John Fisher Memorial Prize

The American Society for Aesthetics sponsors the biennial John Fisher Memorial Prize in Aesthetics. The prize is awarded to an original essay in aesthetics, created in memory of the late John Fisher, editor of The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism from 1973 to 1988. The Prize is offered to foster the development of new voices and talent in the field of aesthetics. The competition is limited to those persons who have completed the terminal degree in their field and are in the early stages of participation in their profession. The biennial winning essay will be published in JAAC, and the author will have the opportunity to read the paper at the annual meeting of the American Society for Aesthetics that follows announcement of a winner. The essay may be on any topic in aesthetics understood according to the characterization on the masthead of JAAC, with a maximum length of 7,500 words.