Call for Submissions: Margaret Yocom Folklore Award

Friday, April 01, 2022

The Folklore Program at George Mason University invites submissions for the fourth annual Margaret Yocom Folklore Award for the best student papers in folklore at George Mason University. Prizes will be awarded at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The winners will each receive a $100 cash award and recognition during the English department awards ceremony.

Eligible papers:

• Must have been written by a Mason undergraduate OR graduate student during 2021
• Only one submission per student
• Submissions may include papers
• written for a class
• presented for conferences
• written as thesis chapters
• written specifically for the Yocom Prize

Format:

All papers should be submitted electronically in .doc, .docx, or .pdf format. The submission should include a title page with:

• student’s name
• student’s status—undergraduate or graduate
• paper title
• a sentence describing the original purpose of the paper

 

Papers should be submitted to Prof. Lijun Zhang at lzhang31@gmu.edu by April 1, 2022.