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 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.
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: March 15, 2024. (Publication dates must be between January 1, 2023 and December 31, 2023.)
If you have any questions about the Ann Owens Weekes Prize, please feel free to contact Dr. Shinjini Chattopadhyay at schattop@unc.edu.