AWARD: Society for Music Theory, Popular Music Interest Group, Outstanding Publication Award

The deadline for the PMIG's Outstanding Publication Award has been extended to May 15, 2012. Please see below for the original announcement. The Outstanding Publication Award from the Society for Music Theory’s Popular Music Interest Group exists to acknowledge the best article, essay, or book involving the theory and/or analysis of popular music. Any work published within two years of the application deadline is eligible, and publications can be nominated both by the authors themselves and by other scholars. The prize will be given at the Society for Music Theory conference each year during the PMIG business meeting, and it will be determined by a three-person Award Committee consisting of a) the PMIG chair; b) the previous year’s winner; and c) a volunteer scholar agreed upon at the PMIG business meeting. The initial Award committee consists of Anna Stephan- Robinson (chair), Nicole Biamonte, and Adam Krims. Award recipients are ineligible to compete for the award in subsequent years. Applicants and those wishing to nominate publications should send references and, if possible, electronic copies of the work to t he PM IG chair: annastephanrobinson@gmail.com.