ASTR - Errol Hill Award

Organization: American Society for Theatre Research

The Errol Hill Award for $500 is given to the best book-length manuscript (research study, historical study, collection of essays) or scholarly essay in recognition of outstanding scholarship in African American theater, drama, and/or performance studies. The book or essay must be published during the year in question (2006 for the 2007 award), and deal with African American theater history, dramatic literature, or performance studies (dance, history of acting and directing, or public performances, i.e., parades, pageants, etc.). Any independent, tenured, or untenured scholar is eligible. Eligible books and articles must have been published in the previous calendar year. Authors wishing to be nominated for the award should contact their publishers or editors about nominating them.

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