We are pleased to announce the tenth annual Michael Sprinker Graduate Writing Competition, established to remember Michael's commitment to Marxist intellectual work and to graduate teaching and students. The award recognizes an essay or dissertation chapter that engages with Marxist theory, scholarship, pedagogy, and/or activism. Submissions will be judged by a committee composed of members of the Marxist Literary Group. The winner receives professional recognition and a prize of $500.

The award will be announced at the MLG's annual Institute on Culture and Society, to be held at Portland State University, Portland, OR, June 16-20; on the MLG email list; and in Mediations, among other sites. Traditionally the winning essay is, after peer review, published in Mediations.

All graduate students are eligible, although submissions must be in English. Membership in the MLG is recommended but not required. Essays or chapters must be unpublished and no more than 30 pages long. Please submit hard copy; no electronic submissions will be considered. Please include name, address, phone number, and email address on a cover sheet. To facilitate blind review, the name of the author should not appear in the essay submitted. Manuscripts will not be returned.

Deadline for submissions: May 1, 2009. Please send THREE copies of the submission to: