The Society for Animation Studies is now accepting entries for the 2024 McLaren/Lambart essay award & for the delayed 2023 McLaren/Lambart book award – which now foresees two categories, best monograph and best edited collection – as well as for a new practice-as-research award!

The deadline for submissions is 10th JANUARY 2024 (11.59pm GMT)

2023 MCLAREN/LAMBART BOOK AWARD: MONOGRAPH
For monographs published in/on animation studies in English in 2021 & 2022
Link to the submission form: https://forms.gle/5H6W5tRSar4bHEGc9

2023 MCLAREN/LAMBART BOOK AWARD: EDITED COLLECTION (NEW!)
For edited collections published in/on animation studies in English in 2021 & 2022
Link to the submission form: https://forms.gle/Jampy9jh4GwFMBf66

2024 MCLAREN/LAMBART JOURNAL ARTICLE AWARD
For articles published on/in animation studies in English in a peer-reviewed journal in 2022 & 2023
Link to the submission form: https://forms.gle/JKriEBwo1uhUxBxv9

2024 PRACTICE-AS-RESEARCH AWARD (NEW!)
For animated practice-as-research creative outputs first disseminated publicly in 2022 & 2023
– Entries may be single- or co-authored (/edited/ produced)
– Entries to consist of the creative output plus a 500-1000 word research statement that includes (but is not limited to): a statement of the research questions; research rationale; a clear statement of the contribution of the nominee to the output’s creation.
– The creative output may be in any language (Non-English entries must be subtitled in English). The research statement must be in English.
– We will accept animated work produced in any medium/ format, however it must be available to view in its entirety online on a single screen and will be judged in this format.
Link to the submission form: https://forms.gle/gABLYVjjeYiV6Aft7

FURTHER ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND INFORMATION – ALL AWARDS
– Nominees must be a current member of SAS
– Nominees cannot make more than one submission in any one category
– Nominees may not sit on the judging panel of a category for which they have made a submission

Please address any questions to Bella Honess Roe (a.honessroe@surrey.ac.uk)