Wayland D. Hand (1907-1986)

Call for Submissions for Wayland D. Hand Prize, 2025

Call for submissions from authors, editors, or publishers for the Wayland D. Hand Prize, 2025 in the categories single or co-authored book and edited volume(s).
Submissions can be sent in until July 1st, 2025.

The History and Folklore Section of the American Folklore Society (AFS--https://americanfolkloresociety.org/our-community/sections/history-and-folklore/) invites submissions for the Wayland D. Hand Prize given to an author of an outstanding book in English that combines historical and folkloristic content and perspectives. The annual Prize comprises two categories: (1) single or co-authored book and (2) edited volume(s). A work submitted for consideration would have been published between June 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025. Submissions can be from authors, editors, or publishers. Submit three copies or a single PDF file of the ebook for judges on or before July 1, 2025 to: Anthony Bak Buccitelli, Interim Assistant Dean for Graduate Programs, C120 Olmsted, Penn State Harrisburg, 777 West Harrisburg Pike, Middletown, PA 17057.

The prize honors Wayland D. Hand (1907-1986) who as president of the American Folklore Society (AFS) and in his teaching and scholarship championed the integration of historical and folkloristic research. The winner of the Wayland D. Hand Prize in each category will receive 200 USD and an accolade from the AFS. The prize-winning book will be publicized at the annual meeting of the American Folklore Society in November and receive notice in the pages of TFH: The Journal of History and Folklore, the annual publication of the History and Folklore Section of the AFS (https://journals.psu.edu/folklorehistorian). For a list of previous winners of the Prize, see https://americanfolkloresociety.org/our-work/prizes/wayland-d-hand-prize/.

For more information, contact Dean Anthony Bak Buccitelli at abb20(at)psu.edu.