The Henry N. Barkhausen Award
For Original Research in Great Lakes Maritime History
All entries for must be postmarked no later than May 15, 2012
Guidelines for
Entrants
The Henry
N. Barkhausen Award is sponsored annual by the Association for Great Lakes
Maritime History (AGLMH) to recognize and encourage new research in the
field of Great Lakes maritime history. Submissions are encouraged on any
topic related to the region’s maritime history, and will be accepted from
any person(s) researching that history regardless of formal training.
Although book-length manuscripts will not be accepted, excerpts or
abridgements of larger works may be submitted as long as the total length
is 75 pages or less, including notes and bibliography.
The Barkhausen Award consists of a $500 cash prize, and
travel and fees paid for the winner to attend the Association’s annual
conference to participate and/or to present his or her paper. Winners will
also receive a one-year membership in the Association and will be offered
assistance in getting their paper published.
All sources used in a paper must be must be properly
documented and a bibliography included with the paper. Either endnotes or
footnotes are acceptable. Entry requirements include the ability of authors
to be able to attest that submissions include original research using
primary source materials or archeological findings, and have not been
previously published.
Examples of original sources materials include unpublished
manuscripts, government documents, and contemporaneous news reports.
Potential entrants are encouraged to contact Steve Brisson, chair of the
Association’s Research & Publication Committee, for a list of
Association member institutions that may have original source materials in
their collections (see contact information below). Entries may be submitted
either electronically or in hard copy format. Submissions must also be
accompanied by a cover letter with an introduction and one-paragraph
abstract of the paper. Since the cover letter and paper will be reviewed by
the jurors, neither document may contain any hints of authorship since the
author’s identity will not be revealed to the jurors.
Electronic submissions must be in either Microsoft Word or
Adobe PDF format, and e-mailed to Steve Brisson at brissons@michigan.gov.
Hard copy submissions, including copies of illustrative materials, must be
mailed to Steve Brisson, Mackinac State Historic Parks, P.O. Box 873,
Mackinac City, MI 49701. Originals of illustrative materials will not be
accepted, and the Association will not assume any responsibility for loss
or damage to paper submissions or illustrative materials. If an author
wishes to have the hard copy of a paper or illustrative materials returned
after judging, he or she should send a self-addressed, postage-paid return
envelope with their submission.
Address for Inquiries and Submissions
For more information
on the Barkhausen Award for Original Research in Great Lakes Maritime
History
or questions about the contest rules, contact:
Steve Brisson, Chief
Curator
Mackinac State Historic Parks
P.O. Box 873
Mackinac City, MI 49701
E-mail: brissons@michigan.gov
All entries must be postmarked no later than May 15, 2012
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