2009 Book Awards

ASLE AWARDS IN ECOCRITICISM AND ENVIRONMENTAL CREATIVE WRITING

The Association for the Study of Literature and Environment will present its second biennial book awards at its 2009 conference in Victoria, BC.

Deadline for receipt of all materials is January 15, 2009.

Both awards include a prize of $500 in addition to inclusion in the conference banquet program.

The Book Awards will be presented in two categories:

1) the best book-length monograph of scholarly ecocriticism published in 2007 or 2008.

2) the best book-length monograph in creative writing (any genre) on an environmental theme published in 2007 or 2008.

NOTE: Jointly authored works will be considered, but anthologies or collections by multiple authors are not eligible in either category.  Works of narrative scholarship, or works that in other ways blend scholarly criticism with creative writing, can only be submitted in one category, which must be indicated in an accompanying letter.

Works may be submitted by either the author or publisher.

Nominees must be members of the Association for the Study of Literature and the Environment or an international affiliate as of January 1, 2009.

Works must be in English.

Three copies of the nominated book should be sent to:

Tom Lynch
ASLE Awards
Department of English, 202 Andrews Hall
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
P.O. Box 880333
Lincoln, NE  68588-0333

For further information contact Tom Lynch:  tlynch2 [at] unl [dot] edu.