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Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1999 10:47:32 EST
NOA's Fifteenth Annual Scholarly Paper Competition
The scholarly paper should explore an operatic subject, present
significant research and conclusions, and include a bibliography citing at
least ten different sources. The paper should be typewritten,
double-spaced, and no more than three thousand words in length. The title
of the paper and the name of the author should be given on a detachable
title page. The author's name must not appear on subsequent pages.
The submission must be accompanied by a statement that the paper is not
under copyright by any party other than the author and that it has not
been previously published. Papers that have been presented orally are
eligible as long as they have not been printed in any proceedings. A
requirement of entrants is membership in The National Opera Association
($45/year).
Authors wishing their papers returned should included a stamped,
self-addressed envelope with each submission. Submit papers and any
inquiries about the competition to Arvid Knutsen, NOA Executive Secretary,
6805 Tennyson Drive, McLean, Virginia 22101.
Awards: The winning author or authors will be invited to read each paper at
the annual convention during February 10-13, 2000, at the University of
Cincinnati, Ohio. The paper or papers also will be published in "The
Opera Journal." Copies of papers not selected, accompanied by the
committee's critiques, will be forwarded to the editor of the journal for
possible consideration for publication.
Deadline for the submission of scholarly papers: June 15, 1999. Author
notification: after September 1, 1999.
Guidelines
The judges look particularly for significant research and conclusions that
shed new light on an operatic topic dealing with music drama, the libretto,
the history of the genre, etc. The topics are as wide as opera which
includes music, singing, acting, costuming, stagecraft, theater, etc.
They also consider the clarity and quality of the writing. Any paper
should comply with the guidelines like double-spacing, a length of three
thousand words or less, documentation, appropriate scholarly sources, etc.
They make a judgment about the acceptability of the paper for publication in
"The Opera Journal." They also rate the paper on its overall suitability to
be read aloud in a shortened version of no more than twenty minutes at
the NOA convention.