AATI Book Award 

2023 Competition

The Book Award Committee will make the awards in the following categories:

  • Award for Performance and Visual Culture  (includes media, theatre, art history, film)
  • Award for Literary, Critical Theory, and Cultural Studies
  • Award for First Book

Participation:

In order to participate in the competition, authors must be members of the AATI two years prior to entry. Eligible are single-authored monographs that focus on any theme related to Italian Studies in English or Italian. In order to qualify in the competition, the first edition/printing of the books must have occurred within two years prior to the competition year (i.e. the 2023 competition is for books published from 2022-2023). Books may only be submitted once for consideration. If an author chooses to enter their book into the First Book competition, they are kindly requested to include a CV with complete list of publications. Multi-authored works, translations, textbooks, creative writings, and edited volumes will not be considered.

Award:

The AATI Book Awards consist of a cash award of $500 and a certificate.

Submission:

To enter a book into the competition, authors or publishers should send four print copies (or ​bound photocopies if the publisher cannot spare additional copies) along with a letter identifying the work by Friday, June16.

Print copies should be sent to:

Prof. Ryan Calabretta-Sajder

2028 W. Lawson St.

Fayetteville, AR 72703

Questions: Contact the committee chairperson, Mark Pietralunga: mpietralunga@fsu.edu

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