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Mina P. Shaughnessy PrizeCompetition in 2009 for Books Published in 2008Open to Members and Nonmembers of the AssociationThe Committee on Honors and Awards of the Modern Language Association invites authors to compete for the twenty-ninth annual Mina P. Shaughnessy Prize, to be presented for an outstanding scholarly book in the fields of language, culture, literacy, or literature with strong application to the teaching of English. The prize will be awarded for a book published in 2008. Entries for this competition will be accepted until 1 May 2009. Authors of works competing for the prize need not be members of the association. To enter publications into the competition, authors or publishers should send four copies and a letter identifying each work submitted to the Mina P. Shaughnessy Prize, Modern Language Association, 26 Broadway, 3rd floor, New York, NY 10004-1789. The award for a winning book will consist of $1,000, a certificate, and a one-year membership in the MLA. The award will be presented to the winning author at the association's annual convention in December 2009. Publishers may enter more than one title. 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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