From Spencer Fluhman:

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: MORMON HISTORY ASSOCIATION STUDENT AWARDS

The Mormon History Association is pleased to announce two award competitions for exceptional student work exploring the history of those religious traditions originating with Joseph Smith, Jr. The Juanita Brooks Undergraduate and Graduate Paper Awards will be given to the best unpublished papers written in 2008 by an undergraduate and graduate student, respectively. All submissions must be sent electronically (as either a “WordPerfect,” “Word,” or “.pdf” document) to J. Spencer Fluhman, Brigham Young University, at fluhman@byu.edu. Submissions should include a cover sheet detailing the student’s biographical information: name, department, institution, and undergraduate or graduate major, etc. Submissions must be received by March 15, 2009, to be considered. One submission per student, please. Awards will be presented at the MHA annual meeting in Springfield, Illinois, in May 2009.

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: MORMON HISTORY ASSOCIATION ARTICLE AWARDS

The Mormon History Association (MHA) is pleased to announce awards for exceptional published scholarship exploring the history of those religious traditions originating with Joseph Smith, Jr. The T. Edgar Lyon best article award and j. talmage Jones Awards of excellence will be given to the best articles published in 2008. Any member of the Mormon History Association may submit or nominate an article for consideration. Publishers/editors can submit up to five articles. All submissions must be sent electronically (as either a “WordPerfect,” “Word,” or “.pdf” document) to Michael N. Landon at landonmn@ldschurch.org. Submissions must be received by February 15, 2009, to be considered. Awards will be presented at the MHA annual meeting in Springfield, Illinois, in May 2009.