We are delighted to announce the second edition of the Prize for Writing on Sculpture, established in partnership with The Burlington Magazine and sponsored by Stuart Lochhead Sculpture.
Open to early-career scholars worldwide, the annual prize supports innovative, object-based research on sculpture from the Renaissance to 1900, with a particular emphasis on scholarship grounded in the close study of individual works of art, in keeping with the editorial approach of The Burlington Magazine.
The prize includes £2,500 and a one-year subscription to The Burlington Magazine. At the editor’s discretion, the winning essay will be published in the journal’s annual issue dedicated to Sculpture.
Application guidelines
Applicants must be within 15 years of completing their most recent postgraduate degree, allowing for career breaks.
Submissions must be previously unpublished essays in English, with a maximum length of 1,500 words. Up to five images may be included. Footnotes are excluded from the word count and should be kept to a minimum, containing references only; discursive footnotes are not permitted. Bibliographical references should be incorporated into the footnotes.
How to apply
Please submit your essay and CV together as a single PDF, titled with your surname, to prize@burlington.org.uk.
Application deadline: Monday 3 May 2027.