The Tobin Siebers Prize for Disability Studies in the Humanities is awarded in memory of disability studies pioneer and University of Michigan faculty member Tobin Siebers (1953-2015). The prize is awarded yearly for best book-length manuscript on a topic of pressing urgency in this field. Reflecting the work of the scholar the prize commemorates, the competition invites submissions on a wide range of topics, from literary and cultural studies, to trans-historical research, to contributions to disability theory such as work in crip/queer studies.
Winners will receive a cash prize of $1,500. The winner will be announced in January, 2020 at the Modern Language Association and will receive a contract from the University of Michigan Press to be published in the “Corporealities: Discourses of Disability” series.
Guidelines for Submission
Eligible submissions include complete book-length monographic manuscripts not under consideration by another publisher. Unrevised dissertations and memoir will not be considered. Manuscripts should be submitted by September 16, 2019 in digital format, along with:
- A description of the manuscript
- A statement regarding its relative contribution to the field of Disability Studies
- The word count and illustration count
- A current curriculum vitae
Please direct any questions to Sara Jo Cohen (sjco@umich.edu), the acquisitions editor at Univeristy of Michigan Press who handles projects in Disability Studies.