The Editors of Raritan in collaboration with Rutgers University Press invite submissions for the first annual Raritan Book Prize.
Introduction: In the current frenzied media climate, there’s greater need than ever for thoughtful, independent writing that takes the time to cultivate care and grace. Raritan has provided a forum for that kind of writing for thirty-seven years. A wide-ranging journal of literary and cultural criticism, Raritan offers writers and readers the opportunity for sustained reflection and aesthetic pleasure, uncluttered by academic jargon. Submissions to the Raritan Book Prize competition should reflect Raritan’s commitment to enlarging the life of the mind through reasoned argument and interpretation, and to reaching a well-read but nonspecialist audience.
Subject: Any nonfiction subject in the realms of history, politics, literature, or the arts.
Prize: A $1,000 advance and publication by Rutgers University Press under the Raritan imprint. All those who submit a manuscript will receive a complimentary one-year subscription to Raritan. Winner must agree to publication contract prior to award announcement.
Manuscript length: 30,000 to 90,000 words. All submissions must include a cover letter and CV. Please note that no more than one quarter of the manuscript can have been previously published. Manuscripts under review for publication at other publishers are not eligible for consideration.
Submission fee: $25
Submission period: 1 September 2018 through 1 November 2018.
The winner will be announced in early December 2018. The book will be published by Rutgers University Press in the fall of 2019.
More information on the Raritan website.
