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The Melville Society's Hennig Cohen Prize |
Named for distinguished scholar, critic, and Melville Society editor Hennig Cohen, this prize honors excellence in scholarship and writing in an article or book chapter on Melville published in the preceding year, and it is awarded to an individual relatively new to the field during the Melville Society's annual gathering at the MLA Convention. Nominations for the award may be sent to the Cohen Prize Committee.
Previous Cohen Prize Recipients:
Matthew C. Frankel, 2007
Jeffory A. Clymer, 2006
Geoffrey Sanborn, 2005
Naomi C. Reed, 2004
Ralph Savarese, 2003
Robin Grey, 2002
Caleb Crain, 2001
Maurice S. Lee, 2000
Sam Otter, 1999
Geoffrey Sanborn, 1998