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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Greetings Society Members:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Aphra Behn Society Graduate Essay Prize is a biannual award made by the Society for the best graduate student paper presented at the ABS Meeting. Papers will be judged on the following criteria: provides clear articulation of the argument, advances critical understanding of the subject, demonstrates an intelligent relationship to secondary resources, and shows adeptness of close reading skills. In addition to special recognition, the prize carries a cash award of $300, as well as publication in our journal, <i>Aphra Behn Online</i> <a href="http://www.aphrabehn.org/aphraonline/">http://www.aphrabehn.org/aphraonline/</a>. <br><br>The contest this year is open to any graduate student who presents and the combined meeting of CSECS/SCEDHS and ABS in Hamilton Ontario, <a href="http://www.humanities.mcmaster.ca/~csecs/">http://www.humanities.mcmaster.ca/~csecs/</a> . To enter, you must be member of the Aphra Behn Society; for membership information, please visit <a href="http://aphrabehn.org/members.htm">http://aphrabehn.org/members.htm</a>. <b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>The paper you submit for the prize should be the one you presented at the conference with expansion and revision (about 4,000-6,000 words). Papers should be correctly formatted according to MLA documentation style. Submissions must be sent directly to Dr. Aleksondra Hultquist AND Dr. Laura Runge, the committee for the 2011 Graduate Student Essay Prize. Submissions must be received by January 10, 2011. Please send an attached Word Document or PDF to <a href="mailto:ahul@unimelb.edu.au">ahul@unimelb.edu.au</a> AND <a href="mailto:runge@usf.edu">runge@usf.edu</a>.<br><br>The winner of the prize will be notified soon after the committee has made its decision and will be announced through the Aphra Behn Society’s Newsletter and listserv.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dr. Robin Runia<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Assistant Professor<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Department of English<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Angelo State University<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>ASU Station #10894<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>San Angelo, TX 76904-0894<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>robin.runia@angelo.edu<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>