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SOCIETY FOR HUMANISTIC ANTHROPOLOGY

THE 2008
ETHNOGRAPHIC FICTION COMPETITION

The Society for Humanistic Anthropology announces our annual fiction competition to encourage anthropologists to use alternative literary genres to explore anthropological concerns.  These concerns may be any of those associated with the four fields of anthropology.

Stories should not exceed 20 pages typed double-spaced.  There is a limit of one story for each submission.  Three hard copies per entry should be submitted.

Winning entries and honorable mentions will be recognized at the annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association in November 2008.  The winning story will be published in the Society's journal, Anthropology and Humanism.  The winner(s) will receive a cash award of $100.

******There is no entry fee to enter this competition.

The judging committee consists of: Ayala Emmett (chair), Ruth Behar and Judy Labensohn.

Submissions and queries should be sent to:

Ayala Emmett
Associate Professor
Department of Anthropology
University of Rochester
P.O. Box 270161
Rochester, NY  14627
Phone: (585) 275-8736
e-mail: aemt@mail.rochester.edu

The deadline for RECEIPT of submissions is June 1, 2008.

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