REMINDER: Applications Now Open for the 2024 (delayed) Veronica Kelly Prize (Essay Competition)
| Type of post: | Association news item |
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| Posted By: | Daniel Johnston |
| Status: | Current |
| Date Posted: | Wed, 2 Apr 2025 |
There’s still time to submit your entry for the delayed Veronica Kelly Prize – 2024 Essay Competition!
As announced at our Postgraduate Day in December, this year’s prize takes the form of a 3000-word research essay competition, with the award set to return to its regular conference format at Wellington in 2025.
This prize recognises outstanding research in postgraduate studies within the fields of drama, theatre, and performance, and we warmly encourage all eligible postgraduates to apply.
We also ask supervisors to share this opportunity with their students – this is a great chance to showcase emerging work and gain valuable publication support.
Submission Deadline: 30 April 2025
Submit to: prizes@adsa.edu.au
What to include: 3000-word essay + nomination cover sheet.
Eligibility Requirements:
As announced at our Postgraduate Day in December, this year’s prize takes the form of a 3000-word research essay competition, with the award set to return to its regular conference format at Wellington in 2025.
This prize recognises outstanding research in postgraduate studies within the fields of drama, theatre, and performance, and we warmly encourage all eligible postgraduates to apply.
We also ask supervisors to share this opportunity with their students – this is a great chance to showcase emerging work and gain valuable publication support.
Submission Deadline: 30 April 2025
Submit to: prizes@adsa.edu.au
What to include: 3000-word essay + nomination cover sheet.
Eligibility Requirements:
- Currently enrolled postgraduate student
- Current ADSA student member
- Not in a tenured or continuing academic position
- Not a previous recipient of the Veronica Kelly Prize
- The essay presents a clear, complete, and well-researched argument about an element of drama, theatre or performance studies
- The content is of interest to the field of drama, theatre, dance and performance studies at large
- demonstrates original or innovative content and/or conceptualisation; and
- is suitable for publication in ADS within 3 months of presentation
- $500 from ADSA
- Mentoring toward publication in the 2026 open volume of Australasian Drama Studies
- Winner announced by 30 June 2025
