Early Career Researcher Art Therapy Research Paper Prize
The International Journal of Art Therapy (IJAT) is delighted to award two biennial Prizes: the New Practitioner Art Therapy Practice Paper Prize and the Early Career Researcher Art Therapy Research Paper Prize. Both Prizes are awarded by the British Association of Art Therapists (BAAT) and Routledge Publishers. The aims of the competitions are to celebrate valuable and innovative work produced by trainees, newly qualified practitioners, and early career researchers and to encourage future authors of art therapy literature.
Please view the New Practitioner and Early Career Researcher Art Therapy Paper Prize Guidelines for details on the prize criteria and how to submit.
The competition winners will receive cash prizes of £300 each awarded by the British Association of Art Therapists (BAAT) and £100 pounds each worth of Routledge publications. Runners-up for each Prize will receive a free 1-day BAAT CPD course. All competition winners (including runners-up) will be offered writing mentorships from IJAT Associate Editors, and their papers will be published in IJAT subject to blind peer review. The winners will be expected to be present at the prizegiving (unless there are extenuating circumstances) and work with BAAT and Taylor & Francis author services to disseminate their papers to encourage and inspire others.
Submissions for the next Prizes are open 1st – 31st January 2025.
Browse the prize-winning papers below.