SUNY Press is proud to announce the first competition for the best single-authored dissertation or first book manuscript in the field of queer studies.
Submissions must be postmarked by July 1, 2008.
SUNY Press is proud to announce a new competition for the best
single-authored dissertation or first book manuscript in the field of
queer studies. We welcome nonfiction manuscripts that exemplify
cutting-edge scholarship that engages issues of lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgender, intersex, or other non-heteronormative experience, whether
the area of focus is historical or contemporary. The competition is open
to scholars from all disciplinary backgrounds, but we especially
encourage work that speaks effectively across disciplines, and projects
that offer new perspectives on concerns central to the field of queer
studies. Possible topics may include, but are not limited to, the
following:
Activism and resistance
Religion
Queer histories and subcultures
Intersectionality
Queer assimilation
Experiences of queer people of color
Health and sexuality
Queer feminisms
Global and transnational queer issues
Sexuality and the law
Institutions and public policies
Queer economics
Sex work
Queer families
Passing and issues of performance
Queer youth and queer aging
Affect, desire and embodiment
Gender and queer sexuality
Transgender studies
Gender and violence
Heterosexism and homophobia
Queerness and disability
Queer pedagogy
Cultural production (media, film, music, literature)
If a winner of the competition is selected, he or she will receive a
publication contract with SUNY Press and a $3,000 advance. Runners up
may also be considered for publication with SUNY Press. All submissions
must be postmarked by July 1, 2008, and should include the following
materials:
--Cover letter
--C.V.
--Proposal, including a 4-5 page overview of the scope of the project
and analysis of competing titles
--Complete manuscript, at least 150 double spaced pages, 12 pt. Courier
font
Please mention the competition in your cover letter, and also indicate
if any material from the manuscript has been previously published. The
winner will be announced in the Fall of 2008. All submissions must be
exclusive submissions to SUNY Press for the duration of the contest,
and
finalists will be notified by September 1, 2008. Please direct all questions and submissions to Larin McLaughlin
Acquisitions Editor
SUNY Press
194 Washington Ave., Ste. 305
Albany, NY 12210
larin.mclaughlin@sunypress.edu
