Nominations closing soon for prestigious IPEd award
Nominations for the 2021 Rosanne Fitzgibbon Editorial Award (the Rosie) closing mid-March.
The Rosie honours the memory of Rosanne Fitzgibbon DE (1947–2012), a distinguished editor of literary fiction, nonfiction and scholarly work in literary studies.
It is awarded to an outstanding editor who has demonstrated a commitment and dedication to their craft by supporting a writer to create the best publishing outcome.
The winning editor receives a cash prize of $4000.
Editors, publishers and authors can nominate outstanding editorial works published between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2020. The nomination guidelines [PDF, 107KB] explain full eligibility details and submission criteria.
Nominations close on 14 March 2021.
The nominated work may be a published work of fiction or nonfiction in any genre, or another substantial body of work. Examples of eligible works include a book, a website, a series of books (with a single editor), or a monograph series.
Julia Carlomagno was the recipient of the 2019 Rosie Award for her editorial work on Adult Fantasy (Scribe, 2017).
For questions about nominating, judging or whether a particular project fits the criteria for nomination, please contact the IPEd Administration and Board Secretariat at secretary@iped-editors.org.
The winner will be announced at the IPEd Conference at the end of June.