ACIS Logo Ann Owens Weekes Prize

A prize of $500 and a letter of recognition will be awarded to a scholar at any level who published a peer-reviewed individual or co-authored article or book chapter in an edited collection in the prior calendar year (i.e. the date of publication should be between January 1 and December 31) that most advances critical scholarship in Irish Women’s Studies, Gender Studies, Sexuality Studies, and/or Intersectional Studies. Articles may be submitted in Irish or English.

Ann Owens Weekes, who passed away in 2014, was a trailblazer in the then-uncharted terrain of Irish women writers. She published in 1990 a ground-breaking critical study of Irish Women Writers: An Uncharted Tradition. You are invited to read more about this remarkable woman here.

Past recipients

Prize Committee and Submission Information:
Each submission to the Ann Owens Weekes Prize should be condensed into one PDF file and must include the following:

  • Citation information for the publication
  • A 150-200 word abstract describing how your publication moves Irish Gender Studies forward
  • Your published article or chapter

Submission deadline: January 1, 2026. (Publication dates must be between January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025.)

Shirley Wong, Chair
United States Naval Academy

Shinjini Chattopadhyay
University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill

Ellen Scheible
Bridgewater State University