The Andy Kelly Prize for Best Article in the journal Viator is awarded biannually to an essay published in the preceding two volumes of Viator and judged by the selection committee to be exceptional.
The prize acknowledges Andy Kelly’s role in Viator’s history, first as an assistant editor to the journal under founding editor Lynn White, jr., then as joint editor, and lastly as the sole editor from 2004 to 2020. Andy Kelly’s vast knowledge, generous intellect, flawless Latin, and careful discernment guided Viator through fifty years of publishing outstanding scholarship. The Andy Kelly Prize for Best Article in Viator recognizes that legacy for the future.
Award 2026
Lee Morrison, “The Women of the Gate: Ecclesiastical Neighborhood Development in Late Medieval Genoa” Viator 54, no. 2.
Through meticulous research and data analysis, Morrison develops a compelling microhistory of a community of Genoese nuns that has broad implications for the history of women’s communities.
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Honorable Mention
Katelin Marit Parsons and Silvia Hufnagel, “The Long Coexistence of Parchment and Paper in Late Medieval and Early Modern Icelandic Manuscript Culture,” Viator 55, no. 2.
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