The winner of the prize will receive a cash award of US$1,000 and publication in The Caribbean Review of Books. The inaugural Alice Yard Prize for Art Writing opens for entries on 16 May 2014, with a deadline of 14 July. The winner will be announced in September 2014 to commemorate Alice Yard’s eighth anniversary.
To be eligible to enter for the 2014 prize, a writer must be a citizen of the Caribbean, whether resident in the region or abroad, and be under the age of 35 on the entry deadline, 14 July, 2014.
A piece of writing entered for the prize does not have to be a conventional critical essay or review. The prize administrators are interested in writing that investigates different forms and genres, as long as it is driven by genuine critical engagement.
Further information and entry guidelines are available here:
http://aliceyard.blogspot.com/2014/05/2014-alice-yard-prize-for-art-writing.html
Download the entry guidelines and entry form
The prize will be decided by a panel of three judges:
Krista Thompson (Bahamas/US), chair
Art historian and curator
Associate professor of art history, Northwestern University
Charles Campbell (Jamaica/Canada)
Artist and curator
Chief curator, National Gallery of Jamaica
Courtney J. Martin (US)
Art historian and curator
Assistant professor of the history of art and architecture, Brown University
For any queries about eligibility requirements or the submission process, please contact the prize administrators at:
helloaliceyard@gmail.com
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Alice Yard is a contemporary art space and network based in the backyard of the house at 80 Roberts Street, Woodbrook, Port of Spain. Since September 2006, Alice Yard has curated and hosted a programme of artists' projects and residencies, performances, exhibitions, readings, discussions, screenings, and other “conversations”, bringing artists, musicians, writers, and audiences together for informal interaction.
http://aliceyard.org