STUDENT PAPER COMPETITION

Extended Deadline: 1/31/23

The Sexual Behavior, Politics, and Communities Division invites papers for its 2023 Graduate Student Paper Competition. Papers may be empirical and/or theoretical, and they may be on any aspect of sexuality, including sexual behavior, sexual identity, sexual politics, sex law, political activism, sexual communities, etc. The winner will receive a plaque of recognition, one-year membership to SSSP, a waived conference registration fee to attend the 2023 SSSP Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, and an additional cash prize of $200.

To be eligible, a paper must meet the following criteria:

  1. the paper must have been written between January 2021 and January 2023;
  2. the paper may not have been submitted or accepted for publication (papers that have been presented at a professional meeting or that have been submitted for presentation at a professional meeting are eligible);
  3. the paper must be authored by one or more students, and not co-authored with a faculty member or colleague who is not a student;
  4. the paper must not exceed 30 pages including notes, references, and tables;
  5. the paper must be double-spaced and typed using 12-point font; and
  6. the paper may only be submitted to one division’s graduate student paper competition.

In addition, authors are required to submit their papers through the annual meeting Call for Papers online system. Winners are expected to present their winning paper at the 2023 Annual Meeting. Students should submit the paper via e-mail, with no identifying information on any part of the paper, and the letter of nomination from a faculty member to: Dr. Lloyd Klein, lklein@lagcc.cuny.edu (Social Science Department, LaGuardia Community College, CUNY).

OUTSTANDING BOOK AWARD

Deadline: 1/31/23

The Sexual Behavior, Politics, and Communities Division (SBPC) invites submissions for its Outstanding Book Award for 2023. At conferences held during even numbered years, the award will be given for an outstanding peer-reviewed article published in the two years prior to the year of the conference. At conferences held during odd-numbered years, the award will be given for an outstanding peer-reviewed book published in the two years prior to the year of the conference.

For the 2023 award, the division will consider peer-reviewed books published in 2021 or 2022, with empirical and/or theoretical focus, covering any aspect of sexuality, including but not limited to sexual behavior, sexual identity, sexual politics, sex law, political activism, sexual communities, etc. The winner will receive a $200 cash award in addition to the usual bragging rights. To be eligible, the book must meet the follow criteria:

  1. the book must have been published by a peer-reviewed press or publisher between January 2021 and December 2022;
  2. the book may be written by students or faculty, sole or co-written;
  3. the book may only be submitted to one SSSP Division’s Outstanding Scholar Competition; and
  4. the book cannot be a textbook. 

Winners are expected to attend the SBPC Division business meeting at the 2023 Annual Meeting in Philadelphia. Applicants must submit a brief letter explaining the significance of their book to the fields relevant to SBPC and a copy of their book (e-books are acceptable) for consideration by the judging committee to the Division Vice Chair by January 31, 2023. Self-nominations are encouraged. Send application information and five book copies (e-books preferred) to: Dr. alithia zamantakis, alithia.zamantakis@northwestern.edu. If mailing, please e-mail Dr. zamantakis your application information and brief letter of significance with a statement that you will be mailing physical copies. Mailed packages should be postmarked by January 31, 2023 and mailed to:

Dr. alithia zamantakis
Institute for Sexual & Gender Minority Health & Wellbeing
Northwestern University
625 N. Michigan Ave., Ste. 1400
Chicago, IL 60611