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The Oxford and Dublin offices of
Peter Lang are delighted to announce the 2011 Peter Lang Young Scholars
Competition in the fields of German, French and Irish Studies.
Proposals are invited from early
career scholars in German Studies for academic monographs to be evaluated
by a distinguished editorial board. The winner of the competition will receive
a contract to publish the volume with Peter Lang.
Proposals should be submitted to
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by 30 September 2011 and include an abstract (including chapter
synopses), CV and a sample chapter (5,000 to 10,000 words in length) in
separate Microsoft Word documents. Proposals may be written in English or in
German.
The winner in German Studies
will be offered a contract for a non-subsidized paperback book to be published
within six months of receipt of the complete and approved manuscript. Planned
manuscripts should be 60,000 to 100,000 words in length. Authors will be expected
to copy-edit the manuscript in accordance with the style guidelines provided.
Applicants should be early
career scholars with connections to the UK or Ireland:
·
They should have
been awarded a PhD between 2006 and 2011 or expect to be awarded a PhD in 2012.
·
They should be
resident in the UK or Ireland, or hold British or Irish citizenship or resident
status, or have completed some or all of their postgraduate education at
a British or Irish university.
Decisions will be made by 15 December
2011 and the winner will be notified shortly thereafter.
For more information, please
contact Peter Lang Ltd, Evenlode Court, Main Road, Long Hanborough, Witney,
Oxfordshire OX29 8SZ. E-mail: [log in to unmask]. Tel: 01993 880088.
Laurel
Plapp
Commissioning
Editor
Peter
Lang Ltd
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