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Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for Comparative Literary StudiesCompetition in 2009 for Books Published in 2008Open Only to Members of the AssociationThe Committee on Honors and Awards of the Modern Language Association invites authors to compete for the seventeenth annual Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for Comparative Literary Studies, to be awarded for an outstanding scholarly work in the field of comparative literary studies involving at least two literatures. For the competition in 2009, the committee solicits entries of books written by current members of the association and published in 2008. Works of literary history, literary criticism, philology, and literary theory are eligible, as are works dealing with literature and other arts and disciplines, including cinema; books that are primarily translations will not be considered. The Scaglione Prize for Comparative Literary Studies, which consists of $2,000 and a certificate, will be presented to the winning author at the association's annual convention in December 2009. To enter a book into the competition, authors or publishers should send four copies and a letter identifying the work and confirming the author's membership in the MLA to the Scaglione Prize for Comparative Literary Studies, Modern Language Association, 26 Broadway, 3rd floor, New York, NY 10004-1789. Entries may be sent at any time but must be received by 1 May 2009. Publishers may enter more than one title, but no work may be entered in more than one MLA competition. Shipping labels should indicate the names of the prizes for which the books are competing. For further information, call or write the Office of Special Projects, Modern Language Association (646 576-5141; awards@mla.org). Past winners of this prize
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