Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters Award Nomination
MIAL members are encouraged to make nominations to honor the artistic
achievements of living Mississippians (current residents or former
ones with continuing, significant ties to the state). Judges will
consider only work shown, published, or performed in 2007. Members
may nominate more than one individual in any category. One page of
comments may be included in support of nomination.
Nominations should include place and date of birth. Please make additional
copies of this form if needed.
Only MIAL members may nominate.
DEADLINE: Nominations must be postmarked on or before January 15, 2008. Attach the artist’s representative work (slides, photographs, CD’s, books, etc.). Please mail the nomination to the appropriate address according to the awards category entered.
Use this form to submit nominations.
Award Categories:
VISUAL ARTS |
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| (Painting, sculpture, drawing, print, graphic
arts, etc.) Eligible are up to 15 pieces first publicly shown
or published in 2007. |
MIAL George Bassi Lauren Rogers Art Museum P. O. Box 1108 Laurel, MS 39441-1108 |
PHOTOGRAPHY |
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| (Color, black and white, combination) Eligible are up to 15 photographs first publicly shown or published in 2007. Submit CD, slides, prints, or published work. | MIAL R. Kim Rushing 406 South 5th Ave. Cleveland, MS 38732 |
FICTION |
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| (Novel, short story, etc.) Eligible is work first published in 2007. Submit author’s name, publisher, title of publication, and date of publication. | MIAL Dorothy Shawhan 217 South Leflore Cleveland, MS 38732 |
NONFICTION |
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| (Any literature that is not fictional) Eligible is
work first published in 2007. Submit author’s name, publisher,
title of publication, and date of publication. |
MIAL Collier Parker Delta State University P. O. Box 3234 Cleveland, MS 38733 |
Poetry |
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| Eligible are up to 15 poems published individually for the first time in 2007, or a collection of at least 15 poems published in book form for the first time in 2007 (poems in the collection may have been first published earlier than 2007). Submit complete tearsheets or publication. | MIAL Bridget Pieschel Southern Women’s Institute 1100 College Street, MUW-269 Columbus, MS 29701-5800 |
MUSIC COMPOSITION-Concert |
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| (Song, opera, composition, instrumental music, etc.) Eligible are up to 12 pieces on one recording (album) or one piece publicly performed in 2007. This award is for musical composition, not performance, unless the performance is of the composer’s own composition. Submit a copy of the manuscript, tape, compact disc, etc. | MIAL Courtney Blossman 207 Shearwater Drive Ocean Springs, MS 39564 |
MUSIC COMPOSITION-Popular |
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| (Blues, country music, jazz, rock, etc.)
The work/recordings will have been premiered in 2007. Submit scores and recordings or the commercially released recording without the notated music. |
MIAL Courtney Blossman 207 Shearwater Drive Ocean Springs, MS 39564 |