December 2011 - The ASJA Monthly

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2012 ASJA ANNUAL WRITING AWARDS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: JANUARY 13, 2012 Each year ASJA recognizes its members’ distinguished achievements in articles and books with a series of awards, which are presented at the annual ASJA Writers Conference. OUTSTANDING BOOK AWARDS These awards are conferred upon ASJA members whose nonfiction books, either alone or added to a body of work, are deemed highly significant. Solo or collaborative works may be nominated in any of four categories: • Children/Young Adult Nonfiction • General Nonfiction • Memoir/Autobiography • Service/Self-Help Entries for the 2012 Book Awards must have been published in 2011. You may nominate your own book or that of another member. Full-length, self-published books are eligible for all book awards. OUTSTANDING ARTICLE AWARDS These awards honor members whose articles, produced on a freelance basis, have demonstrated excellence in eight distinct categories: • Business/Technology article (for consumer publication) • First-person personal experience or dramatic narrative (including “as-told-to”) • Lifestyle article (narrative on subject such as travel, food & wine, culture) • Personal essay, opinion, or op-ed (may include blogtype pieces published by third parties such as The Huffington Post) • Profiles • Reporting on a significant topic (for example, narrative or literary journalism dealing with a topic such as a medical breakthrough, new legislation, business/ finance, etc., for consumer publications) • Service article (for example, advice, self-help, guidance, how-to) • Trade article (written for a specialized industry publication) Entries for the 2012 Article Awards must have been published in 2011. Articles written for Internet publications should be entered in the appropriate category and will be given full consideration. Members may submit their own articles and/or articles by other members. NAMED AWARDS The Arlenes: Books and Articles That Make a Difference An endowment by long-time ASJA member Howard Eisenberg In honor of his late wife, the author of What to Expect When You’re Expecting and other bestselling books that made a difference in the lives of mothers worldwide, established the Arlene Eisenberg Memorial Fund. Income generated by the fund provides monetary awards to writers whose freelance article(s) and/or trade book(s) make a documented difference by inspiring action that has a positive impact on the community, society, or the world. Examples include motivating readers to lobby for legislation or form an advocacy group or stirring officials to launch an investigation, correct an injustice, or remove a hazard. The Arlene Article Award is presented annually for an article published within the prior two years. For 2012, eligible articles must have been published in 2010 or 2011. Members may nominate their own work, or the work of other writers. The Arlene Book Award is typically offered every three years; last presented in 2010. It will next be presented in 2013. June Roth Memorial Awards for Outstanding Medical Book and Article The late Fred Roth established the June Roth Memorial Fund to honor his wife, the 31 st president of the Society, who died in 1990. Income generated by the fund provides monetary awards to ASJA members whose freelance articles and trade books represent exceptional achievement in the field of health and medical writing. The June Roth Article Award is offered every year. Eligible articles must have been published in 2011. 10 THE ASJA MONTHLY DECEMBER 2011 WWW.ASJA.ORG
The June Roth Book Award is typically offered every three years; last offered in 2010. It will next be offered in 2013. Donald Robinson Memorial Award for Investigative Journalism Article A bequest from Donald Robinson, the third president of ASJA, established the Donald Robinson Memorial Fund. This fund generates income to provide an annual monetary award to a writer who has published an article, produced on a freelance basis that represents exceptional achievement in the field of investigative reporting or exposé. Entries eligible for the 2012 award must have been published during 2011. Members may nominate their own articles, or articles written by others. Robert C. Anderson Memorial Award This award, first presented in 1992, honors an individual—an editor, book editor, other purchaser of writers’ work, teacher, or mentor—who has the unusual qualities of character possessed by our late colleague Bob Anderson. This award is for a person who goes far beyond the norm to support and encourage writers in their work, displaying outstanding humaneness, compassion, and generosity. The individual need not be a member of the society, but only ASJA members may make nominations (no self-nominations accepted). Nominations are made in essay form. CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD The Career Achievement Award may be presented to any ASJA member whose ability to tell a story and whose style, range, and diversity of career exemplify the profession of independent nonfiction writer. Members may nominate a fellow member by writing an essay explaining why this individual deserves the award (no self-nominations accepted). EXTRAORDINARY SERVICE AWARD The Extraordinary Service Award may be presented annually to any ASJA member whose pattern of providing service, assistance, information, and encouragement to other members–or to the entire membership or profession–exemplifies the society’s role as a supportive organization. Members may nominate a fellow member by writing an essay explaining why this individual deserves the award (no self-nominations accepted). SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS FOR ARTICLE AND BOOK AWARDS There are no printed nomination forms. All article and book nominations must be made via the ASJA website. Go to www.asja.org/awards for detailed submission instructions and links. INSTRUCTIONS FOR OTHER AWARDS ASJA CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD ASJA EXTRAORDINARY SERVICE AWARD ROBERT C. ANDERSON AWARD To nominate someone for any of these awards, write a letter supporting your nomination to awards@asja. org. The letter must include the following information: • Name of nominee • Name of nominator • Contact information for Nominator • Brief essay detailing the reasons for the nomination The office will confirm receipt of all submissions; if you don’t receive such confirmation within two business days, please follow up. GENERAL RULES 1. All articles and books considered for an award must have been published in 2011, unless otherwise noted. 2. A member may enter a maximum of three articles. The works may be entered in the same category, or in different categories. There is a three-book limit on book entries. Unless otherwise noted, entries may be self-nominated or nominated by a fellow member. (The majority of entries are self-nominated and receive full consideration.) 3. Each entry can be nominated in only one category. 4. All entries are judged by the ASJA Awards Committee. The judges determine whether there is a winner in any particular category. 5. Finalists will be notified approximately one month prior to the awards presentation event. 6. Nominations and all materials must be received by the ASJA office by January 13, 2012, to be considered. SUBMISSION DEADLINE: JANUARY 13, 2012 Go to www.asja.org/awards for details THE ASJA MONTHLY DECEMBER 2011 WWW.ASJA.ORG 11
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