{"id":5861,"date":"2026-04-16T14:43:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T14:43:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/libraries.clemson.edu\/press\/?p=5861"},"modified":"2026-04-16T14:43:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T14:43:43","slug":"announcing-msas-inaugural-essay-prize-for-contingent-and-independent-scholars-sponsored-by-clemson-university-press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libraries.clemson.edu\/press\/2026\/04\/16\/announcing-msas-inaugural-essay-prize-for-contingent-and-independent-scholars-sponsored-by-clemson-university-press\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcing MSA&#8217;s Inaugural Essay Prize for Contingent and Independent Scholars, Sponsored by Clemson University Press"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Clemson University Press is proud announce that we are sponsoring the new Modernist Studies Association (MSA) Essay Prize for Contingent and Independent Scholars.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Applications are now open for the inaugural prize. <\/strong>In order to be considered for the prize, the essay must meet the following criteria:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Author is a member of MSA<\/li>\n<li>Author is an independent scholar or currently employed off the tenure track<\/li>\n<li>Article was published in the calendar year 2025<\/li>\n<li>Article was published in a peer-reviewed journal or edited volume<\/li>\n<li>Article is between 5k and 10k words<\/li>\n<li>Article is about modernism (as it is broadly defined within the MSA)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you and your work match this description, <strong>please use\u00a0<a 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