Deadline: 20 May 2005

The North American Victorian Studies Association is now seeking nominations
for the annual Donald Gray Prize for best essay published in the field of
Victorian Studies. We would welcome essays from the field of Art History.
The prize carries with it an award of $1000 and will be awarded to essays
that appeared in print in journals from the previous calendar year, on any
topic related to the study of Victorian Britain. (The prize is limited to
journal essays; those published in essay collections are not eligible.)
Anyone, regardless of NAVSA membership status, is free to nominate an essay
that appeared in print between 1 January 2004 and 31 December 2004.
Self-nominated essays are welcome; nominations will also be solicited from
the Advisory Board of NAVSA and the prize committee judges. Authors may be
from any country and of any institutional standing.

To nominate an essay, please submit by 20 MAY 2005: (1) a cover letter with
complete address and email information for both the essay's nominator and
its author, and (2) four hard copies of the essay to the Executive Secretary
of NAVSA at the following address:

Melissa V. Gregory
Department of English
Mail Stop 925
University of Toledo
Toledo, Ohio 43606

Questions may be directed to melissa.gregoryutoledo.edu. Further
information about the prize may be found at

http://www.sla.purdue.edu/academic/engl/navsa/Prizes/GrayPrize.asp

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Melissa Valiska Gregory
Assistant Professor of English
Mail Stop 925
University of Toledo
Toledo, Ohio 43606
419-530-4915 (work)
melissa.gregoryutoledo.edu