Nominations will be accepted for works published between July 1, 2014 and June 30, 2015.
At least one author must be an NCA member.
Award recipients will be announced during the division business meeting at the NCA convention in Las Vegas, NV and award winners should agree to attend the conference to receive their award in person.
In order to nominate the work of others or yourself, send a statement of nomination and the accompanying publication. Electronic submissions are strongly encouraged and preferred.
When nominating a book or textbook, please send an electronic statement to the awards committee chair, and ask the book publisher to mail (4) copies of the book under separate cover to the awards committee chair (Dr. Kami J. Anderson) if an electronic version of the book is not available.
All nominations must be postmarked no later than Friday, August 2, 2015 in order to be considered for the award. Please note that nominations will not be considered without receipt of the accompanying publication or book packet material.
Deadline: August 2, 2015
The African American Communication and Culture Division and the Black Caucus seek nominations for its 2015 Outstanding Book Award to be given to the author(s) or editor(s) of an outstanding scholarly book. Books published between July 1, 2014-June 30, 2015 will be eligible for consideration. Self-nominations are strongly encouraged. All letters of nomination should clearly explicate how the book makes, or promises to make, a significant contribution to African American communication scholarship. In addition, the nomination letter should note specifically which single chapter is best representative of the nominated book. The nomination packet should include the nomination letter and the book. Electronic copies, including proof pages, will be accepted. If electronic copies are not available, please submit (4) hard copies of the proof pages to the address below. You can also ask the book publisher to mail (4) copies of the book under separate cover to the awards committee chair if an electronic version of the book is not available. Please send nominations to Kami J. Anderson at [email protected] or to the mailing address: Kennesaw State University Honors College – Marietta 1100 Marietta Parkway, SE Norton Hall 304 Marietta, GA 30060
Deadline: August 2, 2015
The African American Communication and Culture Division and Black Caucus seek nominations for its 2015 Outstanding Article Award to be given to the author(s) of a peer-reviewed journal article. Articles published between July 1, 2014-June 30, 2015 are eligible for consideration. Self-nominations for the article award are strongly encouraged. All letters of nomination should clearly explicate how the article makes, or promises to make, a significant contribution to African American communication scholarship. Please send the nomination letter and electronic copy of the article (preferably as a PDF) to [email protected].
Deadline: August 2, 2015
The African American Communication and Culture Division and Black Caucus seek nominations for its 2015 Outstanding Book Chapter Award to be given to the author(s) of a chapter or essay appearing in an edited book. Articles or book chapters published between July 1, 2012-June 30, 2015 are eligible for consideration. Self-nominations for the article award are strongly encouraged. All letters of nomination should clearly explicate how the article or book chapter makes, or promises to make, a significant contribution to African American communication scholarship. Please send the nomination letter and electronic copy of the book chapter (preferably as a PDF) to [email protected].
Deadline: August 2, 2015