The William Morris Society in the United States invites submissions for its Undergraduate Student Prizes.
The Prizes
Two prizes are awarded annually:
Essay Prize
The winner of the William Morris Society in the United States Undergraduate Student Essay Prize receives $250, a year’s free membership to the Society, and an invitation to publish their work in the Society’s magazine, Useful and Beautiful.
Art Project Prize
The winner of the William Morris Society in the United States Undergraduate Student Art Project Prize receives $250, a year’s free membership to the Society, and an invitation to publish their project and artist’s statement in the Society’s Useful and Beautiful magazine and/or on the Society’s website, as appropriate to the art project medium.
Eligibility
- Students must be currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree program (graduating in 2023 or later).
- All submissions must be accompanied by an academic nomination.
- Entrants may only enter in one category each year.
Essay Prize
- Essays addressing any aspect of the work of William Morris are eligible, and we welcome submissions from students working in all disciplines.
- Essays should not be previously published.
- Essays should be written in English.
- Essays of any length up to 8,000 words are eligible.
Art Project Prize
- Artistic projects addressing any aspect of the work of William Morris are eligible.
- We welcome submissions from students working in all visual artistic media.
- The artistic project must be either the original work of one undergraduate student, or a collaborative original project between multiple undergraduate students who hope to split the prize proceedings equally.
- Submissions should include an artist’s statement written in English.
- Artists’ statements should indicate clearly how the project relates to the work of William Morris.
- Artists’ statements should not be previously published.
- Artists’ statements should be no longer than 500 words.
- Copyright: The artistic entry may not include any material that is trademarked or
protected by copyright.
How to Submit
Essay Prize
Email the essay in pdf format together with the application form to williammorrissocietyus@gmail.com with “WMS Essay Prize” in the subject line.
Art Project Prize
Email images or video files together with the artist’s statement (in pdf format) and the application form to williammorrissocietyus@gmail.com with “WMS Art Project Prize” in the subject line. Two-dimensional works of art should be submitted via one photograph; three-dimensional works of art should be submitted via no more than three photographs which portray different angles of the object.
The deadline is June 1, 2023.