2018 Awards

The Society for the Study of American Women Writers was founded in 2000 to promote the study of American women writers through research, teaching, and publication. The Book Award, Edition Award, and Karen Dandurand Lifetime Achievement Award were established in 2011 to honor the work and legacies of the Society’s founding members and to further SSAWW’s goal to support and broaden knowledge among academics as well as the general public about American women writers. SSAWW is please to announce the winners of our 2018 awards.

Karen Dandurand Lifetime Achievement Award

The Karen Dandurand Lifetime Achievement Award is given every three years at the Society for the Study of American Women Writers’ conference to recognize a scholar’s career achievement in the study of American women writers. The award recognizes the individual’s commitment to the field as demonstrated in his/her teaching, mentoring of students, scholarship and service.

The award is named in honor of Karen Dandurand, who passed away in 2011. She was one of the founding editors of Legacy and was an active member of SSAWW, serving as Vice President of Development (2004-2009).

Karen Dandurand Lifetime Achievement Award 2018

2018 Lifetime Achievement Award Selection Committee

Diane Todd (Chair), Professor at Robert Morris University

Rita Bode, Professor at Trent University Durham

Karen Weyler, Professor at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Theresa Gaul, Professor at Texas Christian University

Laura Nicosia, Associate Professor at Montclair State University

Krista Quesenberry, Postdoctoral Lecturer at Pennsylvania State University

Corey Powell, Independent Scholar

Book Award

The SSAWW Book Award is given every three years at the Society for the Study of American Women Writers’ conference to recognize excellence in the field. The award recognizes the monograph’s significant contribution to scholarship related to American women writers published during the preceding three years before the submission deadline.

2018 Book Award Winner

Lori Merish, Archives of Labor: Working-Class Women and Literary Culture in the Antebellum United States

2018 Book Award Selection Committee

Valeria Gennero (Chair), Associate Professor at the University of Bergamo

Elissa Zellinger, Assistant Professor at Texas Tech University

Christina Henderson, Assistant Professor at Augusta University

Edition Award

The SSAWW Edition Award is given every three years at the Society for the Study of American Women Writers’ conference to recognize excellence in the recovery of American women writers. The award recognizes an edition published during the preceding three years before the submission deadline.