Established upon the 75th anniversary of W. W. Norton & Company, the Norton Scholar's Prize is awarded annually for an outstanding undergraduate essay on a literary topic.
The Norton Scholar will receive a cash award of $2,500 plus transportation to the 2005 meeting of the Modern Language Association, where the award will be presented. The Norton Scholar's nominating instructor will also receive transportation to the meeting.
Four runners-up will each receive a cash award of $1,000.
The deadline for submissions is May 2, 2005.
(More rules and links to previous winning papers are available at http://www.wwnorton.com/college/english/scholar.htm)
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