The Anne M. Scott Parergon Prize is awarded to an emerging scholar for the best article-length scholarly work accepted to be published in Parergon during the three calendar years previous to the year in which the prize is offered. The Prize is offered biennially, with the submission and adjudication process timed so that the announcement of the winner can be made at an ANZAMEMS Biennial International Conference.
Dr Anne M. Scott (1940–2021) was a noted scholar of poverty and charity in the later Middle Ages, and a former editor of Parergon. Anne became co-editor of Parergon in 2006, then sole editor from 2010 to 2016. She had been on the editorial committee since 2002. Over this period, the journalʼs ranking with Project Muse steadily rose, increasing its revenue to support the other activities of ANZAMEMS. Through annual special issues, Parergon reached out to involve a wider world of medieval and early modern scholarship. Her outstanding contribution was recognised with life membership of ANZAMEMS, and the Association is delighted to rename the former Parergon Prize in her honour.
The Anne M. Scott Parergon Prize will be offered in 2027, with the winner announced at the ANZAMEMS conference to be held in Adelaide in November 2027.
For more details and eligibility requirements, please visit: https://anzamems.org/bursaries-prizes/#PP
Please direct all queries regarding the Prize to info@anzamems.org