Prize welcomes shorter contributions (4000-5000 words, inclusive of references). Entries should be sent to Martin Willis, Editor of the JLS (willism8@cardiff.ac.uk), by 5pm on Friday 6 June, 2025.
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.
