William Riley Parker Prize
Definition: For an outstanding article in PMLA.
Eligibility: Articles published in the October 2007, January 2008, March 2008, and May 2008 issues of PMLA. Commissioned articles and special features are not eligible for this award. Authors must be current members of the MLA.
James Russell Lowell Prize
Deadline: 1 March 2008.
Definition: For an outstanding literary or linguistic study, a critical edition of an important work, or a critical biography. Open to studies dealing with literary theory, media, cultural history, or interdisciplinary topics.
Eligibility: Books published in 2007; authors must be current members of the MLA.
Copies required: Six.
MLA Prize for a First Book
Deadline: 1 April 2008.
Definition: Same as for James Russell Lowell Prize.
Eligibility: Book must have been published in 2007 as the first book-length publication of a current member of the MLA.
Copies required: Six.
MLA Prize for Independent Scholars
Deadline: 1 May 2008.
Definition: For a scholarly book in the field of English or other modern languages and literatures.
Eligibility: Books published in 2007. At the time of publication of the book, author must not be enrolled in a program leading to an academic degree or hold a tenured, tenure-accruing, or tenure-track position in postsecondary education. Authors or publishers must request an application form from the MLA. Authors need not be members of the MLA.
Copies required: Six. Return completed application  with copies.
Katherine Singer Kovacs Prize
Deadline: 1 May 2008.
Definition: For an outstanding book published in English in the field of Latin American and Spanish literatures and cultures. Competing books should be broadly interpretive works that enhance understanding of the interrelations among literature, the other arts, and society.
Eligibility: Books published in 2007; authors need not be members of the MLA.
Copies required: Six.
Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for Comparative Literary Studies
Deadline: 1 May 2008.
Definition: For an outstanding scholarly work in comparative literary studies involving at least two literatures.
Eligibility: Books published in 2007; authors must be current members of the MLA.
Copies required: Four.
Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for French and Francophone Studies
Deadline: 1 May 2008.
Definition: For an outstanding scholarly work in French or francophone linguistic or literary studies.
Eligibility: Books published in 2007; authors must be current members of the MLA.
Copies required: Four.
Kenneth W. Mildenberger Prize
Deadline: 1 May 2008.
Definition: For a work in the fields of language, culture, literacy, or literature with strong application to the teaching of languages other than English.
Eligibility: Books published in 2007; authors need not be members of the MLA.
Copies required: Four.
Mina P. Shaughnessy Prize
Deadline: 1 May 2008.
Definition: For a work in the fields of language, culture, literacy, or literature with strong application to the teaching of English.
Eligibility: Books published in 2007; authors need not be members of the MLA.
Copies required: Four.
Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Publication Award for a Manuscript in Italian Literary Studies
Deadline: 1 August 2007.
Definition: For an outstanding manuscript dealing with any aspect of the languages and literatures of Italy.
Eligibility: Manuscripts approved or ready for publication before award deadline; authors must be current members of the MLA residing in the United States or Canada.
Copies required: Four, plus contact and biographical information.
William Sanders Scarborough Prize
Deadline: 1 May 2008.
Definition: For an outstanding scholarly study of black American literature or culture.
Eligibility: Books published in 2007; authors need not be members of the MLA.
Copies required: Four.
MLA Prize in United States Latina and Latino and Chicana and Chicano Literary and Cultural Studies
Deadline: 1 May 2008.
Definition: For an outstanding scholarly study in any language of United States Latina and Latino or Chicana and Chicano literature or culture.
Eligibility: Books published in 2007; authors must be current members of the MLA.
Copies required: Four.
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