Temple Launches Zane L. Miller Book Development Award
Temple University Press and the editors of the Urban Life, Landscape, and Policy series have announced the Zane L. Miller Book Development Award, named in honor of the press's late founding series editor. Miller, a scholar of urban history, was known as a mentor to less-experienced authors seeking to navigate the book development and publication process. The award, initially put forward by current series coeditor Davarian Baldwin, is dedicated to "advancing the careers of scholars from underrepresented communities with limited financial resources" while also honoring Miller, who died in 2016.
First-time authors are eligible to apply for a grant of up to $2,500 to help defray such costs as travel, freelancer fees, permissions costs, and other expenses related to the development of an urban studies–focused book manuscript. Awardees will also be assigned to work directly with one of the series editors, who will act as a mentor through the proposal, peer review, board approval, and final manuscript stages of the publication process, with the ultimate goal being publication in the series.
