Barbara Bellow Watson Shakespeare Essay Contest

2025 Barbara Bellow Watson Contest

UCLA undergraduates completing English Shakespeare courses (English 90, 150A, 150B, 150C, or a 182B or 184 seminar on Shakespeare's works) are invited to compete for the annual Department of English Barbara Bellow Watson Prize (with a cash award of $300) for the best critical or research paper on a Shakespeare subject. Manuscripts should be typed, double-spaced, and be not more than 7,500 words long. To be eligible, a student must have written the entry for an English department course on Shakespeare during the Spring Quarter 2024, Summer Quarter 2024, Fall Quarter 2024, or Winter Quarter 2025. The writer's name should not appear on any page of the essay itself. If the name appears on the essay, the essay will be disqualified. PLEASE REMEMBER TO REMOVE YOUR NAME FROM ALL PAGES BEFORE SUBMITTING YOUR ESSAY. Submission deadline: Noon on May 1, 2025

Name*
University ID Number*
Email Address*
Telephone Number*
Class Standing*
Please enter the course number of the course in which your submitted work originated (eg. ENGL 150A):*
Please enter the quarter of the course in which you submitted work (e.g., Fall 2024)*
Please enter the name of the instructor for the course named above (eg. Professor Dickey):*
Please upload a PDF copy of your essay with your name removed from all pages.*
Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 50 MB.
NOTE: Student names MUST be removed from all pages to ensure anonymity during the selection process.