MLA
Enter a term to search the site
Adv. search | Search tips | Log in
Resources publications bookstore style convention governance membership

Fenia and Yaakov Leviant Memorial Prize in Yiddish Studies

Competition in 2010 for Translations Published from 2006 to 2009

Competition in 2012 for Scholarly Works Published from 2008 to 2011

Open to Members and Nonmembers of the Association

The Committee on Honors and Awards of the Modern Language Association is pleased to invite authors to compete for the fifth and sixth Fenia and Yaakov Leviant Memorial Prizes. The prize is offered each even-numbered year and is awarded alternately to an outstanding translation or an outstanding scholarly work in the field of Yiddish. In the 2010 competition, the prize will be awarded to an English translation of a Yiddish literary work published between 2006 and 2009. In 2012, the prize will be awarded to an outstanding scholarly work in English in the field of Yiddish published between 2008 and 2011. Cultural studies, critical biographies, or edited works in the field of Yiddish folklore or linguistic studies are eligible to compete. The 2010 Leviant Memorial Prize, which consists of $1,000 and a certificate, will be presented to the winning translator at the association's annual convention in December 2010.

To enter a book into the competition, authors or publishers should send four copies and a letter identifying the work to the Leviant Memorial Prize, Modern Language Association, 26 Broadway, 3rd floor, New York, NY 10004-1789. Entries may be sent at any time but must be received by 1 May 2010 for the 2010 prize and by 1 May 2012 for the 2012 prize. Publishers may enter more than one title, but no book may be entered in more than one MLA competition. For further information, call or write the Office of Book Prizes and Special Projects, Modern Language Association (646 576-5141; awards@mla.org).

Past winners of this prize

 

 
© 2008 Modern Language Association. Last updated 06/23/2008.