{"id":406,"date":"2023-08-01T20:58:49","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T20:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beaweb.org\/awards\/?page_id=406"},"modified":"2025-07-02T18:00:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T18:00:09","slug":"bea-book-awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/beaweb.org\/awards\/bea-book-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"BEA Book Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;flex-basis:70%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/BEA2024\/i-vsPJcGC\/0\/DhjK4ZPVtxcsVVXtL5gK4k7PGQBnKZRkj6f7mxR6J\/X3\/BEA_24_141-X3.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5;width:387px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">2024 Book Award winner Josh Sheppard (right) and BEA Faculty Fellow Michael Bruce.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Award description<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>These awards recognize an outstanding book and textbook published in 2024 or 2025 (January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2025) in the field of broadcasting and mass communication. BEA members (as of December 31, 2025), may self-nominate any first-edition scholarly work in one of two categories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1) monograph\/edited collection, or<br>2) textbook that is relevant to broadcasting and mass communication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nominations for candidates are accepted starting in September each year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eligibility<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Nominees must be a current BEA individual, institutional or associate member.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nominees must have a published  a book within the two-year window listed above.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Timeline<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>September 1, 2025:<\/strong> Nominations open<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>December 15, 2025:<\/strong> Nominations close<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>February 15, 2026:<\/strong> Book Award winners announced<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>April 17, 2026:<\/strong> Book Award winners recognized during the Opening Awards Ceremony at the BEA Annual Convention<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>April 17-20, 2026:<\/strong> BEA2026 annual convention<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading beaawards-menu-header\">BEA Book Awards<\/h5>\n\n\n<nav class=\" is-vertical beaawards-menu-items wp-block-navigation is-layout-flex wp-container-core-navigation-layout-1 wp-block-navigation-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"BEA Book Awards\"><ul class=\"wp-block-navigation__container  is-vertical beaawards-menu-items wp-block-navigation\"><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/beaweb.org\/awards\/bea-book-awards\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">About the Award<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/beaweb.org\/awards\/bea-book-awards\/nomination-process-2\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Nomination Process<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/beaweb.org\/awards\/bea-book-awards\/selection-process\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Selection Process<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/beaweb.org\/awards\/bea-book-awards\/past-recipients\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Past Recipients <\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/beaweb.org\/awards\/bea-book-awards\/program-faqs\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Program FAQs<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/bea2014.secure-platform.com:443\/a\/solicitations\/1926\/home\" target=\"_blank\"  ><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Submit Nomination<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/beaweb.org\/awards\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">BEA Awards Home<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Award description These awards recognize an outstanding book and textbook published in 2024 or 2025 (January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2025) in the field of broadcasting and mass communication. 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