ASLE » Call for Submissions: 2022 ASLE Book Awards

08 Dec 2021

McIntyre Amy

ASLE Book Awards Call 2022 (PDF)

The Association for the Study of Literature and Environment (ASLE) will bestow its eighth biennial book awards in 2022, after a postponement of the 2021 conference and awards due to the pandemic. The awards include a prize of $500. The awards will be presented virtually at a date TBA.

The Book Awards will be presented in two categories:

the best book-length work of scholarly ecocriticism published in 2019, 2020, or 2021.
the best book-length work of creative writing (any genre) with an environmental theme published in 2019, 2020, or 2021.

Submission Instructions:

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 with the submission.
Edited collections in both the scholarly and creative categories are eligible for the awards.
The committee on scholarly ecocriticism will consider only titles in that genre; books with a general environmental theme that do not meet that criteria will not be entered into the contest.
Works may be submitted to the award coordinators listed below by either the author or publisher. Authors are advised to coordinate with their publishers to avoid multiple, or missed, submissions.
Nominees must be members of ASLE or an international affiliate as of March 15, 2022.
Works must be in English.
Deadline for receipt of all submissions is March 21, 2022. This deadline is firm and NO EXCEPTIONS will be made for late entries.
Three copies of the nominated book should be sent to the appropriate coordinator below. Electronic copies of the publication are acceptable.
Note: if a book submission makes the finalist round, we will require two more copies for judges.