WTM Riches Essay Prize
The WTM Riches Essay Prize was established in 2004 to recognise and reward high-quality work being done by junior scholars in many areas of American Studies, including literature, history, political science, film and media studies, geography, sociology, the visual arts, music, architecture, and cultural and critical theory. The competition is open to undergraduates and students in the first year of taught Master’s degree programmes. Entrants must be IAAS members and normally resident on the island of Ireland. Please note that visiting students who are enrolled at an Irish/Northern Irish third-level institution for at least one full academic term in the year preceding the closing date (and resident in Ireland/Northern Ireland for the duration of the term) are also eligible to enter the competition.
The prize winner will receive €100 and will be invited to submit their essay for publication in the new WTM Riches Essay Prize section of the IAAS website. The winner’s name and essay title will also feature in our annual IAAS newsletter.
- Essays must be no more than 4,000 words in length (including notes, excluding Works Cited).
- Essays must be written in English and submitted as a Microsoft Word document.
- Essays may employ any consistent citation style.
- Neither the author’s name nor institutional affiliation should appear anywhere on the essay.
- Author’s details (name, institutional affiliation, course of study, contact details) should be included in the email submitting the essay.
Please email your submission to jasherid@tcd.ie by midnight on 31st July.
