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Fenia and Yaakov Leviant Memorial Prize in Yiddish StudiesCompetition in 2008 for Scholarly Works Published from 2004 to 2007Competition in 2010 for Translations Published from 2006 to 2009Open to Members and Nonmembers of the AssociationThe Committee on Honors and Awards of the Modern Language Association is pleased to invite authors to compete for the fourth and fifth Fenia and Yaakov Leviant Memorial Prizes. The prize is offered each even-numbered year and is awarded alternately to an outstanding translation or an outstanding scholarly work in the field of Yiddish. In 2008, the prize will be awarded to an outstanding scholarly work in English in the field of Yiddish published between 2004 and 2007. Cultural studies, critical biographies, or edited works in the field of Yiddish folklore or linguistic studies are eligible to compete. In the 2010 competition, the prize will be awarded to an English translation of a Yiddish literary work published between 2006 and 2009. The 2008 Leviant Memorial Prize, which consists of $1,000 and a certificate, will be presented to the winning author at the association's annual convention in December 2008. To enter a book into the competition, authors or publishers should send four copies and a letter identifying the work to the Leviant Memorial Prize, 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 2008 for the 2008 prize and by 1 May 2010 for the 2010 prize. Publishers may enter more than one title, but no book may be entered in more than one MLA competition. For further information, call or write the Office of Book Prizes and Special Projects, Modern Language Association (646 576-5141; awards@mla.org). Past winners of this prize
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