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Several AFS interest-group sections also sponsor prizes for good work in a variety of media. Read the summaries below and follow the links to individual section pages for more information.
Archives and Libraries Section Polly Grimshaw Prize: For folklore or ethnomusicology projects with a significant connection to libraries and/or archives. Annual deadline: September 15 (odd years) Brenda McCallum Prize: For an exceptional work dealing with folklife archives or the collection, organization, and management of folklife materials. Annual deadline: September 15 (even years) Children's Folklore Section Aesop Prize and Aesop Accolades: For outstanding illustrated children's publications utilizing folkloric themes. Annual deadline: August 15 W.W. Newell Prize: For the best student essay on children's folklore. Annual deadline: September 1 Jonathan T.Y. Yeh Memorial Student Prize: For the best undergraduate or graduate student paper that contributes to Asian or Asian American folklore studies through research and analysis. Annual deadline: July 1 The Warren E. Roberts Prize: For the best undergraduate or graduate student paper on any aspect of folk art or material culture (broadly construed).Annual deadline: September 25 Folk Belief and Religious Folklife Section Don Yoder Prize: For the best undergraduate or graduate student paper in folk belief or religious folklife. Annual deadline: September 15 Folklore and Education Section Dorothy Howard Folklore and Education Prize: For work which effectively encourages K-12 educators or students to use or study folklore and folkloristic approaches in all school environments. Annual deadline: July 1
Sue Samuelson Award for Foodways Scholarship: For the best student paper on food and foodways. Annual deadline: September 1 Graduate Students Section The Kara Nicole Bayless Prize: For the best paper by a graduate student on the current theme of the AFS annual meeting. Biannual deadline: September 25 in even-numbered years History and Folklore SectionWayland Hand Prize: For the best book combining history and folklore methods and topics. Biannual deadline: May 1 in even-numbered years Richard Reuss Prize: For a student paper on a subject dealing with the history of folklore studies. Biannual deadline: June 1 in odd-numbered years Jewish Folklore and Ethnology SectionRaphael Patai Prize for Excellence in Jewish Folklore and Ethnography: For a publishable student paper, graduate or undergraduate, in the field of Jewish folklore or ethnography. Annual deadline: September 1 Folklore Latino, Latinoamericano y Caribeño Section Compañero de las Américas Award: A biennial award for a person who has made significant contributions to the understanding of Latino, Latin American, or Caribbean folklore, and whose contributions fall within the context of the AFS annual meeting theme or venue. Student Prize: For the best student paper or production on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer folklore. Annual deadline: September 1 New Directions in Folklore Section The Bill Ellis Prize: For the best graduate student essay that combines research and analysis on folklore, broadly construed, and digital culture, popular culture, or new media: September 1 The Boreal Prize: For an outstanding article-length student essay on a folklore topic having to do with Northern Europe and/or the diasporas of its various peoples: September 1 Politics, Folklore and Social Justice Section William Still Citation for Life Grassroots Cultural Work: For work through folk and traditional arts or other form of cultural work that has benefited the community. Annual deadline: August 15 Archie Green Public Advocacy Award: Established in 2009 in honor of the preeminent labor scholar and passionate advocate for the discipline of folklore (1917-2009), the Archie Green Award is presented by the Public Programs Section of the American Folklore Society to individuals who have made significant contributions to the preservation and encouragement of folk traditions in the United States while operating professionally outside the field of public folklore. The award is intended for living individuals whose work is allied or complementary to our field and has advanced the mission of public folklore. The deadline for 2012 nominations is September 14, 2012. Dan Crowley Memorial Research Award: For an outstanding student paper exploring the process of storytelling. Annual deadline: June 1
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