Announcement of prize competition for the best essay written by a FOURTH-YEAR STUDENT on a topic relevant to the study of Canada (for instance, Canadian History, Politics, Society, Culture, Literature, or Fine Arts) in the academic year 2012-2013.
Award value $1,000
Submission process:
Faculty are invited to submit one essay with a short covering letter explaining the context in which the work was written.
Deadlines for submission are 10 January 2013 for first-term essays and 20 April 2013 for second-term essays. Submissions will be adjudicated by a Committee formed by the Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies, and the prize winner will be announced in May 2013.
Hardcopy submissions (one copy) should be sent to:
Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies
7th floor York Research Tower
York University
The Odessa Prize is made possible by the generous donation from York alumnus Irvin Studin, author of What is Canadian? Forty-three Thought Provoking Responses (2006).
For further information, please contact: Laura Taman, 416 736-5499 (robarts@yorku.ca)