[Comicsstudiessociety] REMINDER: CSS Prizes: Call for Nominations (DEADLINE March 15th)

[Biz Nijdam]

*Comics Studies Society Prizes 2021: Call for Nominations*

*Nomination Deadline: March 15th, 2021*


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 Paper, 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 as the category of artistic production that
incorporates all forms of cartooning, sequential art, and graphic
narrative. This includes, but is not limited to, the following forms: 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 4th Annual Conference of the Comics Studies Society
(August 6-7, 2021). Winners will receive a $300 cash award and a plaque.
Please see https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://comicssociety.org/conference/__;!!KGKeukY!jf7AFnNWnfT-4Bs4OjEqWAsaJ0-fv9EGY8Mpj3GWdFuNJA5lrUZ8KK87BRWhcHrEurT0mDMjTZ5M$  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
   and citation.
   - Reprints of or excerpts from previously published works are not
   eligible for prizes.
   - Nominated Individuals for all CSS Prizes *must be members of the CSS
   for the academic year in which they are nominated.* Please visit the CSS’s
   Membership Page <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://comicssociety.org/membership/page/__;!!KGKeukY!jf7AFnNWnfT-4Bs4OjEqWAsaJ0-fv9EGY8Mpj3GWdFuNJA5lrUZ8KK87BRWhcHrEurT0mHnLcfmO$ > to join the
   CSS.



For more information regarding the eligibility of CSS Executive Board
Members and information on past winners of the CSS Prizes, please see the CSS
Website <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://comicssociety.org/prizes/__;!!KGKeukY!jf7AFnNWnfT-4Bs4OjEqWAsaJ0-fv9EGY8Mpj3GWdFuNJA5lrUZ8KK87BRWhcHrEurT0mAMRM7WH$ >.



*Frequency and time period*: Prizes are awarded by the CSS at its annual
conference for first-time publications (not reprints or revised editions)
or (concerning the Chute only) unpublished work occurring during the
previous calendar year. *For example, the 2021 prizes will cover
publications and presentations © 2020.*



*Nomination process*: Peer nominations and self-nominations are
welcomed. *However,
please ensure that nominated individuals are members of the CSS prior to
nominating them.* Nomination letters are due *March 15, 2021.* The letter
of nomination may take the form of an email and 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.



*Nominations and inquiries* should be sent by email to the CSS Awards
Coordinator,* Biz Nijdam*, at comicssociety.awards at gmail.com.



*Judging and awarding process*: Nominees for each prize will be reviewed by
an Awards Subcommittee of not less than three members of the Comics Studies
Society, which is approved by the CSS Executive Board and includes the
Awards Coordinator and/or the Awards Subcommittee Chair. Prize winners will
be notified approximately two months prior to the annual conference and
announcements of their award will be published on the CSS website and in *Inks:
The Journal of the Comics Studies Society*.

-- 
*Dr. Elizabeth "Biz" Nijdam*  PhD (She, Her, Hers
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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
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