Biennial Prizes with Competitions in 2009

Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for a Translation of a Scholarly Study of Literature Deadline: 1 May 2009 Definition: For an outstanding translation into English of a book-length work of literary history, literary criticism, philology, or literary theory. Eligibility: Books published in 2007 or 2008; translators need not be members of the MLA. Copies required: Four. Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for Studies in Slavic Languages and Literatures Deadline: 1 May 2009 Definition: For an outstanding scholarly work on the linguistics or literatures of the Slavic languages. Eligibility: Books published in 2007 or 2008; authors need not be members of the MLA. Copies required: Four. Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for Italian Studies Deadline: 1 May 2009 Definition: For an outstanding scholarly work on any phase of Italian literature or culture or comparative literature involving Italian. Eligibility: Books must be published in 2008; authors must be members of the MLA. Copies required: Four. Morton N. Cohen Award for a Distinguished Edition of Letters Deadline: 1 May 2009 Definition: For an outstanding edition of letters. Editions may be in single or multiple volumes. Eligibility: At least one volume must have been published in 2007 or 2008; editors need not be members of the MLA. Copies required: Four. MLA Prize for a Distinguished Scholarly Edition Deadline: 1 May 2009 Definition: For an outstanding scholarly edition. Editions may be in single or multiple volumes. Eligibility: At least one volume must have been published in 2007 or 2008; editors need not be members of the MLA. Copies required: Four. Lois Roth Award for a Translation of a Literary Work Deadline: 1 May 2009 Definition: For an outstanding translation into English of a book-length literary work. Eligibility: Translations published in 2008; translators need not be members of the MLA. Copies required: Six, plus 12-15 pages of text in original language. Note: The Lois Roth Award for a Translation of a Literary Work is given each odd-numbered year, while the Scaglione Prize for a Translation of a Literary Work is given each even-numbered year. Each competition is open to translations published in the year preceding the year in which the award is given. Definitions and criteria are the same for both awards.