Textbook Awards | Most Promising New Textbook Award2020 TAA Textbook Award Winners will be announced February 24, 2020, and will be invited to receive their award at a special ceremony held June 12 during TAA's 2020 Textbook & Academic Authoring Conference in San Diego, CA. Nominations for the 2021 Textbook Awards will open September 1, 2020. The Most Promising New Textbook Award recognizes excellence in 1st edition textbooks and learning materials. Works are judged by textbook authors and subject matter experts for their merits in four areas:
Each entry is judged on its own merit in these four areas regardless of other nominations in the same field or category. Self-published books and e-books are welcome. View the 2019 Textbook Award Winners Program Rules
Book FormatsTextbooks and learning materials eligible for entry include single works and series. Entry Process2021 Textbook Award nominations will be open September 1 to November 1, 2020. There is no limit to the number of entries from a single author or publisher. You must submit a separate nomination form for each nominated work. Nomination fee: $375 for single books or a two-book series. $700 for a series with three or more books. (nonrefundable) Nominees must provide three copies of the print book. Two copies will be mailed to TAA for the judges during the nomination process and one copy of winning books will be mailed for display at the 2020 Conference. Books for the judges must be received by December 1, 2019. If nominating a series, the publisher or author submits a sample of the series. If the work spans two or more grade levels, the sample should include one at a lower level and one at a higher level. Nominations may include a promotional brochure or package for the entire series to help judges understand the scope of the program and components. Nominations are limited to ancillaries that coincide with the grade levels that are submitted. The award is for the entire series.
Evaluation ProcessNominated works are judged in eight discipline categories:
Judges are textbook authors and/or subject matter experts in appropriate disciplines. Judges who have directly competing works are asked to abstain from judging those works. College/university and K-12 books are judged separately. If there are college/university and K-12 entries in all eight categories, there is the potential for 16 Textys to be awarded each year, eight in the university/college division and eight in the K-12 division. Works are judged for their merits in four areas:
Judges remain anonymous. When Awards Are PresentedAwards are presented at an Awards Ceremony held at TAA's annual conference. Those not present are mailed their physical award after the conference. For books with multiple authors, each author receives a physical award. For books with multiple contributors, only the editor and/or primary author receive a physical award. The 2020 TAA Conference will be held in San Diego, CA June 12-13. Spreading The Word About Your AwardTAA issues press releases on the awards to journals and publications and to other media outlets designated by each winner. An article about the awards is also published on TAA's blog, Abstract. Questions? Contact Eric Schmieder, Membership Marketing Manager, at [email protected] or (919) 437-0241 |
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