{"id":6059,"date":"2025-07-05T00:57:59","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T00:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bars.ac.uk\/blog\/?p=6059"},"modified":"2025-07-05T00:57:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T00:57:59","slug":"the-byron-journal-essay-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bars.ac.uk\/blog\/?p=6059","title":{"rendered":"The Byron Journal Essay Prize"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

About the prize<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Byron Journal <\/em>is delighted to invite submissions to the new annual essay competition (see below for eligibility) that will be judged by a panel of experts in the field. Since its inception in 1973, the Journal has become widely read in many different countries and enjoys a major international reputation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This competition aims to promote scholarly work that provides new perspectives on Byron, his circle, and second-generation Romantic-period writers. We invite essays that consider Byron, or other related canonical and non-canonical figures, including influences and afterlives. We particularly welcome articles that develop original arguments across a range of methodological approaches. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eligibility<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The competition is open to postgraduate students, untenured faculty, and independent scholars working outside the academy, and postdoctoral scholars up to three years post viva (the competition is global; there are no entry restrictions based upon nationality). The submission deadline is 1 December 2025<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

All essays are subject to an anonymous peer review by a panel of established experts in Romantic Studies, chaired by Dr Maria Schoina (Aristotle) and Dr Madeleine Callaghan (Sheffield). The winner will be awarded \u00a3150 and a featured publication in the Journal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Submissions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Essays should be submitted via email to the Editor: Dr Mirka Horov\u00e1 (Charles, Prague): miroslava.horova@ff.cuni.cz<\/a>. Please include PRIZE in the submission title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Essays should be no longer than 7,500 and no shorter than 5,000 words (including endnotes).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Submissions should meet the Journal\u2019s criteria for publication. Download The Guidelines for Contributors.<\/strong><\/a> (If you include supplementary figures with your article, please also provide alt text. For more information, see our guide to alt text<\/strong><\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contributions should be original and should not have been previously published in any form, including all forms of electronic publication. Contributors are required to assign copyright to Liverpool University Press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please note that your essay must conform to the MHRA style. Please consult the guide which can be found at http:\/\/www.mhra.org.uk\/style.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The author\u2019s identity must not be identifiable in any way from the essay (electronic tags, such as those on Microsoft Word, should be removed).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Only one submission per person is allowed. The panel\u2019s decision is final.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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