[AMS-announce] CFP: Scholarly Papers Competition, Lyrica Society for Word-Music Relations

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LYRICA SOCIETY FOR WORD-MUSIC RELATIONS SCHOLARLY PAPERS COMPETITION 2008
Deadline: March 1, 2008.

The competition is open to any interested author, academically affiliated or independent.  There is no application fee for the competition. Results will be announced at the beginning of June 2008. Papers should present significant research and conclusions on any aspect of the relations between words and music.

- Papers must be submitted in hard copy.   They should be double-spaced and not exceed 7,500 words in length.  Additional musical examples, charts, and other pertinent graphic illustrations are permissible.
- The paper's title and the name of its author should be provided on a separate title page.  To maintain anonymity for the judges, the author's name should not appear in the text itself.
- Only one submission per person will be accepted.
- The paper must be accompanied by a statement confirming that it has not been previously published, nor accepted for future publication elsewhere.  Previous oral presentation does not disqualify a paper.
- Papers will be judged particularly for significant advances in research and conclusions that shed new light on related topics

Two prizes of $500 will be awarded.  They honor two revered scholars: The Louis Auld Prize honors Lyrica's founder, an eminent scholar of French literature; The Isabelle Cazeaux Prize honors the Grande Dame of American musicology.  In addition, winners will be invited to read a 20-30-minute version of the paper at one of Lyrica's scholarly papers sessions during the 2008-2009 academic year. Travel stipends are currently under development. Subject to editorial revision, the winning papers will be published in our peer-reviewed journal, Ars Lyrica.

Entries and inquiries are to be submitted to:
Professor George D. Gopen, Chair
Lyrica Society Scholarly Papers Competition
Duke University, Department of English
Box 90015
Durham, NC 27708-0015
ggopen at duke.edu