USC Book Prize in Literary and Cultural Studies

The University of Southern California Book Prize in Literary and Cultural Studies, established in 2009 and sponsored by the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of Southern California, is awarded annually for an outstanding monograph published on Russia, Eastern Europe or Eurasia in the fields of literary and cultural studies in the previous calendar year. The University of Southern California Book Prize in Literary and Cultural Studies carries a cash award and is presented at the ASEEES Annual Convention.

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Rules of Eligibility

Rules of eligibility for the University of Southern California Book Prize in Literary and Cultural Studies competition are as follows::

• The publication date inside the book must list the previous calendar year as the date of publication. For example, the book must have been a publication date of 2023 to be eligible for the 2024 competition. If no publication date is listed, the copyright date will be taken as the publication date.
• The book must be a monograph, preferably by a single author, or by no more than two authors.
• The book must be published in the United States and originally published in English.
• Authors may be of any nationality.
• Works may deal with any area of Eastern Europe, Russia, or Eurasia.
• The competition is open to works of scholarship in literary and cultural studies, including studies in the visual arts, cinema, music, and dance.
• Textbooks, collections, translations (including authorial translations), bibliographies, and reference works are ineligible.
• Self-published works are ineligible.

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Nominating Instructions

A book can be nominated by the publisher or the author only. The nominator (publisher or author) is responsible for sending copies of the book to the prize committee members.

Fill out and submit this form to notify the Association of your intent to nominate a publication for ASEEES USC prize. As of 2020, books may only be nominated for two prizes (e.g., this prize and one other).

Send one copy of eligible monograph to each Committee member (see addresses below). The nomination form must be submitted by no later than April 15. And books must be received by no later than May 15 (books not received by the deadline may not be considered).

Submissions should be clearly marked “University of Southern California Book Prize Nomination.”

Questions should be directed to [email protected].