The American Folklore Society and the University of Chicago jointly offer the Chicago Folklore Prize to the author(s) of the best book-length work of folklore scholarship for the year. “Folklore” is interpreted broadly for this prize, including fields of folklore study, cultural studies, ethnomusicology, literary study, anthropology, sociology, cultural geography, and dance ethnology. Entries from scholars in folklore and their publishers all over the world are encouraged. Works submitted must be monographs published in 2010. The deadline for submissions is April 1, 2011, see the prize page for more information and instructions on how to apply.

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