The Department of Performing and Media Arts hosts a yearly contest for The Marvin Carlson Award for Best Student Essay in Theatre or Performance. This award honors CUNY Professor Marvin Carlson (CU PhD '61). 

The award consists of a cash prize ($250) and certificate and is given to the best essay in theatre and performance by a Cornell student (graduate or undergraduate). 

Submission Guidelines:

• Essays must be unpublished.

• Essays should not exceed 25 pages.

• Students may submit only one entry per year.

• Only the title page should contain the student’s name and contact email, as this is a blind submission. A PMA administrator will collect submissions via email and redact student's identifying information before forwarding to the selection committee.

• Submissions are due by 4:00 p.m. ET on April 10, 2020, to pma@cornell.edu. Late entries will not be accepted.

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For more information, email Associate Professor Sara Warner at slw42@cornell.edu.