Magnus Magnusson Memorial Prize

The Scottish Society for Northern Studies offers an annual prize of £100 for the best essay submitted by a younger scholar (i.e. normally less than 30 years of age; the competition is, however, also open to people who have come to or resumed study later in life). The winning essay will be published in Northern Studies.

What is sought is an essay in the classic sense: a concise discussion of an interesting topic rather than a corpus of data for others to analyse. In accord with the interdisciplinary ethos of the Society, the choice of possible essay topics is wide. The scope may best be gauged by looking through previous volumes of Northern Studies. Content ranges from archaeological and place-name studies, via history and ethnology to linguistic and literary studies, which themselves range from the Viking era to the present day. If in doubt about the appropriateness, the editors of the journal should be contacted.

The body of the essay text should not exceed 3,500 words (notes and bibliography are additional to this). A reasonable number of black and white drawings, maps and diagrams may be used. Two hard copies of the essay should be submitted, the text double-spaced on single A4 sheets with broad margins. The final versions of any entries accepted for publication in Northern Studies should come to the editors on disk.

Entries should be submitted by 31st August addressed to:

James E. Fraser,
Northern Studies (Essay Competition),
c/o Celtic and Scottish Studies,
The University of Edinburgh,
19 George Square,
Edinburgh,
EH8 9LD