About the Gloria E. Anzaldúa Prize

The Gloria E. Anzaldúa Prize honors the contributions of independent scholars, contingent faculty, and community college faculty in American Studies and related fields. Winners receive $1500 and recognition at our annual meeting.

This award pays tribute to Anzaldúa’s outstanding career as an independent scholar and her labor as contingent faculty, along with her groundbreaking contributions to feminist, women of color, and queer theory scholarship. A groundbreaking Chicana feminist writer, theorist, and queer activist whose works redefined conversations about identity, language, and the U.S.–Mexico border, Anzaldúa forged new frameworks for understanding hybridity and spiritual activism while mentoring generations of scholars, artists, and organizers.

Nomination deadline: May 15th by 11:59 pm PT

Eligibility Requirements

Nominees must work in American studies or a related field as independent scholars and/or as faculty at community colleges or in a contingent capacity (i.e., as part-time or full-time non-ladder-rank or non-tenure-track instructors, adjuncts, or lecturers). Graduate students are ineligible.

Submission materials should demonstrate the nominee's affinity with Anzaldua’s oeuvre, vision, or political commitments and should address connections among some or all the following categories: race, ethnicity, citizenship, class, gender, sexuality, and disability. 

Anyone can submit a nomination on an ASA member's behalf. Individuals can also apply, or self-nominate. 

Nomination Instructions

Please submit the following materials as a single PDF:

  1. Nomination letter/statement (2 pages max) 
  2. Letters of recommendation (2 letters max): Multiple signatories on letters are encouraged
  3. Nominee's CV

Nominate Here by May 15th

Questions? Contact asastaff@theasa.net. 

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