Grants and Awards

Travel Assistance

The Society will fund grants of up to $200 to help defray registration or travel costs for Society members presenting papers on ISGS-sponsored panels or participating in ISGS readings. The awards will be granted once a year (in case of unused funds, they will roll-over to the following year). Members may apply for a grant only once during any three-year period. Send request with conference and panel information, as well as your name, affiliation, accepted paper title and reason for need of assistance to: susanglaspellsociety@gmail.com

Paper Prizes

The Society will award prizes of $100 for the best published paper and $50 for the best conference paper on any aspect of Susan Glaspell’s life and works. Prizes will be available annually and are open to non-members as well as ISGS members. Awards will be determined by the Officers and Executive Council of the ISGS and will be announced at the ISGS Business Meeting and posted on the ISGS website. Articles and papers must be emailed as pdf (articles) or Word (papers) attachments to susanglaspellsociety@gmail.com at any time but at least four weeks prior to the posted date of the Business Meeting. Please ensure that the author’s identification is masked on the submitted work itself, as the work will be assessed through a blind peer review process.

Translation Grant

In order to encourage the translation of Glaspell’s writing, the Society offers translation publication grants of up to $300 to assist financially with the publication of Glaspell’s work in multiple languages. Applicants may only apply for this grant once every three years.

Application Details

  1. The translation of any Glaspell work from English into any other language is eligible. Publication may be electronic, or in hard copy books or journals, or both. Only full, unabridged translations of Glaspell works are eligible.
  2. Applications must include documentation that confirms the press’s or journal’s commitment to publish the translation (either a formal acceptance on letterhead or the publishing contract) and the press’s or journal’s publication budget for the translation. The published translation must include an acknowledgement of the financial support by the International Susan Glaspell Society. Please note that no applications for self-published works, or for works that will appear from vanity presses or journals can be considered. Applicants should also submit their resume or curriculum vitae, including details of previously published translations. Submitting reviews of previously published translations is also encouraged. Applicants who have not previously published translations should submit their resume and a colleague or press/journal editor letter of recommendation, on institutional letterhead, that addresses the quality of the forthcoming translation.
  3. Applications may be submitted at any time. They will be evaluated by the Executive Committee and Officers of the International Susan Glaspell Society. Every effort will be made to provide their decisions within three months of application submission.
  4. Send all documentation through email attachments and any inquiries directly to the ISGS President or to susanglaspellsociety@gmail.com
  5. Please note that any recipient of grant money from ISGS is required to: a) note in the publication or presentation materials the International Susan Glaspell Society as a supporter of the work; b) become a member of the International Susan Glaspell Society for at least one two-year period.

Production Grant

In order to encourage the production of new creative work based on the writings of, or on the life and career of Susan Glaspell, the Society offers grants of up to $300 to assist financially with theatre or media production. The Society will award no more than two such grants in any calendar year.  Applicants may apply only once per project; funded applicants who successfully complete their project may apply for new funding after three years.

Application Details

  1. Applications must include a brief description of the project, the project timeline, and the outlet for the completed work (250 word maximum). Applications should also include documentation of project support (e.g., a letter from an instructor or theatre/film program chair, or from a prospective or contracted producer/producing organization). Applications from independent artists without current project support must include information on other recent successfully completed projects.
  2. Applicants must include a curriculum vitae or resume detailing relevant training and creative experience.
  3. Any recipient of grant money from ISGS is required to acknowledge the International Susan Glaspell Society as a supporter of the work in the production program or credits, and in any related publicity materials (print and/or media). Upon project completion, grant recipients must provide the ISGS with a brief summary of the work and its impact, along with documentation of the acknowledgment and related visual materials (e.g., production photos or video clips), which will be posted to the ISGS website.
  4. Any recipient of grant money from ISGS is required to become a member of the International Susan Glaspell Society for at least one two-year period.  Membership information and application form can be found here: https://blogs.shu.edu/glaspellsociety/membership/
  5. Applications may be submitted at any time.  Send via email to current ISGS President at susanglaspellsociety@gmail.com. They will be evaluated by the Executive Committee and Officers of the International Susan Glaspell Society.  Every effort will be made to provide their decision within three months of application submission.