Program staff from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) will introduce a range of grant opportunities and the National Heritage Fellowships program, including an overview of funding opportunities, examples of successful projects, and things to consider when submitting an application or nomination. The webinar will take place Wednesday, May 17 from 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. (EDT). There will be time for questions at the end of the webinar.
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Nominate yourself or a colleague for one the following prizes and awards by April 15.
Dr. Maribel Alvarez (University of Arizona and Southwest Folk Alliance) has been elected by the AFS Executive Board to serve as a member of the Board from 2023-2025.
The window to submit proposals for the 2023 AFS annual meeting will close at midnight on Friday, March 31, 2023.
New Directions in Folklore invites submissions for a collection of essays focusing on the intersection between folklore and mental health.
Discover hundreds of exciting professional opportunities available on American Folklore Society Career Center.
Jewish Folklore and Ethnology (JFE) is pleased to announce the publication in March 2023 of its inaugural peer-reviewed annual volume in print and online formats issued by Wayne State University Press. JFE is now accepting submissions for its second volume on Jewish practices and performances of the body, faith, home, and community in the present and the past, in oral, behavioral, visual, and material forms.
Prize application season continues! The AFS Newsletter will alert you to new calls for applications, but you can check anytime on our round up of all AFS prizes and news, including new calls for applications that are posted as they are released.
Jaime Elizabeth Johnston (Louisiana State University) received the Zora Neale Hurston Prize.Johnston's thesis, “My Mother Read My Dreams: Dream Interpretation in the African Diaspora," shares fieldwork conducted with three African American women who practice the tradition of reading dreams in New Orleans.
Jessica Cushenberry (Independent Folklorist) received the Zora Neale Hurston Prize for her thesis from Utah State University: “Home to Harlan: African American Miners’ Children Celebration of Homecoming.”