RAPHAEL PATAI PRIZE FOR AN OUTSTANDING UNPUBLISHED ESSAY IN ENGLISH ON JEWISH FOLKLORE AND ETHNOLOGY COMPLETED BY A STUDENT BETWEEN JANUARY 2017 AND AUGUST 2018.

Format, Deadline, and Guidelines: 8-12,000 words, in English, prepared electronically in Word (with in-text citations and reference list). Deadline: September 1, 2018

Contact: Professor Simon J. Bronner, Convener, Jewish Folklore and Ethnology Section, American Folklore Society, sbronner@psu.edu

The Jewish Folklore and Ethnology Section of the American Folklore Society InviteS submissions for its endowed Raphael Patai Prize in Jewish Folklore and Ethnology awarded for the best unpublished student paper on Jewish folklore and ethnology completed between January 2017 and August 2018. Papers sent for the Prize are considered submissions to publications of the Jewish Folklore and Ethnology Section of the American Folklore Society and should not be under review with any other publication. The winner of the prize receives $200 and a citation from the American Folklore Society.

The criteria for submissions are:

1. Papers will be written in English. Approaches to the subject cover Jewish material and apply folkloristic and ethnological perspectives.
2. The length of papers is of publishable essay length–usually 8 to 12,000 words. The citation style uses in-text citations and a reference list.
3. Submitted unpublished paper was written by a student between January 2017 and August 2018, and not submitted for publication.
4. Papers should be submitted electronically in Word on or before September 1, 2018 to sbronner@psu.edu.
5. Submitters give their contact information, including postal and email address; submitters should identify the university and department (give course and professor’s name if appropriate) where the paper was prepared.