About
The Philip Brett Award, sponsored by the LGBTQ Study Group of the American Musicological Society, is named in honor of Philip Brett (1937–2002), one of the founding members of the study group. Each year it honors exceptional musicological work in the field of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender/transsexual studies completed during the previous two calendar years.
To be eligible for the Brett Award, submissions must meet the following criteria. Eligible works:
- May include published articles, books, editions, annotated translations, conference papers, teaching materials (course descriptions and syllabi), and other scholarly works
- Must be completed, for instance publication or delivery at a conference. In progress works are ineligible.
- May be published in any language and in any country
- Must have been been completed during the previous two years
Procedures
Nominations must be received via the AMS Award Nomination form by 11:59PM ET on the submission deadline. Self-nominations are welcome, as well as nominations from colleagues and publishers. Nominations should include the name of the scholar and a description of the work. The committee will contact the nominee for additional material as needed.
A committee of scholars will choose a single award recipient from among all eligible candidates that best exemplifies the highest qualities of originality, interpretation, theory, and communication in this field of study. Award winners will receive a monetary prize, a certificate, and recognition at both the Annual Meeting of the Society and the Annual Meeting of the AMS LGBTQ Study Group.. Individuals may receive the award on more than one occasion. A single work of scholarship may receive only one AMS award.

Frequently Asked Questions
Eligibility for the Philip Brett Award is determined by the copyright date found on the imprint of a nominated publication. Nominations for online, conference presentations, and non-traditional sources must make clear the year of completion or publication. For instance, the 2024 AMS Philip Brett Award considers works completed or published in 2022 and 2023.
Self-nomination is encouraged! To nominate your own work for consideration, follow the procedures on the AMS Award Nominations form.
The Philip Brett Award considers works such as published articles, books, editions, annotated translations, papers read at conferences, teaching materials (course descriptions and syllabi), and other scholarly works. To see examples of types of works that are eligible, please refer to the list of recent recipients.
Past Recipients
View past recipients of the Philip Brett Award.
Current Nominees
View current nominees for the Philip Brett Award.
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