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Walter H. Sokel Prize

WALTER H. SOKEL PRIZE DEADLINE: APRIL 22, 2024

Entries should be submitted To Prof. Lorna Martens (lm2e@virginia.edu) Thanks to a generous grant from Prof. Walter H. Sokel (1917-2014), the German Department is offering a prize of $350 to the best essay of at least 3,500 words on German literature or culture. The essay may be in English or German. Students may submit revised and/or expanded essays completed for classes taught by the German Department.