Frederic G. Melcher Book Award
The Frederic G. Melcher Book Award is given annually to a work published in the United States during the past calendar year which is judged to have made the most significant contribution to religious liberalism. The award is in the form of $2,000 cash plus a certificate given in memory of the former dean of American publishers, and is sponsored by the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA).Frederic Melcher, the founder of Publishers Weekly and distinguished Unitarian layman, conceived the idea of this Award as an extension of liberal religion. Melcher died before the first award was made in 1964. His son, Daniel Melcher, continued the award after his death, and funds for the Award were then bequeathed to the UUA in 1980 by Daniel Melcher.
All submissions must be nominated by either a Melcher judge or by the publisher. The panel of judges are listed on the Melcher Book Award Committee website.
Nominations due: January 31
Send entries to:
Nancy Lawrence
Melcher Award
Nominations
Unitarian Universalist Association
25 Beacon St.
Boston, MA
02108
Last updated on Thursday, April 17, 2008.
