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We are delighted to launch the second edition of The Literary Encyclopedia Book Prizes for major scholarly contributions to the understanding of literature. Two prizes of £2000 each will be awarded, one for scholarly contributions to our understanding of literature originally in the English language, the other for scholarly contributions to our understanding of literature originally in another language.
The LE is are also resuming its Research Travel Award Programme suspended in 2021 on account of Covid19-related restrictions.

A list of postwar American poets whose profiles we have covered in the LE.

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