TAA Council AwardsNominate yourself or a colleague for one of five TAA Council Awards. These awards, which recognize individual achievements in writing or in service to TAA or fellow authors, are selected each year by the TAA Council of Fellows and Awards Committee. The deadline for nominations is April 15, 2025. Service AwardsTAA Author Mentoring Award | TAA Distinguished Service Award | TAA President's AwardWriting AwardsTAA Social Justice Award | TAA Council of FellowsClick here for a list of previous Council Award winners. Questions? Contact Kim Pawlak at [email protected]. Service AwardsTAA Author Mentoring AwardThis is a service award for a teacher, administrator, fellow author, or other professional colleague who takes extraordinary care to encourage and advise earlier career authors. It is the only Council Award that may not be self-nominated. Eligible candidates will typically be in the middle or late stages of their career. Learn moreTAA Distinguished Service AwardThis service award is for TAA members who display devotion to TAA and/or the authoring community through continuous acts of support and service. Learn more TAA President’s AwardThis is an award determined by the TAA President (not the Awards Committee) based primarily on service to TAA during the past year. It may be awarded to a member or friend of TAA at any career stage. Writing AwardsTAA Social Justice AwardThe Social Justice Award recognizes individuals that make a significant contribution to authoring or educating academic authors in social justice, human rights, and/or diversity, equity, and inclusion. Learn more TAA Council of FellowsThe TAA Council of Fellows honors distinguished authors who have a long record of successful publishing. Any author whose textbook or other instructional and academic works have established his/her presence in scholarly publishing over time, who has been innovative in the presentation of material, is qualified for nomination into the TAA Council of Fellows. Induction into the Council of Fellows is the premier honor bestowed by TAA. Learn more Council Award CriteriaTAA Author Mentoring AwardThe TAA Author Mentoring Award recognizes an individual with a long and distinguished record of mentoring authors—either through TAA or individual efforts.
Selection Process TAA Distinguished Service AwardThis Award recognizes individuals who have given back to their fellow members through acts of sustained service, including writing blog articles, presenting webinars and conference sessions, and serving on committees.
Selection Process TAA Social Justice AwardThe Social Justice Award recognizes individuals that make a significant contribution to authoring or educating academic authors in social justice, human rights, and/or diversity, equity, and inclusion. Strong nominees have the following characteristics: have authored a work or works that address issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion in a meaningful way or have provided trainings or other efforts to improve how academic authors address issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion in their writing. TAA Council of FellowsThe TAA Council of Fellows honors distinguished authors who have a long record of successful publishing. Any author whose textbook or other instructional materials have established his/her presence in the marketplace over time, who has been innovative in the presentation of material, is qualified for nomination into the TAA Council of Fellows. Induction into the Council of Fellows is the premier honor bestowed by TAA.
Applications must include documentation in support of the Council of Fellows Criteria. |