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Membership benefits include:

• 20% discount on Journal of Beat Studies
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• Access to the BSA e-journal Beat Spotlight
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• Frequent updates and connections to the world of Beat Studies
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• Eligibility to participate in BSA-sponsored panels (including our guaranteed panels at the annual American Literature Association Conference and the Louisville Conference on Literature and Culture)
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• Eligibility to be nominated for the Annual BSA Awards. Categories include: Best Monograph in the field of Beat Studies; Best Edited Scholarly Collection; Best Translation/Scholarly Edition; Best Professional Article; Best Graduate Student Paper. All awards have monetary prizes attached.