Clark Medallion Book Award
Funding Amount
$1,000
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
foundation
Overview
Clark Medallion Book Award
Overview: An annual award given to a University Press of Kentucky (UPK) book that exemplifies high scholarly and literary standards championed by the late historian Thomas D. Clark.
Award Details:
- A committee of The Thomas D. Clark Foundation reviews and discusses books selected by UPK's staff
- The committee determines the award winner each year
- Award winners are publicly announced and honored at a public event
Selection Process
- Books exemplifying high scholarly and literary standards
- Works aligned with Thomas D. Clark's legacy as a historian
- Recent winners have included works on African American studies, African American history, poetry, and Appalachian literature
Focus Areas
- 2023: "An Introduction to Black Studies" by Eric R. Jackson
- 2022: "The Gospel of Freedom: Black Evangelicals and the Underground Railroad" by Alicestyne Turley
- 2021: "Perfect Black" by Crystal Wilkinson
- 2020: "Writing Appalachia: An Anthology" edited by Katherine Ledford and Teresa Lloyd
Recent Winners
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
humanitiescreative-writing
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