Dorothy Richardson 1873 – 1957
Dorothy Richardson Essay Prize Competition 2026
The Dorothy Richardson Society is pleased to announce its 2026 essay prize competition, open to all, on any subject relating to the life and work of Dorothy Richardson.
The winner will receive a cash prize of £200 and the winning essay will be considered for publication in Pilgrimages: The Journal of Dorothy Richardson Studies
Panel of Judges
Bryony Randall
Professor of Modernist Literature, University of Glasgow
Scott McCracken
Professor of Twentieth-Century Literature, Queen Mary University of London
Jo Winning
Professor of Modern Literature and Critical Theory, Monash University
Adam Guy
Research Fellow, Harris Manchester College, University of Oxford
Submissions of between c. 7000 words and 9000 words (inclusive of endnotes), in Word format, double-line spaced, following the journal style guide, should be emailed to Scott McCracken, accompanied by an abstract, 5 keywords, and a short biography.
Deadline for submissions