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Call for Papers

Deadline: January 5, 2025, 11:59 p.m. Eastern

The Concordia Undergraduate Journal of Art History (CUJAH) invites submissions for its twenty-first volume, which will be published in print in March 2025! This year, we are launching two Writing Awards in collaboration with the Concordia Art History Department to highlight the academic excellence of our undergraduate community.

General Eligibility Criteria

・Candidates must be current undergraduate students in Concordia's Fine Arts Faculty at the time of submission (Winter 2025 term).
Submissions must have been written for an Art History (ARTH), Film Studies (FMST), or a related media-based history class and have received a grade of A- (80%) or higher.
Submissions must be between 750 to 2,500 words (3 to 10 pages) in length (bibliography and appendices excluded).
・Submissions must be properly formatted (double-spaced, 1-inch margins, Chicago full note-bibliography style). Please refer to this example from last year's submissions for proper formatting.

Writing Award Categories

The Aurora Writing Award [short essay]

Symbolizing the sudden brilliance of new ideas and insights, this award honours a shorter essay (750 to 1,250 words | 3 to 5 pages) that shines brightly within a concise framework.

The Polaris Writing Award [long essay]

Named after the North Star, this award celebrates a long-form essay (1,250 to 2,500 words | 5 to 10 pages) that serves as a guiding light, offering deep research and complex arguments that illuminate new academic directions.

* You may submit up to one essay for each category to be considered for publication and awards.

For more detailed information on submission guidelines, evaluation criteria, and the Writing Awards please refer to our website.

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