Isabel MacCaffrey Award

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The Isabel MacCaffrey Award – established in 1984 – recognizes the best scholarship in Spenser studies, and is named after the author of one of the most important books on Spenser, Spenser's Allegory: The Anatomy of Imagination (Princeton : Princeton University Press, 1976). The prize is awarded to the best article written on the Works of Edmund Spenser in the last two years in even years, and the best book written in the last two years in odd years. Honorable mentions are also made in some cases.  

 

All publications in Spenser Studies are automatically considered for this prize, along with other relevant articles and essays when the prize is awarded to an essay; all books dedicated to Spenser’s life and works or with substantial sections on his works are considered when the book prize is awarded. The prize is usually judged by two judges drawn from the ISS executive committee rotating on a bi-annual basis. Equal consideration is given to all authors regardless of career stage. No winner of the MacCaffrey prize shall be eligible to win either award again within a five-year period. 

 

Recipients receive an honorarium.