The Editors of The New
England Quarterly Announce the 2008 Herbert Ross Brown Prize
in New England Literary History, 1820-2000
This prize of two thousand dollars, established in memory of Herbert Ross Brown, editor of NEQ from
1945 to 1980, will be awarded for a distinguished essay in New England literary history, 1820-2000.
A committee of scholars will act as judges. Their decision in all cases will be final. The judges are:
Nina Baym,
Swanlund Endowed Chair and Center for Advanced Study Professor of English, Emerita,
and Jubilee Professor of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Emerita, University of Illinois;
Andrew Delbanco,
Julian Clarence Levi Professor in the Humanities, Columbia University;
James Longenbach,
Joseph H. Gilmore Professor of English, University of Rochester.
The editors of The New England Quarterly intend to publish the winning essay in a forthcoming issue of the journal.
Essays are now being accepted for consideration. Submissions
for the 2008 prize must be postmarked by 30 June 2008. The editors
expect to announce the winning candidate in late fall 2008.
For further information on this prize, or to submit a manuscript for consideration, please contact:
Brown Prize Committee
c/o Linda Smith Rhoads, Editor
The New England Quarterly
Meserve Hall, 2nd Floor
Northeastern University
Boston, MA 02115
