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12th Annual Julian D. Hayden Student Paper Competition

Sponsored by Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society
and Arizona Archaeological Council

The Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society and Arizona Archaeological Council are pleased to announce the twelfth annual Julian D. Hayden Student Paper Competition, named in honor of long-time southwestern scholar Julian Dodge HaydenOpens in a new window. The winning entry will receive a cash prize of $750 and publication of the paper in Kiva, The Journal of Southwestern Anthropology and History. The competition is open to any bona fide undergraduate and graduate students at any recognized college or university. Co-authored papers will be accepted if all authors are students. Subject matter may include the anthropology, archaeology, history, linguistics, and ethnology of the American Southwest and northern Mexico, or any other topic appropriate for publication in Kiva.

Papers should be no more than 8,000 words (approximately 25 double-spaced, typewritten pages), including figures, tables, and references, and should conform to Kiva format (see Instructions for AuthorsOpens in a new window).

If the paper involves living human subjects, author should verify, in the paper or cover letter, that necessary permissions to publish have been obtained. Previous entries will not be considered, and all decisions of the judges are final. If no publishable papers are received, no award will be given. Judging criteria include, but are not limited to, quality of writing, degree of original research and use of original data, appropriateness of subject matter, and length.

Deadline for receipt of submissions is January 15, 2010.
Late entries will not be accepted.

Send four copies of the paper and proof of student status to:

Julian D. Hayden Student Paper Competition
AAHS
Arizona State Museum
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ 85721-0026

For more information contact  Ron Towner.

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