Children's Literature in Education - Children’s Literature in Education Emerging Scholar Award (CLEESA)

During its long history, Children’s Literature in Education has often benefitted from the refreshing ideas and original approaches of new scholars in the field of children’s literature. In the current academic climate, the Humanities are under financial pressure in various countries. The competition for (post)doctoral scholarships is keen and tenured positions are becoming rare. In recognition of this, in 2013 CLE, with the support of its publisher, Springer, launched the annual Children’s Literature in Education Emerging Scholar Award.

Each year, the winner of this prestigious award receives a prize of €500 and their article is published in Children’s Literature in Education, with an appropriate acknowledgement of its award-winning status. Excellent essays that do not win the award are still considered for publication in CLE. We would like to congratulate this year’s winner, Zhuoga Qimei, whose article, “Cultural Authenticity within Adaptation: Two Gesar Themed Children’s Books,” is published in this issue.

Applicants must submit an essay of 6,000-8,000 words to the Children’s Literature in Education website before 31 December 2023 (http://www.editorialmanager.com/clid/ (this opens in a new tab)). For anyone unfamiliar with the journal, details and a preview can be found there, together with a guide to the journal’s house style: http://www.springer.com/education+%26+language/linguistics/journal/10583?detailsPage=pltci_1060388 (this opens in a new tab). All submitted articles must conform to this house style. When submitting your article, please select “Emerging Scholar Award” rather than “Standard Article.”

Submissions must be original works that have not been published previously (including in conference proceedings) and that are not currently under consideration with another journal or edited collection.

For the purpose of eligibility for this award, an Emerging Scholar is defined as someone who meets both of the following criteria:

• has not defended a Ph.D. before 31 December 2020
• has not published books, chapters or peer-reviewed articles on children's literature before 31 December 2018

Submissions should be accompanied by a brief note indicating that the article is to be considered for the Emerging Scholar Award and affirming that the author meets these criteria.