Hi friends,

As we roll toward midterm, let's remember that we have some fun awaiting in Florida and a few deadlines to keep in mind.

Best wishes, as always,
Chris



SEASECS 2015
The 41st SEASECS conference will be held in Gainesville, Florida, February 26-28, 2015, at the Gainesville  Hilton-University of Florida Conference Center.  Deadline for submission of abstracts is November 1, 2014.  For more information, please visit our website: 
 http://seasecs.net/meeting_2015.html.

PERCY ADAMS PRIZE
SEASECS awards an annual prize of $500 for the best article on an eighteenth-century subject published in a scholarly journal, annual, or collection by a member of the society.  Articles to be considered for the 2015 prize must be submitted to the Committee Chair by November 15, 2014, and must have been published between September 1, 2013 and August 31, 2014.  For more information, please check the SEASECS website, or contact the Prize Committee Chair: 
Rori Bloom, University of Florida [log in to unmask]

ANNIBEL JENKINS PRIZE IN PERFORMANCE AND THEATER STUDIES
In 2012, SEASECS established a prize in honor of its founding member, Annibel Jenkins.  An award of $500 is given annually for the best article in performance and theater studies published in a scholarly journal, annual, or collection between September 1, 2013 and August 31, 2014.  Authors must be members of SEASECS at the time of submission.  Articles may be submitted by the author or by another member.  The deadline for submission is November 15, 2014.  Please send submissions as PDF files, and address any queries about the prize to the Committee Chair: 
Martha Bowden, Kennesaw State University 
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UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING PRIZE
SEASECS awarded the new Undergraduate Teaching Prize for the first time at the fortieth annual meeting. Each year, a committee will offer up to three awards totaling $1,000 to the member or members who propose the best undergraduate panels for the conference, with the funds to be used at least in part to help the participating undergraduate student with expenses related to attending the conference. Submissions should consist of a letter of presentation from the SEASECS member proposing the panel, and a one-page talk proposal from each of the three or four undergraduate presenters. Please send submissions electronically by October 31, 2014, to Laura Miller at [log in to unmask] 
GRADUATE STUDENT GRANTS AND PRIZES
1. If you live outside of the Gainesville area, there are 4 travel grants of $300 each available this year.-Pplease let us know if you are interested. Send your name, institutional affiliation, email address, paper title and abstract to [log in to unmask] by November 1, 2014.
2. And wherever you reside, you should consider applying for a graduate student essay prize (two prizes of $300 are awarded). The deadline is February 3rd. For more information, go to: http://seasecs.net/grad_essay_prize.html.