Gordon Dodds Prize 20мф-нл: Submission Procedures

Created in 2011, the Gordon Dodds Prize recognizes superior research and writing on an archival

topic by a student enrolled in a Master’s level archival studies program. The prize honours Gordon

Dodds (1941-2010), the first President of the ACA, and Archivaria’s longest-serving General Editor.

Eligibility criteria: The paper must have been written by a student enrolled at a Canadian university in a recognized

Master’s level archival studies program (defined as one that is located in a university department,

school, or faculty in which archival education is a specific component of a Master’s level degree

program, either as a stand-alone program or as a formal track or concentration within a broader

program).

Submission Procedures:

Nominations must be submitted by a faculty member or instructor associated with the archival

studies program to verify that the student paper was written within the context of an archival

studies program between 1 May 2019 and 30 April 2020. A faculty member/instructor may

submit more than one entry per award cycle. What to submit:

A complete submission consists of 3 parts:

An unpublished manuscript of 5,000–8,000 words written on an archival topic between 1 May 2019 and 30 April 2020 that conforms to Archivaria's stylistic guidelines (see https://archivaria.ca/index.php/archivaria/about/submissions#format).

An abstract (150-200 words)

A completed submission form (p. 2) Only the title of the paper should appear on the submission; delete the name of the author, the

program, faculty member/instructor, and any other identifying information. How to submit: Submit nominations electronically to the Managing Editor

(managing.editor@archivists.ca)

When to submit: Nominations can be submitted any time after 1 May 2019.

All nominations must be submitted by 30 June 2020.

Adjudication:

Submissions will be judged in a blind review by the Gordon Dodds Prize Adjudication Committee, which is chaired by the General Editor of Archivaria, and consists of two standing

members (the General Editor or designate and the ACA Board Liaison to Archivaria) and two ad

hoc members chosen on an annual basis by the General Editor. The results will be announced in August 2020. The winner will receive a certificate, a cash

prize of $100, publication of the paper in Archivaria, and a listing on the ACA website.

Gordon Dodds Prize 2019-20: Submission Form I wish to submit the attached student paper for consideration for the Gordon Dodds Prize.

I hereby confirm:

a) that the paper was written between 1 May 2019 and 30 April 2020, by a student enrolled in a Master’s level archival studies program at

__________________________________________________________ (name of university)

and

b) that the nominee has agreed to this nomination.

Title of the Paper

Signature:

Submission Date:

(dd-mmm-yy)

Faculty Member/Instructor submitting the paper Name:

Address:

Email: Phone:

Author of the paper Name:

Address:

Email: Phone:

(Please scan the signed form and submit electronically along with the student’s paper)