Orm Överland Prize

To honor the work of Professor Orm Överland, one of the most significant Nordic scholars of American Studies, the Nordic Association for American Studies has created the Orm Överland Prize (EUR 200) to be awarded to the best graduate student paper presented at the 2023 NAAS conference in Uppsala. In addition to the monetary award, the winning paper will be considered for publication in the NAAS journal, American Studies in Scandinavia.

The winner will be announced at the NAAS Conference. Although modest in amount, NAAS hopes that this award will encourage Nordic graduate students to attend and participate in the organization’s conference. This will be the seventh time the prize is awarded. All graduate students at Nordic Universities or equivalent institutions who are members of one of the national associations and who wish to have their contributions considered for the prize must submit a copy of their paper electronically (please check rules of submission) to the President of the NAAS, Alf Tønnessen, by 31 March 2023. The NAAS Board or a panel it selects will choose the recipient of the prize.

Rules of submission:

1. Author must be a current graduate student (MA or PhD) or graduating graduate student in the 2022-2023 academic year from a Nordic University or equivalent institution.

2. The paper must be presented at the NAAS Conference in Uppsala. The deadline for submitting paper proposals is 1 October 2022. See Conference website.

3. The paper must have been produced between the beginning of the autumn semester 2022 and 31 March 2023.

4. The paper must not exceed 7,500 words (excluding bibliography).

5. The paper must not have been already submitted for publication in any language.

6. The paper (double spaced, standard font) must be submitted electronically as an attachment in MS Word to the President of NAAS . Only digital manuscripts in the named format will be accepted.

7. The paper is expected to follow the format of either the student's own academic discipline or the style sheet of American Studies in Scandinavia.

Contact Alf Tønnessen if you need further information about the 2023 Överland Prize.

Winners of the Orm Øverland Prize

2019: Niko Heikkilä

2015: Adam Hjorthén, Stockholm University

2013: Gül Bilge Han, Stockholm University

2011: Anne Mørk, University of Southern Denmark

2009: Rune Reimer Christensen, University of Southern Denmark