The Stephen E. Lucas Debut Publication Award seeks to encourage and reward new scholars in the communication discipline. It aims to identify and hold up for praise a contribution to the discipline by an author or authors publishing their first scholarly book or monograph.
Scholars who have not previously received publication credit as an author or co-author of a book or a monograph (including articles in electronic-only journals) may submit their work for the Lucas Debut Publication Award. To be eligible, a work must have been published during the previous calendar year.
Book reviews and encyclopedia entries will not be counted as publications with regard to eligibility for this award. Authors who meet the eligibility criteria can be at any level of professional development, from undergraduate students to full professors. All authors of the submitted work must meet the eligibility criteria.
Nominations must be sent to the selection committee chair.
Any member of the communication discipline can submit a nomination.
Self-nominations are encouraged.
The nomination must include the following material (hard copies will not be returned):
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A cover letter stating why the nominated work is deserving of the award.
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A copy of the nominated work.
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A statement from the author(s) attesting that the author(s) has not received publication credit for any previous books, book chapters, or journal articles, including articles in journals outside the communication discipline.
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Complete CVs of all nominees.
Send nominations to selection committee chair Bonnie J. Dow via e-mail at bonnie.j.dow@vanderbilt.edu. Nominations should be sent as Microsoft Word or PDF e-mail attachments. If sending by mail, address three copies of the nomination materials to:
Professor Bonnie J. Dow
Department of Communication Studies
Vanderbilt University
213G Calhoun Hall
VU Box #351505-B
Nashville, TN 37235-1505
