Call for Nominations - ISCLR 2026 Prizes

[ISCLR Secretary]

Greetings ISCLR members and friends,

We are officially seeking nominations for the 2026 ISCLR prizes and volunteers to serve on prize committees! 

Prizes and their deadlines, click for details:

Linda Dégh Lifetime Achievement Award | Deadline: May 15, 2026
David Buchan Student Essay Prize | Deadline: May 15, 2026

Brian McConnell Book Award | Deadline: April 10, 2026

 

The society gives recognition to a senior scholar who made outstanding contributions to legend scholarship through the Linda Dégh Lifetime Achievement Award, to emerging scholars through the David Buchan Student Essay Prize, and to new monographs through the Brian McConnell Book Award.

 

Please contact Virginia Siegel via secr...@contemporarylegend.org: 

                 

• If you have an eligible book and would like us to contact the publishing house on your behalf
• Are seeking to nominate a senior scholar
• Are a student and would like to submit their paper
• Are interested in serving on a prize committee, space is limited! Please note that final committee membership is at the appointment of the president and council.

 

We look forward to hearing from our community!

Virginia Siegel (she/her/hers)

Secretary, International Society for Contemporary Legend Research

Professor of Practice, University of Arkansas Libraries

Phone: 479-575-7115 (voice)

Email: secr...@contemporarylegend.org or vdsi...@uark.edu

Former address: isclr.s...@gmail.com (emails are forwarded)

Web: contemporarylegend.org

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