2013 Michigan Notable Book Award, Ink Trails: Michigan's Famous and Forgotten Authors,
Ink Trails: Michigan’s
Famous and Forgotten
Authors, by Dave Dempsey
and Jack Dempsey, has been
selected for inclusion on the
2013 list of Michigan Notable
Books. Compiled by the Library
of Michigan, Michigan Notable
Books is an annual list that
honors the best books
published in the previous year
either about the state of
Michigan or written by a
Michigan author., 2013. |
2013 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title, Animals as Domesticates,
Choice Magazine's
Outstanding Academic Titles
Award winner. These titles
are selected from reviews
from the previous calendar
year. These are the 'best of
the best.', 2013. |
2013 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title, Blackness and Disability,
Choice Magazine's
Outstanding Academic Titles
Award winner. These titles
are selected from reviews
from the previous calendar
year. These are the 'best of
the best.', 2013. |
2013 Axiom Business Book Award, Civic Empowerment in an Age of Corporate Greed,
6th Annual Axiom Business Book
Awards: Jenkins Group is proud
to announce the Business Book
Awards, honoring the best
business books published
during the past year. Business
Ethics, Silver: 'Civic
Empowerment in an Age of
Corporate Greed,' by Edward
C. Lorenz
, 2013. |
2013 IPPY/Independent Publisher Book Awards, Bleeder: A Memoir,
The 2013 Independent Publisher
Book Awards (IPPY): A Gold
National Award for
Autobiography/Memoir
was won by BLEEDER: A MEMOIR,
by Shelby Smoak., 2013. |
2013 IPPY/Independent Publisher Book Awards, Room 306: The National Story of the Lorraine Motel,
The 2013 Independent Publisher
Book Awards (IPPY): A Silver
medal (Multicultural
Non-Fiction Adult) was won by
ROOM 306, by Ben Kamin., 2013. |
2013 Midwest Book Award, Forbidden: Poems from Iran and Its Exiles,
The Midwest Independent
Publishers Association annual
Midwest Book Award for Poetry
was awarded to FORBIDDEN:
POEMS FROM IRAN AND ITS
EXILES, edited by Sholeh
Wolpé. The 23rd Annual Midwest
Book Awards honor excellence
in books published in 2012., 2013. |
2012 Oklahoma Writers' Federation Award, Document of Expectations,
Oklahoma Writers' Federation
is an international,
multi-genre writers’
organization. The 2012
Oklahoma Writers'
Federation Award for
Published Fiction Book was
awarded to DOCUMENT OF
EXPECTATIONS., 2012. |
2012 Historical Society of Michigan State History , Civic Empowerment in an Age of Corporate Greed,
Edward C. Lorenze was
awarded the prestigious
Michigan State Historical
Society State History Award
for his book, Civic
Empowerment in an age of
Corporate Greed. Lorenz
examines the intersection of
corporate irresponsibility
and civic engagement. At the
heart of this case study is
a group of firms responsible
for seven of the most
contaminated Superfund sites
in the United States, the
largest food contamination
accident in U.S. history,
stunning stock and financial
manipulations, and a massive
shift of jobs off shore., 2012. |
2012 Michigan Notable Book Award, Everyday Klansfolk,
The 2012 Michigan Notable
Book Awards highlight the
Library of Michigan's annual
selection of books
reflecting Michigan's rich
cultural heritage, featuring
high-quality titles with
wide public appeal that are
either written by a Michigan
resident or about a
Michigan-related topic., 2012. |
2012 Midwest Book Award (Fiction: Short Story/Anth, Trigger Man,
The Midwest Independent Publishers
Association annual Midwest Book Award -
First Place for Fiction: Short
Story/Anthology was awarded to TRIGGER
MAN by Jim Ray Daniels. The Midwest
Independent Publishers Association
(MIPA) is a professional organization for
independent publishers in the Upper
Midwest., 2012. |
2012 Next Generation Indie Book Award, Memoir, Joining Africa,
The Next Generation Indie
Book Awards is the largest
Not-for-Profit book awards
program for indie authors
and independent publishers.
In its fifth year of
operation, the Next
Generation Indie Book Awards
was established to recognize
and honor the most
exceptional independently
published books., 2012. |
2012 American Folklore Soc. Köngäs-Maranda Award, Finnish American Rag Rugs,
The American Folklore
Society 2012 Elli Köngäs-
Maranda Prize was awarded to
Yvonne R. Lockwood for her
book Finnish American Rag
Rugs: Art, Tradition, and
Ethnic Continuity.
Beginning in 1983, the
American Folklore Society
has awarded two prizes in
honor of pioneering scholar
Elli Köngäs-Maranda. The
prizes recognize superior
work on women’s traditional,
vernacular, or local culture
or feminist theory and
folklore, 2012. |
2011 Michigan Notable Book Award, Wounded Warrior: The Rise and Fall of Michigan Governor John Swainson,
The 2011 Michigan Notable
Books Award highlights the
Library of Michigan's annual
selection of books reflecting
Michigan's rich cultural
heritage, featuring
high- quality titles with
wide public appeal that are
either written by a Michigan
resident or about a
Michigan-related topic., 2011. |
2011 Michigan Notable Book Award, Sweetness of Freedom, The,
The 2011 Michigan Notable
Books Award highlights the
Library of Michigan's annual
selection of books reflecting
Michigan's rich cultural
heritage, featuring
high-quality titles with wide
public appeal that are either
written by a Michigan
resident or about a Michigan-
related topic., 2011. |
2011 Kresge Eminent Artist, Yardbird Suite,
Bill Harris has been
named as the 2011 Kresge
Eminent Artist. Each year,
the Kresge Foundation's
Kresge Eminent Artist Award
recognizes an artist whose
work and career exemplify
sustained, outstanding
achievement and a commitment
to sharing that work with the
local community. The Eminent
Artist receives a $50,000
prize., 2011. |
2011 New York Book Festival Award, Fortune Teller Miracle Fish,
The annual New York Book
Festival began in 2007 with
the goal to celebrates books
that deserve greater world
recognition. Judging is
based on the storytelling
ability of the author and
the potential of the work to
win wider recognition.
Categories include fiction,
non-fiction, poetry,
children’s books, science
fiction, photography/art,
and biography/autobiography., 2011. |
2011 IPPY/Independent Publisher Book Awards, Wounded Warrior: The Rise and Fall of Michigan Governor John Swainson,
The 2011 Independent Publisher Book
Awards (IPPY): A Gold National Award for
Biography was won by WOUNDED
WARRIOR: THE RISE AND FALL OF
MICHIGAN GOVERNER JOHN SWAINSON,
by Lawrence M. Glazer. The IPPY is an
annual award, recognizing excellence in
Independent Publishing,, 2011. |
2011 IPPY/Independent Publisher Book Awards, Sweetness of Freedom, The,
The 2011 Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY): A Silver National Award, for Multicultural Non-Fiction Adult, was won by THE SWEETNESS OF
FREEDOM: STORIES OF IMMIGRANTS, by Stephen Garr Ostrander & Martha Aladjem Bloomfield. The IPPY is an annual award, recognizing excellence
in Independent Publishing., 2011. |
2011 Midwest Book Award, Beso the Donkey,
The Midwest Independent
Publishers Association 21st
annual Midwest Book Award -
First Place for Poetry - was
awarded in May 2011 to
Beso, the Donkey by
Richard Jarrette. The Midwest
Independent Publishers
Association (MIPA) is a
professional organization for
independent publishers in the
Upper Midwest., 2011. |
2011 Historical Society of Michigan State History, Everyday Klansfolk,
Craig Fox was awarded the
prestigious Michigan State
Historical Society State
History Award for his book,
Everyday Klansfolk: White
Protestant Life and the KKK
in 1920s Michigan. Fox
sheds new light on Klan
activities in Newago County,
Michigan, from 1923 to 1925,
when nearly 20 percent of
the county’s native-born
white men and 10 percent of
its women joined the Klan., 2011. |
2011 AAUP Jacket & Cover Design Award, Beso the Donkey,
The AAUP BOOK, JACKET, AND
JOURNAL Awards: Since 1965,
the American Association of
University Presses Book,
Jacket, and Journal Show has
fulfilled its mission to
honor the design and
production teams whose work
furthers a long tradition of
excellence in book design,
and — through a traveling
exhibit and acclaimed annual
catalog of selected entries —
visually teach the tenets
of good design., 2011. |
2011 Kohrs-Campbell Prize in Rhetorical Criticism, Invoking the Invisible Hand,
The Kohrs-Campbell Award is
presented with a $10,000
cash prize and a plaque.
Michigan State University
Press offers the endowed
prize through its
award-winning Rhetoric &
Public Affairs Series., 2011. |
2011 ForeWord Reviews Book of the Year Awards, Everyday Klansfolk,
The 2011 ForeWord Reviews
Book of the Year Awards:
Bronze Medal for Regional
books was awarded in June
2012 to Craig Fox, for
Everyday Klansfolk., 2011. |
2010 Marie Hochmuth Nichols Award, NCA, Invoking the Invisible Hand,
The annual Marie Hochmuth
Nichols Award is presented
by the Public Address
Division of the National
Communication Association., 2010. |
2010 Michigan Notable Book Award, Pandora’s Locks,
The 2010 Michigan Notable
Books Award highlights the
Library of Michigan's annual
selection of books reflecting
Michigan's rich cultural
heritage, featuring high-
quality titles with wide
public appeal that are either
written by a Michigan
resident or about a Michigan-
related topic., 2010. |
2010 Michigan Notable Book Award, Our People, Our Journey,
The 2010 Michigan Notable
Books Award highlights the
Library of Michigan's annual
selection of books reflecting
Michigan's rich cultural
heritage, featuring high-
quality titles with wide
public appeal that are either
written by a Michigan
resident or about a Michigan-
related topic., 2010. |
2010 Choice Magazine Award, Pandora’s Locks,
Choice magazine's
Outstanding Academic Titles
Award winner for 2009. Every
year in the January issue, in
print and online, CHOICE
publishes a list of
Outstanding Academic Titles
that were reviewed during the
previous calendar year. Some
7,000 works are reviewed each
year. The list was known as
Outstanding Academic Books
until 2000., 2010. |
2010 AAUP Jacket & Cover Design Awards , Poisoning of Michigan, The,
The AAUP BOOK, JACKET, AND
JOURNAL Awards: Since 1965,
the American Association of
University Presses Book,
Jacket, and Journal Show has
fulfilled its mission to
honor the design and
production teams whose work
furthers a long tradition of
excellence in book design,
and — through a traveling
exhibit and acclaimed annual
catalog of selected entries —
visually teach the tenets of
good design., 2010. |
2010 Midwest Book Award, Poisoning of Michigan, The,
The Midwest Independent
Publishers Association's 20th
annual Midwest Book Award was
awarded in May 2010 to The
Poisoning of Michigan by
Joyce Egginton. The Midwest
Independent Publishers
Association (MIPA) is a
professional organization for
independent publishers in the
Upper Midwest., 2010. |
2010 Northeastern Minnesota Book Award, Minong,
The 22nd Annual Northeastern
Minnesota Book Awards (NEMBA)
honor books published in
2009. NEMBA was established
in 1988 to recognize books
that substantially represent
northeastern Minnesota in the
areas of history, culture,
heritage, or lifestyle.
Prizes are currently awarded
in six categories: General
Nonfiction; Fiction; Art,
Photography; Children's
Literature; Poetry; and
Memoir & Creative
Nonfiction. The winning
author in each category
receives a cash prize.
http://www.d.umn.edu/lib/nemba
/index.htm, 2010. |
2010 Rhetoric Society of America Book Award, With Faith in the Works of Words,
Outstanding Book of the Year:
The Rhetoric Society of
America gives a Book Award
for the best work in
rhetorical study in a given
year. The award is based on
originality, the strength and
persuasiveness of argument,
the engaging style or
readability of the work, the
potential to promote rhetoric
among scholars from other
fields, and the general
public's understanding of
rhetoric., 2010. |
2010 NCA Winans-Wichelns Award, Invoking the Invisible Hand,
The National Communication
Association has awarded the
2010 Winans-Wichelns Award
for Distinguished Scholarship
in Rhetoric and Public
Address to Invoking
the Invisible Hand: Social
Security and the
Privatization Debates by
Robert Asen., 2010. |
2010 Historical Society of Michigan State History , Challenge Accepted,
Gary Kaunonen has been
awarded the prestigious
Michigan State Historical
Society State History Award
for his book, Challenge
Accepted: A Finnish Immigrant
Response to Industrial
America in Michigan's Copper
Country, a fresh view of
the copper mines of
Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Copper Country through the
eyes of Finnish immigrants., 2010. |
2010 NCA Communication Ethics Edited Vol. Award, Public Address and Moral Judgment,
The annual Best Edited Volume
Award is presented by the
Ethics Division of the
National Communication
Association. The 2010 winner
is Public Address and
Moral Judgment, edited by
Shawn Parry-Giles and Trevor
Parry-Giles., 2010. |
2010 Army Historical Foundation, Finalist, 4th Michigan Infantry in the Civil War, The,
Each year, the U.S. Army
Historical Foundation
Distinguished Writing Award
is presented to a small
number of books, across the
entire spectrum of military
historical releases, in
various categories such as
Reference, Biography, and
Battles/Campaigns., 2010. |
2010 Phycological Society of Am., Prescott Award, Color Atlas of Photosynthetic Euglenoids,
Phycological Society of
America Gerald Prescott Award
is given to recognize
scholarly work in English in
the form of a published book
or monograph devoted to
phycology published in the
previous years. Recipients
are determined by the G.W.
Prescott Award Committee., 2010. |
2010 Phycological Society of Am. Prescott Award, Color Atlas of Photosynthetic Euglenoids,
2010 Phycological Society of
Am., Prescott Award
Phycological Society of
America Gerald Prescott Award
is given to recognize
scholarly work in English in
the form of a published book
or monograph devoted to
phycology published in the
previous years. Recipients
are determined by the G.W.
Prescott Award Committee., 2010. |
2009 Minnesota Book Award, National Monuments, Poems by Heid E. Erdrich,
Heid E. Erdrich won a Minnesota Book
Award for Poetry for her collection
NATIONAL MONUMENTS. The
Minnesota Book Awards began in the
1980s, by The Friends of the Saint
Paul Public Library, as part of a larger
festival of the book. The Awards are
given each year for books published in
the previous year. The 2009 Awards
Gala may be seen at http://www.thefriends.org/mba_about
.html, 2009. |
2009 IPPY Award, Flowers of Flame,
The 13th Annual Independent Publisher
Book Awards (IPPY): A Bronze National
Award for Poetry was won by FLOWERS
OF FLAME, edited by Sadek Mohammed, Soheil Najm, Haider Al-Kabi, and Dan
Veach. The IPPY is an annual award,
recognizing excellence in Independent
Publishing, 2009. |
2009 Michigan Author Award, ,
The Michigan
Center for the Book announced
Dave Dempsey -
author of award-winning books
on conservation and
environmental issues
critical to Michigan - as the
winner of the 2009 Michigan
Author Award. Sponsored by
the Michigan Center for the
Book (a program of the
Library of Michigan) and the
Michigan Library Association,
this annual award honors a
Michigan writer for his or
her contributions to
literature based on an
outstanding published body of
work.
, 2009. |
2009 Historical Society of Michigan Award, Pandora’s Locks,
Jeff Alexander has been
awarded the prestigious
Michigan State Historical
Society State History Award
for his book, Pandora’s
Locks: The Opening of the
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence
Seaway. Pandora’s
Locks was published in
2009 to coincide with the
50th anniversary of the $1
billion project that linked
ports on Lakes Huron,
Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and
Superior to shipping hubs
around the globe., 2009. |
2009 Historical Society Lifetime Achievement Award, Notes on the Iroquois,
The 2009 Historical Society
of Michigan Lifetime
Achievement Award was
presented to distinguished
Michigan historian Dr.
Philip P. Mason,
editor of the Henry R.
Schoolcraft series. Mason
has enjoyed a long and
productive career as a
writer, editor, university
professor, popular speaker,
oral historian, mentor, and
organizer of historical
conferences. He is also one
of the most respected
archivists in America.
Mason helped create the
finest labor archives in the
world, Walter P. Reuther
Library of Labor and Urban
Affairs., 2009. |
2009 Historical Society of Michigan Award, Our People, Our Journey,
James M. McClurken
received a Historical
Society of Michigan State
History Award for his book,
Our People, Our Journey:
The Little River Band of
Ottawa Indians. The book
is a beautifully and
thoughtfully done work that
tells the long and often
tortured story of a people’s
search for their identity
and place in an often
indifferent world., 2009. |
2009 Kohrs-Campbell Prize in Rhetorical Criticism, Judging the Supreme Court,
Clarke Rountree, professor of
Communication Arts at The
University of Alabama in
Huntsville was awarded the
prestigious 2008-2009
Kohrs-Campbell Prize in
Rhetorical Criticism by
Michigan State University
Press. The Kohrs-Campbell
Award is presented with a
$10,000 cash prize and a
plaque. Rountree received the
biennial award for his book
Judging the Supreme Court:
Constructions of Motive in
Bush v. Gore. Michigan
State University Press offers
the endowed prize through its
award-winning Rhetoric &
Public Affairs
Series. Judging the
Supreme Court examines
the intent and reasoning of
the United States Supreme
Court Justices intervention
of the controversial
presidential election nearly
ten years ago when, on
December 12, 2000, the high
court resolved the
presidential election in
favor of Republican candidate
George W. Bush. The Justices'
decision allowed Florida's 25
crucial electoral votes to
remain, giving Bush a total
of 271 electoral votes. Al
Gore, the Democratic
candidate, received 266
electoral votes. Candidates
must have a majority of 270
or more electoral votes to
win the United States
Presidency. , 2009. |
2008 MDCH Hometown Health Hero Award, Cold, Clear, and Deadly,
A 2008 Michigan Department of
Community Health 'Hometown
Health Hero Award' was
presented to Mel Visser, for
his work and book Cold,
Clear, and Deadly: Unveiling
a Toxic Legacy, which
points out the need to update
the Michigan Department of
Natural Resources' fish
advisories about contaminated
fish. The award was presented
by MDCH Director Janet
Olszewski in a special
ceremony at the Michigan
Capitol Rotunda on Earth Day,
April 22, 2008. |
2008 IPPY/Independent Publisher Book Awards, Guardian, The,
The 12th Annual Independent
Publisher Book Awards (IPPY):
A Bronze National Award was
won by The Guardian: The
History of South Africa's
Extraordinary Anti-Apartheid
Newspaper, by James Zug., 2008. |
2007 ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Awards, Mapping in Michigan and the Great Lakes Region,
The 2007 ForeWord Magazine
Book of the Year Awards: Gold
Medal for Regional books was
awarded in June 2008 to David
I. Macleod, for Mapping in
Michigan and the Great Lakes
Region, 2008. |
2008 IPPY/Independent Publisher Book Awards, Mr. Pleasant,
The 12th Annual Independent
Publisher Book Awards (IPPY):
A Regional Gold Medal Award
for Best Regional Fiction was
won by Mr. Pleasant,
by Jim Ray Daniels, 2008. |
2008 American Assoc. for State & Local History, Notes on the Iroquois,
Philip P. Mason is the
recipient of a 2008 American
Association for State and
Local History AWARD OF MERIT
(Leadership in History
Awards) for his work of more
than fifty years of
championing the history of
Michigan. The AASLH
Leadership in History Awards,
now in its 63rd year, is the
most prestigious recognition
for achievement in the
preservation and
interpretation of state and
local history. The AASLH
Award of Merit is presented
to recognize excellence for
projects (including special
projects, educational
programs, exhibits,
publications, restoration
projects, etc.), individual
achievement, and
organizational general
excellence.
, 2008. |
2008 Historical Society of Michigan Award, Mapping in Michigan and the Great Lakes Region,
A 2008 State History Award
was given to David I.
MacLeod's Mapping in
Michigan and the Great Lakes
Region. This extensive
volume uses twelve
contributed essays and a
wealth of reproduced maps to
tell the story of cartography
over four centuries. Readers
will discover in this book a
world of varied cultures and
a nation's zeal for
exploration.
, 2008. |
2008 AAUP Certificate of Excellence, Book Jacket D, Cold, Clear, and Deadly,
2008 AAUP Book, Jacket and
Journal Show Award
Certificate of Excellence for
Michigan State University
Press, for Jackets & Covers:
Cold, Clear and Deadly:
Unraveling a Toxic Legacy
by Melvin J. Visser. Judging
for the 2008 AAUP Book,
Jacket, and Journal Show took
place January 17-18 at the
AAUP Central Office in New
York City. Approximately 342
books, 374 jacket and cover
design entries, and 5
journals were entered. 44
books, 1 journal, and 31
jackets/covers were chosen by
the jurors as the very best
examples from this pool of
excellent design, 2008. |
2007 Michigan Notable Book Award, Fresh Water,
The 2007 Michigan Notable
Books Program highlights the
Library of Michigan’s annual
selection of books reflecting
Michigan's rich cultural
heritage, featuring high-
quality titles with wide
public appeal that are either
written by a Michigan
resident or about a Michigan-
related topic., 2007. |
, ,
, 2007. |
2007 Pen USA Literary Award, Casablanca and Other Stories,
PEN USA Literary Awards 2007:
Finalists in the category of
Translation include
Casablanca and Other
Stories, by Edgar Brau,
translation by by Andrea G.
Labinger
, 2007. |
2007 NCA Diamond Anniversary Book Award, Character of Justice, The ,
The National Communication
Association 2007 Diamond
Anniversary Award was
awarded to Trevor Parry-
Giles, for The Character
of Justice. This award
is given to the most
outstanding scholarly book
published during the last
two years., 2007. |
2007 Historical Society of Michigan Award, Muskegon, The,
The 2007 State History Award
was given to Jeff Alexander,
for his book The
Muskegon: The Majesty and
Tragedy of Michigan’s Rarest
River. The Muskegon
River's role in the lumber
boom devastated the region
and modern urbanization
continues to be a threat.
Alexander provides an
entertaining and informative
look into the necessity of
preserving nature and our
history. The State History
Awards are the highest
recognition presented
by the state’s official
historical society and
oldest cultural
organization, established in
1828. The Historical Society
of Michigan bestows this
honor annually onindividuals
or organizations that make
outstanding contributions to
the appreciation and
understanding of Michigan
history., 2007. |
2007 Kohrs-Campbell Prize in Rhetorical Criticism, Character of Justice, The ,
The 2007 Kohrs-Campbell Prize
in Rhetorical Criticism was
awarded to Trevor Parry-Giles
for his book The Character
of Justice: Rhetoric, Law,
and Politics in the Supreme
Court Confirmation
Process.
The $10,000 Kohrs-Campbell
Prize is the largest and most
significant book manuscript
award in the field of
rhetorical criticism. The
award was established at
Michigan State University
Press as a result of the
generosity of Karlyn Kohrs
Campbell and the late Paul
Newell Campbell. The prize is
awarded biannually by
Michigan State University
Press, through its award-
winning Rhetoric & Public
Affairs Series. , 2007. |
2007 Marie Hochmuth Nichols Award, NCA, Character of Justice, The ,
The annual Marie Hochmuth
Nichols Award is presented by
the Public Address Division
of the National Communication
Association. The 2007 award
was presented to Trevor Parry-
Giles, for The Character
of Justice: Rhetoric, Law,
and Politics in the Supreme
Court Confirmation
Process., 2007. |
2006 Rhetoric Society of America Book Award, Lyceum and Public Culture in the Nineteenth-Century United States, The,
The Rhetoric Society of
America gives a Book Award
for the best work in
rhetorical study in a given
year. The award is based on
originality, the strength and
persuasiveness of argument,
the engaging style or
readability of the work, the
potential to promote rhetoric
among scholars from other
fields, and the general
public's understanding of
rhetoric.
, 2006. |
2006 Independent Publisher Book Awards, Jewish Life in the Industrial Promised Land 1855-2005,
Finalist in the 2006
Independent Publisher Book
Awards (IPPY), in the
Multicultural Non-
Fiction Adult category. The
Independent Publisher Book
Awards, launched in 1996 and
established as the first
awards program open
exclusively to independents,
are designed to bring
increased recognition to the
deserving but often unsung
titles published by
independent authors and
publishers. Independent
Publisher Online (formerly
Small Press Magazine)
has built a strong reputation
as source for the best
independent publishing "news,
reviews, and how-tos" for 19
years as a print journal, and
three years exclusively on
the Web., 2006. |
2006 Michigan Notable Book Award, Michigan Agricultural College,
The 2006 Michigan Notable
Books Program highlights the
Library of Michigan’s annual
selection of books reflecting
Michigan's rich cultural
heritage, featuring high-
quality titles with wide
public appeal that are either
written by a Michigan
resident or about a Michigan-
related topic.
, 2006. |
2006 NCA Winans-Wichelns Award, Lyceum and Public Culture in the Nineteenth-Century United States, The,
The National Communication
Association has awarded the
2006 Winans-Wichelns Award
for Distinguished Scholarship
in Rhetoric and Public
Address to The Lyceum
and Public Culture in the
Nineteenth Century United
States, by Angela G. Ray.
The NCA Award Committee
stated, "The book combines
skillfully woven narratives,
masterful collation of
evidence of lyceum practices,
and insightful reading of
texts, which results in a
richly textured analysis of
how people in the nineteenth
century worked out an
understanding of who they
were, how they learned, and
how they should interact
about public affairs."
, 2006. |
2006 NCA Diamond Anniversary Book Award, Lyceum and Public Culture in the Nineteenth-Century United States, The,
The National Communication
Association 2006 Diamond
Anniversary Award was
awarded to The Lyceum and
Public Culture in the
Nineteenth Century United
States, by Angela G.
Ray. "...Ray's
research...original; it makes
significant new contributions
to the field. In addition,
her writing engages the
reader, bringing the
characters and spaces of
history to life. The book's
inclusion of primary
documents by lyceum founder
Josiah Holbrook, abolitionist
Frederick Douglass, and
women's rights advocate Anna
Dickinson provides scholars
and students unprecedented
access to this history and
rhetoric.", 2006. |
2006 Marie Hochmuth Nichols Award, NCA, Lyceum and Public Culture in the Nineteenth-Century United States, The,
The 2006 Marie Hochmuth
Nichols Award is presented by
the Public Address Division
of the National Communication
Association., 2006. |
2006 American Forensic Association Award, Lyceum and Public Culture in the Nineteenth-Century United States, The,
The Lyceum and Public
Culture in the Nineteenth-
Century United States was
awarded the 2006 Daniel
Rohrer American Forensic
Association Research
Award, which recognizes
outstanding scholarship in
argumentation and forensics
published in the previous
calendar year. Each year the
American Forensic Association
recognizes the outstanding
monograph in the research
concerns of the Association
with the Dan Rohrer Memorial
Award., 2006. |
2006 ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Awards, Muskegon, The,
The 2006 ForeWord Magazine
Book of the Year Awards:
Silver Medal for Environment
books was awarded in June
2007 to Jeff Alexander, for
The Muskegon., 2006. |
2005 Michigan Notable Book, On the Brink,
On the Brink: The Great
Lakes in the 21st
Century, by Dave Dempsey,
has been selected for
inclusion on the 2005 list of
Michigan Notable Books.
Compiled by the Library of
Michigan, "Michigan Notable
Books" is an annual list that
honors the best books
published in the previous
year either about the state
of Michigan or written by a
Michigan author, 2005. |
2005 Michigan Notable Book, Remember the Distance that Divides Us,
The Library of Michigan 2005
Michigan Notable Books:
Remember the Distance That
Divides Us: The Family
Letters of Philadelphia
Quaker Abolitionist and
Michigan Pioneer Elizabeth
Margaret Chandler, 1830-
1842, edited by Marcia J.
Heringa Mason. This book
documents the letters of
Elizabeth Margaret Chandler,
who moved with her brother
and aunt to Lenawee County in
the Michigan Territory
wilderness in 1830. Prior to
her death in 1834, the
letters to and from her
family still in Philadelphia
provide remarkable insight
into the pioneer settling of
the Michigan frontier, as
well as the early development
of both the women's movement
and Abolitionism. Compiled by
the Library of Michigan, this
is an annual list that honors
the best books published in
the previous year either
about the state of Michigan
or written by a Michigan
author, 2005. |
2005 McKnight Artist Fellowship Award for the auth, Low Road, The,
Valerie Miner has won a 2005
McKNIGHT ARTIST FELLOWSHIP
FOR WRITERS, which provides
$25,000 support toward the
work of her next book. The
Loft Literary Center
administers the awards, was
founded in 1974 in a loft
above a Minneapolis
bookstore, and is now the
largest independent literary
center in the nation. Serving
more than 50,000 readers and
writers each year through
classes, writing contests,
grants and other services,
the Loft is located in the
Twin Cities Open Book
literary arts building, 2005. |
2005 Gwendolyn Brooks Prize for the author of, North of Wondering,
Patricia Clark's poem in the
book Astrid, Siggy and
Bert won the 2004
Gwendolyn Brooks Prize from
the Society for the Study of
Midwestern Literature
conference and Midwest Poetry
Festival., 2005. |
2005 Sturgis Leavitt Award, Transatlantic Rebels,
awarded by the Southeastern
Council on Latin American
Studies, 2005. |
2005 Pushcart Prize, Home Stand,
James McKean's essay
"D/Altered," from his book
Home Stand:
Growing Up in Sports, won
a 2005 Pushcart Prize. The
essay will appear in The
Pushcart Prize: Best of the
Small Presses., 2005. |
2005 Oklahoma Book Award, Living in the Land of Death,
A Finalist for Non-fiction:
Living in the Land of
Death: The Choctaw Nation,
1830-1860 by Donna L.
Akers. Living in the Land
of Death depicts the
story of Choctaw survival
after the Trail of Tears, and
the evolution of the Choctaw
people in their new
environment. , 2005. |
2005 Independent Publisher's Award, Amp'd,
Gary Finke's book Amp'd,
A
father's Backstage Pass
was a finalist in the
2005 Independent Press
'IPPY'
Award, Performing Arts
Category. The 'IPPY'
Awards,
launched in 1996, are
designed to bring increased
recognition to the deserving
but often unsung titles
published by independent
authors and publishers. , 2005. |
2005 Historical Society of Michigan Awards, Michigan Agricultural College,
The 2005 State History Award
was given to Keith R. Widder,
for his book Michigan
Agricultural College, The
Evolution of a Land-Grant
Philosophy, 1855–1925.
The Historical Society of
Michigan bestows this honor
annually on individuals or
organizations that make
outstanding contributions to
the appreciation and
understanding of Michigan
history., 2005. |
2005 Kohrs-Campbell Prize in Rhetorical Criticism, Malcolm X:,
The 2005 Kohrs-Campbell Prize
in Rhetorical Criticism was
awarded to Robert E. Terrill
for his book Malcolm
X.
The $10,000 Kohrs-Campbell
Prize is the largest and most
significant book manuscript
award in the field of
rhetorical criticism. The
award was established at
Michigan State University
Press as a result of the
generosity of Karlyn Kohrs
Campbell and the late Paul
Newell Campbell. The prize is
awarded biannually by
Michigan State University
Press, through its award-
winning Rhetoric & Public
Affairs Series. , 2005. |
2005 Michigan Humanities Council Grant, Ethnicity in Michigan,
In November 2005, The
Michigan State University
Press was awarded a $20,000
grant by the Michigan
Humanities Council, for its
Discovering the Peoples of
Michigan book series
(DPOM). This award is a part
of the Council's We the
People grant program, a
National Endowment for the
Humanities initiative. MSU
Press will collaborate with
the Michigan Museums
Association (MMA) to bring
authors with various ethnic
backgrounds to make
presentations of their
research and books in 10
museums across Michigan in
2006.
At the time the grant was
awarded, the DPOM series
contained 20 titles:
African Americans in
Michigan, Albanians in
Michigan, Amish in
Michigan, Arab
Americans in Michigan,
Indians in Michigan,
Chaldeans in Michigan,
Dutch in Michigan,
Ethnicity in Michigan,
French Canadians in
Michigan, Germans in
Michigan, Greeks in
Michigan,
Hungarians in
Michigan, Italians in
Michigan, Jews in
Michigan, Latinos in
Michigan, Latvians in
Michigan, Mexicans and
Mexican Americans in
Michigan, Poles in
Michigan, Scots in
Michigan and South
Slavs in Michigan.
, 2005. |
2005 ForeWord Magazine Award - Short Stories, Collected Short Stories of Harriette Simpson Arnow, The,
ForeWord Magazine's
2005 Gold Medal Award for
Short Stories was given to
this collection of 25 short
stories, of which 15 were
previously unpublished., 2005. |
2004 Oklahoma Book Award, Crossing the Ladder of Sun,
Laura Apol's Crossing
the Ladder of the Sun
won a 2004 Oklahoma Book
Award: Poetry category.
, 2004. |
2004 Historical Society of Michigan, On the Brink,
The 2004 Award of Merit was
given
to Dave Dempsey. The
Historical Society of
Michigan bestows this honor
annually on individuals
or organizations that make
outstanding
contributions to the
appreciation and
understanding of Michigan
history., 2004. |
2004 Pushcart Prize, ,
Patricia Monaghan's
essay, 'Physics and Grief'
(Fourth Genre 5.2),
received a 2004 Pushcart
Award. It will appear
in 'The Pushcart Prize
XXIX:
Best of the Small Presses,
2005 Edition'
Click here to view this
issue of FOURTH
GENRE., 2004. |
2004 Society for Study of Midwestern Literature, Death at Camp Pahoka,
The Mark Twain Award,
for
Distinguished Contributions
to Midwestern Literature, 2004. |
2004 Great Lakes Colleges Association, Sinner of Memory, A,
Great Lakes Colleges
Association: New Writers
Award, Runner-up
, 2004. |
2003 Historical Society of Michigan, Fish for All,
Award of Merit, for Fish
For All, An Oral History of
Multiple Claims and Divided
Sentiment on Lake Michigan, 2003. |
2003 Read Michigan Selection, Black Eden,
The READ MICHIGAN selections
feature Library of Michigan
recommended books about
Michigan or by Michigan
authors published in 2002.
READ MICHIGAN is an annual
Michigan Week tradition since
1991. The 2003 list: Black
Eden: The Idlewild
Community, by Lewis
Walker and Benjamin C.
Wilson. Michigan State
University Press. This book
Incorporates oral interviews
and photographs; the authors
study the African-American
resort community in Lake
County, its important role as
a gathering place and source
of cultural identity in a
segregated society, and its
decline and revitalization., 2003. |
2003 Pushcart Prize, ,
Two articles from Fourth
Genre vol. 3, no. 1 have been
chosen for this edition
of this prestigious
anthology: “How to Meditate,”
by Brenda Miller, and “Fields
of Mercy,” by Ladette
Randolph.
, 2003. |
2003 Center for Archival Collections, Sixty Years War for the Great Lakes,1754-1814,
Local History Publication
Award, 2003. |
2003 Best of the Press, Sounding for Cool,
Selected by the American
Library Association's
University Press Books
Committee and the AAUP as one
of 31 Books you should know
about, 2003. |
2003 Kohrs-Campbell Prize in Rhetorical Criticism, Shared Land/Conflicting Identity,
The first $10,000 Kohrs-
Campbell Prize in Rhetorical
Criticism was awarded in 2003
to Robert C. Rowland and
David Frank, for their book
Shared Land/Conflicting
Identity: Trajectories of
Israeli and Palestinian
Symbol Use.
The Kohrs-Campbell Prize in
Rhetorical Criticism is the
largest and most significant
book manuscript award in the
field of rhetorical
criticism. The $10,000 award
was established at Michigan
State University Press as a
result of the generosity of
Karlyn Kohrs Campbell and the
late Paul Newell Campbell.
The prize is
awarded biannually by
Michigan State University
Press, through its award-
winning Rhetoric & Public
Affairs Series., 2003. |
2003 ForeWord Magazine Award, Memoir/Autobiography, Still Pitching,
A 2003 Gold Medal for was
awarded to Michael
Steinberg, for his
Memoir/Autobiography
STILL PITCHING
|
2003 Read Michigan Selection, West to Far Michigan,
The READ MICHIGAN selections
feature Library of Michigan
recommended books about
Michigan or by Michigan
authors published in 2002.
READ MICHIGAN is an annual
Michigan Week tradition since
1991. The 2003 list: WEST TO
FAR MICHIGAN: SETTLING THE
LOWER PENINSULA, 1815-1860,
by Kenneth E. Lewis.
Michigan State University
Press. This book studies how
the initial settlement and
agricultural development of
the mid-nineteenth-century
frontier helped shape
Michigan's expansion and
growth into a modern
industrial state., 2003. |
2003 Read Michigan Selection, Public Gardens of Michigan,
The READ MICHIGAN selections
feature Library of Michigan
recommended books about
Michigan or by Michigan
authors published in 2002.
READ MICHIGAN is an annual
Michigan Week tradition since
1991. The 2003 list: PUBLIC
GARDENS OF MICHIGAN is a
colorful book that highlights
the beauty and architectural
design found in the public
gardens across Michigan,
including the Frederick
Meijer Gardens in Grand
Rapids and the Nichols
Arboretum in Ann Arbor., 2003. |
2003 ForeWord Magazine Award-Fiction, Detroit Tales,
The 2003 Bronze Medal for
Fiction,
Short Stories, was awarded to
Jim Ray Daniels for
DETROIT TALES. , 2003. |
2003 NCA Winans-Wichelns Award, Reconstruction Desegregation Debate, The,
Reconstruction
Desegregation Debate: The
Politics of Equality and the
Rhetoric of Place
received the awarded the
2003 Winans-Wichelns Award
for Distinguished Scholarship
in Rhetoric and Public
Address from the National
Communication Association in
2003. , 2003. |
2002 PEN Center Literary Award, This is the World,
Finalist for the PEN Center
Literary Award for Creative
Writing, 2002. |
2002 Independent Publishers' Association, Second Life, A,
Honorable Mention, 2002. |
2002 Historical Society of Michigan, Jews in Michigan,
Award of Merit, 2002. |
2002 Great Lakes Booksellers' Assn., Black Eden,
Finalist, 2002. |
2002 ForeWord Magazine, My Grandfather’s Book,
MY GRANDFATHER'S BOOK has
been named one of the Top
Ten Academic Books of
the Year, 2002. |
2002 ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Award, My Grandfather’s Book,
Finalist: Biography, 2002. |
2002 ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Award, Black Eden,
Finalist: History, 2002. |
2002 ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Award, Public Gardens of Michigan,
Silver Award: Home & Garden, 2002. |
2002 John Ciardi Prize for Poetry, Body & Field,
The John Ciardi Prize for
Poetry is awarded annually
for book-length collections
of poetry and short fiction.
The winning manuscripts are
published by Bookmark Press.
Terry won the Prize for
Escape Artist.
, 2002. |
2002 Read Michigan Selection, Discovering the Peoples of Michigan Reader,
The READ MICHIGAN selections
feature Library of Michigan
recommended books about
Michigan or by Michigan
authors published in 2001.
READ MICHIGAN is an annual
Michigan Week tradition since
1991. The 2002 list:
DISCOVERING THE PEOPLES OF
MICHIGAN SERIES. This ongoing
series studies the
multicultural history of
Michigan. Each illustrated
book examines an ethnic
group, their history in the
state, and the many
challenges that they face
today. The series includes
over thirty volumes, plus an
introductory READER., 2002. |
2001 Glasgow Poetry Prize for Emerging Writers, Body & Field,
Semi-finalist, 2001. |
2001 Choice Magazine, La Nouvelle France,
Outstanding Academic Book
Award, 2001. |
2001 Minnesota Book Awards, Low Road, The,
Finalist: Memoir, 2001. |
2001 Alf Andrew Heggoy Book Prize, La Nouvelle France,
French Colonial Historical
Society, 2001. |
2001 NCA Winans-Wichelns Award, Strategic Deception,
The National Communication
Association awarded the 2001
Winans-Wichelns Award for
Distinguished Scholarship in
Rhetoric and Public Address
to Strategic Deception.
, 2001. |
2001 Ohio Poet of the Year, Art of Loss, The,
Ohio Poet of the Year,
awarded by the State of Ohio, 2001. |
2001 Balcones Poetry Prize, Walking with the Bear,
Finalist, 2001. |
2001 Society for Midwestern Literature, Second Life, A,
The Mark Twain Award for
Distinguished Contributions
to Midwestern Literature, 2001. |
2001 Read Michigan Selection, Ethnicity in Michigan,
The READ MICHIGAN selections
feature Library of Michigan
recommended books about
Michigan or by Michigan
authors published in 2001.
READ MICHIGAN is an annual
Michigan Week tradition
since 1991. The 2001 list:
ETHNICITY IN MICHIGAN:
ISSUES AND PEOPLE, by Jack
Glazier, Arthur W. Helweg.
This introductory book in
the Discovering the Peoples
of Michigan series, reveals
unique contributions that
diverse communities have
made to Michigan's
historical and social
identity., 2001. |
2000 Wordcraft Circle Award, Tortured Skins and Other Fictions,
Elder Recognition Award
, 2000. |
2000 Whiting Writers Award, Reading the Earth,
Winner of the 2000 Mrs. Giles
Whiting Foundation $35,000
award, given annually to
emerging writers of
exceptional talent and promise, 2000. |
2000 Independent Publishers Association, Between The Flowers,
General Fiction Book of the
Year, 2000. |
2000 NCA Diamond Anniversary Book Award, Angelina Grimké,
The National Communication
Association 2000 Diamond
Anniversary Award was awarded
to Angelina Grimké
., 2000. |
2000 Whiting Writers Award, Combing the Snakes from His Hair,
Mrs. Giles Whiting Foundation
$35,000 award, given annually
to emerging writers of
exceptional talent and promise, 2000. |
2000 ForeWord Magazine, Trying to Catch the Horses,
Book of the Year, Gold
Award, 2000. |
2000 ForeWord Magazine, Manchurian Legacy,
Book of the Year, Bronze
Award, 2000. |
2000 Choice Magazine, This is the World,
Outstanding Academic Book
Award, 2000. |
2000 Choice Magazine, Not Even a Sparrow Falls,
Outstanding Academic Book
Award, 2000. |
2000 Choice Magazine, American Artifacts,
Outstanding Academic Book
Award, 2000. |
2000 Read Michigan Selection, Between The Flowers,
READ MICHIGAN, a list of
recommended books about
Michigan or by Michigan
authors, was established in
1991 in cooperation with the
Great Lakes Booksellers
Association and the
Historical Society of
Michigan. The 2000 list:
BETWEEN THE FLOWERS, by
Harriette Simpson Arnow
(published posthumously), a
1983 inductee into the
Michigan Women's Hall of
Fame. This novel has appeal
similar to her moving book,
THE DOLLMAKER, based in
wartime Detroit and
celebrating strong women
surviving hard life., 2000. |
2000 Read Michigan Selection, Peninsula: Essays and Memoirs from Michigan,
READ MICHIGAN, a list of
recommended books about
Michigan or by Michigan
authors, was established in
1991 in cooperation with the
Great Lakes Booksellers
Association and the
Historical Society of
Michigan. The 2000 list:
PENINSULA: ESSAYS AND MEMOIRS
FROM MICHIGAN, edited by
Michael Steinberg. Thirty-
seven writers, including
acclaimed novelist Jim
Harrison, give a sense of the
variety, flavor, and
distinctiveness from Detroit
to the Upper Peninsula., 2000. |
1999 Choice Magazine, To Be the Main Leaders of Our People,
Outstanding Academic Book
Award, 1999. |
1999 Read Michigan Selection, 29 Missing,
1999 READ MICHIGAN, a list of
recommended books about
Michigan or by Michigan
authors, was established in
1991 in cooperation with the
Great Lakes Booksellers
Association and the
Historical Society of
Michigan. The 1999 list: 29
MISSING: THE TRUE AND TRAGIC
STORY OF THE DISAPPEARANCE OF
THE SS EDMUND FITZGERALD, by
Andrew Kantar. This book
tells the story of the
S.S. Edmund
Fitzgerald, a giant
freighter that sank in Lake
Superior with its entire crew
of 29 -in 1975 under
circumstances still debated
by maritime experts. The book
is a reminder of the maritime
history that is displayed
across Michigan. The ship's
bell is at the Great Lakes
Shipwreck Museum at Whitefish
Point, the refuge that the
Fitzgerald had tried
so desperately to reach., 1999. |
1999 Read Michigan Selection, Michigan's Heritage Barns,
1999 READ MICHIGAN, a list of
recommended books about
Michigan or by Michigan
authors, was established in
1991 in cooperation with the
Great Lakes Booksellers
Association and the
Historical Society of
Michigan. The 1999 list:
MICHIGAN'S HERITAGE BARNS,
photographs by Mary Keithan.
An odyssey through the back
roads of Michigan has
produced a photographic and
narrative history of the
rural landscape's most
endangered visual treasures.
Whether taken for
architectural quality or
historical value, the barns
in this book add up to, in
words of photographer
Keithan, , 1999. |
1996 Read Michigan Selection, Schoolcraft's Ojibwa Lodge Stories,
1996 READ MICHIGAN, a list of
recommended books about
Michigan or by Michigan
authors, was established in
1991 in cooperation with the
Great Lakes Booksellers
Association and the
Historical Society of
Michigan. The 1996 list:
SCHOOLCRAFT'S OJIBWA LODGE
STORIES: LIFE ON THE LAKE
SUPERIOR FRONTIER, edited by
Phillip p. Mason., 1996. |
1995 National Communication Association, Eisenhower's War of Words,
Marie Hochmuth Nichols Award
for Outstanding Book or
Monograph
, 1995. |
1995 American Book Award, Light People, The,
American Book Award, 1995. |
1993 New York Times Book Review Notable Book, Wounded River, The,
Notable Book, 1993. |
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