2012 Journal of Social History Essay Competition

2012 JOURNAL OF SOCIAL HISTORY ESSAY COMPETITION

The Journal of Social History invites candidates for graduate degrees who are subscribers to the Journal of Social History to submit essays for the 2012 JSH Award Competition. The winning essay will be published in the Journal of Social History and the winner will be awarded a prize of $1000.

The essay should not exceed 8000 words, including endnotes. The manuscript should be double-spaced and styled according to the strictures of the The Chicago Manual of Style (University of Chicago Press). Manuscripts are judged anonymously, thus the author's name, address, email address and graduate program should appear on the cover sheet only.

Please note: Authors who are not current subscribers may send a check for $30 to receive a student subscription at the time of submission.

To submit an essay, send one hard copy to:

Journal of Social History George Mason University 4400 University Drive MS 3A2 Fairfax, VA 22030-4444

Additionally, an electronic version of the essay should be sent to: [email protected]

The deadline for submitting an essay for consideration is February 1, 2012.

Essays will be judged by a panel of expert in the field of social history. Some factors considered in the determination of the winning essay are significance of the topic, analytical scope, competence in handling evidence, and, of course, relevance to the field of social history.