Sarasvati Nonfiction Book Award submissions deadline has been extended: Dec. 31 2021
The Sarasvati Nonfiction Book Award solicits nonfiction books published in English during 2019-21 in the field of women and mythology. Named for the Hindu goddess of learning and the creative arts, the Sarasvati Award from the Association for the Study of Women and Mythology (ASWM) honors scholarly work in the fields of goddess studies and women and mythology. Anthologies and self-published books are not eligible for consideration. Applications must be submitted by publisher and must be received by the ASWM Sarasvati Award Committee no later than December 31, 2021. The award will be presented during ASWM’s next biennial conference.
Publishers Submission Form: 2021 Sarasvati Submission Form
Previous winners of the Sarasvati Award for Nonfiction:
2018: Sheela na gig: The Dark Goddess of Sacred Power by Starr Goode (Inner Traditions)
2016: The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women across the Ancient World by Adrienne Mayor (Princeton)
2014: The Dancing Goddesses: Folklore, Archaeology and the Origins of European Dance by Elizabeth Wayland Barber (Norton)
2012: Sacred Display: Divine and Magical Female Figures of Eurasia by Miriam Robbins Dexter and Victor Mair (Cambria Press)
For questions please contact the Awards Committee
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