Whaley and Anzaldua Prizes
Thanks to a generous bequest from Sara A. Whaley, NWSA will offer two $2,000 Sara A. Whaley book awards on the topic of women and labor. This prize honors Sara Whaley, who owned Rush Publishing and was the editor of Women's Studies Abstracts.
Each year NWSA will award up to 2 book awards ($2,000 each) for monographs that address women and labor.
Basic Guidelines
Women of color of the U.S. and/or International origin are encouraged to apply.
Suggested topics on women and labor include but are not limited to:
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Migration and women’s paid jobs
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Illegal immigration and women’s work
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Impact of AIDS on women’s employment
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Trafficking of women and women’s employment
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Women and domestic works
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Impact of race on women’s work
Senior Scholar Guidelines
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Must be a current NWSA member (including co-authors)
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Books considered must have a first date of US publication between May 1, 2012 and April 30, 2013.
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A senior scholar with a record of publication of at least two books
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Anthologies will not be considered
Junior Scholar Guidelines
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Must be a current NWSA member (including co-authors)
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Manuscript must have signed at least a contract with a publisher or the book is already in production
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Anthologies will not be considered
The deadline for 2013 has passed. Applications will be available for 2014 in January 2014.
Applicants must send 5 copies of their book to:
National Women’s Studies Association
11 E Mount Royal Ave #100
Baltimore, MD 21202
ATTN: NWSA Whaley Book Prize
Please note: Unfortunately, we cannot return books sent to NWSA.
The prize includes $1,000, membership in NWSA and recognition for groundbreaking monographs in women's studies that makes significant multicultural feminist contributions to women of color/transnational scholarship.
The prize honors Gloria Anzaldúa, a valued and long-active member of the National Women's Studies Association.
Basic Guidelines
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Must be a current NWSA member (including co-authors)
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Books considered must have a first date of US publication between May 1, 2012 and April 30, 2013
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The committee seeks groundbreaking monographs in women's studies that make a significant multicultural feminist contributions to women of color/transnational scholarship
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Anthologies will not be considered
The deadline for 2013 has passed. Applications will be available for 2014 in January 2014.
Applicants must send 5 copies of their book to:
National Women’s Studies Association
11 E Mount Royal Ave #100
Baltimore, MD 21202
ATTN: NWSA Anzaldúa Book Prize
Please note: Unfortunately, we cannot return books sent to NWSA.