--- desiree_koslin@... wrote:

> Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 12:26:02 -0500
> Subject: TSA Shep Book Award Call for Nominations
> From: desiree_koslin@...
> To: edjolie@...
>
> TSA Shep Book Award
> Call for Nominations of Titles Published in 2005
>
> The R.L. Shep award is given annually to the
> publication judged to
> be the best book of the year in the field of ethnic
> textile studies.
> The purpose of the award is to encourage the study
> and understanding
> of ethnic textile traditions by recognizing and
> rewarding
> exceptional scholarship in the field. The award
> consists of a cash
> prize, funded by an endowment established by Mr.
> Shep in 2000; the
> first award was presented in 2001 for a work
> published in 2000. The
> endowment is administered by the Textile Society of
> America, through
> an Award Committee appointed by the Board of
> Directors.
>
> Nominations are open to English language books
> (including bi- or
> multilingual publications in which all essential
> information appears
> in English). For the purpose of the award, "ethnic"
> textiles are
> defined as the non-industrial textiles of Asia,
> Africa, Oceania, and
> Native and Latin America, as well as those of
> identifiable cultural
> groups in Europe and North America. Books of a
> variety of formats,
> including monographs, anthologies and exhibition
> catalogs may be
> nominated. The main criteria for the prize-winning
> book are high
> quality research and scholarship, presented in an
> accessible,
> engaging manner.
>
> Please send your nomination(s) and three review
> copies to the Award
> Committee by March 1, 2006. The award announcement
> will be made in
> fall 2006. Please send your nominations to:
>
> Dr. Desiree Koslin Center for Excellence in Teaching
> C913
> Fashion Institute
> of Technology
> Seventh Avenue at 27th Street
> New York, NY 10001
>
> Please direct any inquiries to:
>
> desiree_koslin@...
> or call: 212-217-7087
>
> Thank you,
>
> Desiree Koslin, Chair
> R.L. Shep Book Award Committee
>
>
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