Annual Book Awards
Categories
The Book Award Committee makes the awards in the following categories:
- Award for Performance and Visual Culture (includes media, theatre, art history, film)
- Award for Literary, Critical Theory, and Cultural Studies
- Award for First Book
Participation
In order to participate in the competition, authors must be members of the AATI two years prior to entry. Eligible are single-authored monographs that focus on any theme related to Italian Studies in English or Italian. In order to qualify in the competition, the first edition/printing of the books must have occurred within two years prior to the competition year (i.e. the 2023 competition is for books published from 2022-2023).
Books may only be submitted once for consideration. If an author chooses to enter their book into the First Book competition, they are kindly requested to include a CV with complete list of publications. Multi-authored works, translations, textbooks, creative writings, and edited volumes will not be considered.
Award
The AATI Book Awards consist of a cash award of $500 and a certificate.
Submission
To enter a book into the competition, authors or publishers should send four print copies (or bound photocopies if the publisher cannot spare additional copies) along with a letter identifying the work. Next Deadline TBD.
Print copies should be sent to:
Prof. Ryan Calabretta-Sajder
2028 W. Lawson St.
Fayetteville, AR 72703
Questions: Contact the committee chairperson, Mark Pietralunga: mpietralunga@fsu.edu
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