''Early American Literature'' is a triannual

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published by the

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on behalf of the

Society of Early Americanists The Society of Early Americanists (SEA) was founded in 1990 as an interdisciplinary association of scholars who study the literature and culture of the United States of America prior to about the year 1830. The non-profit society promotes the exch ...

and the Forum on Early American Literature of the

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, covering on the study of early

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(before about 1830), including

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and French, British, Dutch, German, and Spanish colonial writing. It was established in 1966 as the ''Early American Literature Newsletter'', obtaining its current title in 1968. The

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is Marion Rust (

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Richard Beale Davis Prize

In 1983, the journal began awarding the

Richard Beale Davis Richard Beale Davis (June 3, 1907 – March 30, 1981) was an American academic who specialized in the history of the Southern United States, with a focus on its literature and intellectual history. His works include the 1978 book ''Intellectual ...

Prize, named after a prominent scholar of

Southern literature Southern United States literature consists of American literature written about the Southern United States or by writers from the region. Literature written about the American South first began during the colonial era, and developed significan ...

and culture. It is awarded to the best article published within the journal each year.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in: According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2022

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of 0.3.

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* {{Authority control Academic journals established in 1969 Literary magazines published in the United States English-language journals Triannual journals University of North Carolina