Clark Medallion Book Award
Funding Amount
$1,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
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
What The Thomas D Clark Foundation Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 1
- Total given
- $123K
- Median grant
- $123K
- By dollars: Kentucky 100%. Top recipient cities: Lexington, KY.
Example grants
University Press of Kentucky · Lexington, KY
Publishing books
$123K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Humanities
- Creative writing
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