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2023 ASWAD Publication Prizes: Call for Submissions
Friday, June 16, 2023, 8:00 AM to Tuesday, August 15, 2023, 5:00 PM EDT
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2023 ASWAD Publication Prizes: Call for Submissions
Deadline: July 30, 2023

The Association for the Study of the Worldwide African Diaspora (ASWAD) is pleased to invite nominations for its interdisciplinary awards for outstanding publication of a book and/or article on Africa and the African Diaspora published during the 2022 calendar year. Nominees will be considered in more than one category. Nominations must be submitted by July 30, 2023.

The Outstanding Article Prize of the Association for the Study of the Worldwide African Diaspora
The Article Prize annually honors an outstanding peer-reviewed article focused on Africa and/or the African diaspora. The award committee will consider scholarly articles on any period and from any discipline published in English and is particularly interested in publications that are methodologically and conceptually innovative and demonstrate academic excellence.

1. The Outstanding Article Prize must include a short description of the article and its significance.
2. Articles published within the previous calendar year (2022) are eligible for the award.
Entries must be received by July 30, 2023 to be eligible.
To nominate an article, please email a copy of the publication to each of the following jurors:

Lorelle Semley, [email protected]
Kwame Essien, [email protected]
Sara Johnson, [email protected]
Karen Graubart, [email protected]
Judith Anderson, [email protected]

Outstanding First Book Prize of the Association for the Study of the Worldwide African Diaspora
The Outstanding First Book Prize annually honors an outstanding single-authored book focused on Africa and/or the African diaspora submitted by or on behalf of a scholar, activist, and/or artist who has not previously published a single-authored monograph. The award committee will consider books on any period and from any discipline published in English and is particularly interested in books that are methodologically and conceptually innovative and demonstrate academic excellence. Nominees for this prize who also meet the qualifications for ASWAD’s Rosalyn Terborg-Penn Prize may submit their work for consideration by both prize committees. Funding for the prize is made possible by a substantial contribution from an anonymous donor.

1. Nominations for the Outstanding First Book Prize must include a short description of the book and its significance. Nominators or authors must submit a physical copy of the book for each member of the award committee. Anthologies, encyclopedias, and other edited volumes will not be considered.
2. Books with a copyright date within the previous calendar year (2022) are eligible for the award.
Entries must be received by July 30, 2023 to be eligible.

Mail ONE copy of the nominated book to EACH of the following jurors:

Nick Jones
Department of Spanish & Portuguese
Yale University
P.O. Box 208204
New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8204

Alexis Wells-Oghoghomeh
450 Jane Stanford Way
Building 70 | Main Quad
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-2029

Felix Germaine
University of Pittsburgh
Kenneth P Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Department of Africana Studies
4140 Wesley W Posvar Hall
230 South Bouquet Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15260

Russell Rickford
Cornell University
364 McGraw Hall
Ithaca, NY 14835

Mathew Francis Rarey
Department of Art History, Oberlin College
Venturi Art Building, Room 166
91 North Main Street
Oberlin, Ohio 44074 USA

Rosalyn Terborg-Penn Book Prize of the Association for the Study of the Worldwide African Diaspora
For Outstanding Original Scholarship on Gender and Sexuality in the African Diaspora
The Rosalyn Terborg-Penn Book Prize annually honors an outstanding single-authored book focused on gender and sexuality in Africa and/or the African diaspora submitted by or on behalf of a scholar, activist, and/or artist. The award committee will consider books on any period and from any discipline published in English and is particularly interested in books that are methodologically and conceptually innovative and demonstrate academic excellence. Nominees for this prize who also meet the qualifications for ASWAD’s Sterling Stuckey Prize or First Book Prize may submit their work for consideration by multiple committees. Funding for the prize is made possible by a substantial contribution from four anonymous donors.

1. Nominations for The Rosalyn Terborg-Penn Book Prize must include a short description of the book and its significance. Nominators or authors must submit a physical copy of the book for each member of the award committee. Anthologies, encyclopedias, and other edited volumes will not be considered.
2. Books with a copyright date within the previous calendar year (2022) are eligible for the award.
Entries must be received by July 30, 2023 to be eligible.

Mail ONE copy of the nominated book to EACH of the following jurors:

Sherwin K Bryant, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Black Studies
Northwestern University
1860 S. Campus Drive, Crowe Hall 5-128
Evanston, IL 60208


Jessica Marie Johnson
418 E. 22nd St
Baltimore, MD 21218

Takkara Brunson
Department of History
Texas A&M University
4236 TAMU
College Station, Texas 77843-4236

Anne Eller
Department of History
Yale University
320 York St.
New Haven, CT 06511

Duchess Harris
Macalester College
Department of American Studies
1600 Grand Avenue
St Paul, MN 55105

The P. Sterling Stuckey Book Prize
of the Association for the Study of the Worldwide African Diaspora
The P. Sterling Stuckey Book Prize annually acknowledges books published in English submitted by or on behalf of a scholar, activist, and/or artist who has at least one previous single-authored publication. Nominated books must be on topics related to the study of the worldwide African diaspora. The award committee will consider books on any period from any discipline that examines the people and/or physical environment of Africa and/or its diaspora. The committee is particularly interested in books that are methodologically and conceptually innovative and represent literary excellence. Funding for the prize is made possible by a substantial contribution from an anonymous donor.

1. Nominations for The Sterling Stuckey Book Prize must include a short description of the book and its significance. Nominators or authors must submit a physical copy of the book for each member of the award committee. Anthologies, encyclopedias, and other edited volumes will not be considered.
2. Books with a copyright date within the previous calendar year (2022) are eligible for the award.
Entries must be received by July 30, 2023 to be eligible.

Mail ONE copy of the nominated book to EACH of the following jurors:

Merle Bowen
Department of African American Studies
University of Illinois
1201 W. Nevada
Urbana, IL 61801

Rose Brewer
Department of African American & African Studies, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Email for mailing address: [email protected]

Hilary Jones
Department of History
University of Kentucky
1767 Patterson Office Tower
Lexington, KY 40506-0027

All Finalists and awardees will be announced on the ASWAD website in December 2023/January 2024.
For questions related to the 2023 ASWAD Publication Prizes, please email: [email protected]