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Endnotes
Rosemary VanArsdel Prize
The VanArsdel Prize is awarded annually to the best graduate student essay investigating Victorian periodicals and newspapers. The prize was established in 1990 to honor Rosemary VanArsdel, a founding member of RSVP whose groundbreaking research continues to shape the field of nineteenth-century periodical studies. The winner will receive $500 and publication in Victorian Periodicals Review. Applications open May 1 and are due June 15. For more information, visit https://rs4vp.org/awards.
Expanding the Field Prize
The RSVP Expanding the Field Prize is awarded annually for an outstanding essay that diversifies the existing geographic, racial, and ethnic composition of nineteenth-century periodical studies. We encourage submissions that deepen our understanding of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) founders, editors, contributors, and readers of periodicals; interrogate Anglocentric perspectives; enact anti-racist or anti-colonial values; and/or consider the cultural impact of the British Empire around the world.
The winner will receive $500 and publication in Victorian Periodicals Review. Graduate students, independent scholars, and faculty of all ranks are invited to submit their work. Applications open May 1 and are due June 15. For more information, visit https://rs4vp.org/awards.
Call for Guest Editors
Victorian Periodicals Review invites proposals from guest editors for special themed issues. Individuals or coeditors should submit a proposal to Katherine Malone at vpr@rs4vp.org. Please include a short description of your topic and its relevance to Victorian periodical studies along with a brief bio for each editor. A full list of past special issues is available at https://rs4vp.org/vpr. [End Page 522]