[Comicsstudiessociety] REMINDER: 2020 CSS Prizes – Nominations due March 15th

[Biz Nijdam]

Dear colleagues,

This is a reminder that nominations for the 2020 CSS Prizes are due by
March 15th.

Please distribute widely. My apologies in advance for cross-posting.

Sincerely,
Biz

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*2020 Comics Studies Society Prizes*


The Comics Studies Society (CSS) recognizes outstanding contributions to
the study of comic art with five annual prizes: the CSS Article Prize, the
Hillary Chute Award for Best Graduate Student Conference Presentation, the
Gilbert Seldes Prize for Public Scholarship, the Charles Hatfield Book
Prize, and the new CSS Prize for Edited Book Collections.




*The CSS defines comic art liberally to include all forms of cartooning,
sequential art, and graphic narrative: comic strips, comic books, papers,
and magazines; albums, graphic novels, and other graphic books; webcomics
and other electronic formats; single-panel cartoons, including editorial
and gag cartoons; caricature; animation; and other related forms and
traditions. *

The CSS is currently soliciting nominations for all five prizes, which will
be awarded at the 3rd Annual Conference of the Comics Studies Society at
Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas (August 5-8, 2020).
Winners will receive a $300 cash award and a plaque. Please see
http://comicssociety.org/conference/ for conference details.



·      Nominations for the CSS prizes may be historical, biographical,
critical, analytical, pedagogical, and/or bibliographical in focus.

·      Nominations should draw on original research, acknowledge and
advance existing scholarship where relevant, and include appropriate
documentation.

·      Reprints of or excerpts from previously published works are not
eligible for prizes.


*Frequency and time period: *Prizes are awarded by the CSS at its annual
conference for first-time publications (not reprints or revised editions)
or original presentations bearing a copyright date for the previous
calendar year. For example, the 2020 prizes will cover publications and
presentations © 2019.

*Nomination process: *Peer nominations and self-nominations are welcomed.
Nomination letters are due *March 15, 2020*. The letter of nomination should
do the following:

·      Identify the work’s complete title, author(s) name(s), publisher,
and original copyright date.

·      Include means of access to a complete digital copy of the work that
members of the CSS Prize Committee can access as needed (alternately, for
works native to print and best viewed in print, nomination requires three
complete physical copies of the published book or article to be sent via
mail).


Nominations and inquiries should be sent by email to the CSS Awards
Coordinator, Biz Nijdam, at awards at comicssociety.org. Instructions on
mailing physical copies will be provided in reply.


*Judging and awarding process: *Nominees for each prize will be reviewed by
a committee of not less than three members of the Comics Studies Society,
as chosen by the CSS Executive Board, including the Awards Coordinator or
their designee. Prize winners will be notified by June 15th, and
announcements will be published on the CSS website and in *Inks: The
Journal of the Comics Studies Society*.

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*Dr. Elizabeth "Biz" Nijdam*  PhD (She, Her, Hers
<https://equity.ubc.ca/resources/gender-diversity/pronouns/>)
Assistant Professor of German Studies
Dept. of Central, Eastern, & Northern European Studies
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | Musqueam
Traditional Territory
919-1873 East Mall | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z1 Canada | Phone 778 697 6294
biz.nijdam at ubc.ca | *elizabeth.nijdam at gmail.com
<elizabeth.nijdam at gmail.com>* | @bizabeth <https://twitter.com/@bizabeth>
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