SOLICITATION FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2017 HOOKS INSTITUTE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD
The Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change at the University of Memphis (Memphis, TN) is soliciting nominations for its annual National Book Award. In 1996, University of Memphis officials received approval from the Tennessee Board of Regents to create the Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change. The Institute is dedicated to Teaching, Studying, and Promoting Civil Rights and Social Change. Hooks Institute archives include Hooks's personal papers, which are housed in the Mississippi Valley Collection in the University's McWherter Library.
ABOUT THE AWARD
- A panel of judges representing various disciplines and academic institutions in Memphis awards the annual prize to the book that best furthers understanding of the American Civil Rights Movement and its legacy.
- An award of $1,000 will be made to the author(s).
- The recipient(s) of the award will receive an invitation to deliver an address at the University of Memphis as part of the Hooks Institute Lecture Series during the 2017-2018 academic year.
ELIGIBILITY
- Books published in the 2017 calendar year are eligible for the award.
- Only originally published non-fictional material will be considered.
DEADLINE
- December 31, 2017
SUBMISSIONS
Please provide full contact information for the author(s) and nominator(s), to include an email address, mailing address, and telephone number, and submit one copy of the nominated book (postmarked by December 31, 2016) to The Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change, Attn: Benjamin L. Hooks Book Award Nomination, 107 Scates Hall, The University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee, 38152-3530.
Note: the Hooks Institute reserves the right to exclude from consideration for the award any nominated book where the submitter fails to provide sufficient contact information.
Finalists will be asked to submit additional copies to a panel of judges representing various disciplines and academic institutions in Memphis.
CONTACT
For questions or comments: Please contact Rorie Trammel, Assistant Director of the Hooks Institute, at 901-678-3974 or via email at rtrammel@memphis.edu.
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http://www.memphis.edu/benhooks/programs/book-award.php