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:

  • Amount: $1,000 plus a public event honoring the author

  • Recurrence: Annual

  • Geographic Scope: Not restricted geographically, but focuses on books published by University Press of Kentucky
    • Selection Process

    • 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

      Focus Areas

    • 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

      Recent Winners

    • 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

    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    humanitiescreative-writing

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