The QTC board has decided to extend the deadline for the Chris Holmlund Prize because we are cognizant that it has been a more stressful-than-normal semester due to the pandemic. The new deadline is November 1st. Please see the updated CFP below.
Society for Cinema and Media Studies: The Queer and Trans Caucus Chris Holmlund Graduate Student Writing Prize
The Board of the SCMS Queer and Trans Caucus is seeking submissions for the 2021 Chris Holmlund Graduate Student Writing Prize. The winning essay will be published in the New Review of Film and Television Studies in 2021. One of the leading media studies journals, New Review of Film and Television Studies publishes peer-reviewed research on the theory, history, aesthetics, and politics of expressive screen culture. The QTC Caucus thanks the journal’s editor, Maria San Filippo, for sustaining publication space for this prize!
Criteria for submission:
-Essay must be authored by a graduate student
-Essay must be in the fields of queer or trans cinema/media studies
-Essay should be at least 6,500 words in draft form, with potential to meet the journal’s publication requirement of 8,000-10,000 words
-Essay must be submitted to scmsqueer@gmail.com by November 1, 2020
This year, the QTC Board is especially interested in receiving trans cinema/media studies submissions. However, all submissions will be given equal consideration.
Graduate student members who are a part of the Alex Doty Queer and Trans Caucus Mentorship Program are encouraged to contact their mentors about potential essay submissions.
Using feedback from the prize committee, the winning graduate student will prepare a full article in line with New Review of Film and Television Studies’ Instructions for Authors, which can be found at http://tandfonline.com/action/authorSubmission?journalCode=rfts20&page=instructions#.V2jsWusrK70.
The prize committee will identify a winner and begin the mentoring process by December 1, 2020, with the final essay due to the journal by March 1, 2021.
The prize committee consists of the editor of New Review of Film and Television Studies, the current senior co-chair of the Queer and Trans Caucus, and the previous senior co-chair of the Queer and Trans Caucus. The prize committee may elect two additional members to address workload and to ensure that a wide spectrum of perspectives are represented, if necessary (either by meeting vote or board decision).
Timeline:
August 1, 2020 – Put Out the Call for Submissions
November 1, 2020 – All Submissions Due
December 1, 2020 – Winner Selected
March 1, 2021 – Winner Returns Paper with Any Edits/Changes
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