The Executive Council has decided to establish an annual award for outstanding achievements in screenwriting research. The first SRN awards will be given at the SRN conference in Porto in autumn 2019 in two categories:
- Book
- Research article
Nominated texts should be published between September 2018 and June 2019. Nominated texts should be made available to the three members of the jury, either in print or in digital form no later than June, 15th 2019. The text can be published by the date of the conference.
Book: monograph or edited volume.
In general,everything that can be included into screenwriting research from narratology to production studies, can be nominated, even when they do not deal with screenwritingexclusively.Screen writing manuals will not be considered, except the jury argues for its scholarly value beyond its primary instructional purpose.
Research article
In general,articles published in academic journals (usually peer reviewed or editor reviewed), either in print or online. Articles outside of academic journals might be considered if they fulfil the conditions of a research article in length, form and content.
The criteria for the awards are just:
- Best new contribution
- Clarity of expression
Members of the Jury:
The Executive council chose three eminent scholars in the field of screenwriting research. We are proud and happy to confirmthe following three colleagues to serve in the jury:
In alphabetical order:
Jill Nelmes
Janet Staiger
Tom Stempel
The award will be a certificate without any financial value.
Anybody can make a nomination(even non-members of the SRN) and self-nomination is allowed. Nominations should be mailed to:
claus.tieber@univie.ac.at