Philip Brett Award

Nomination Deadline: 11:59 p.m. EDT, 15 April 2026

Overview and Eligibility:

The Philip Brett Award, sponsored by the LGBTQ Study Group of the American Musicological Society, honors each year one work of exceptional musicological work in the field of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender/transsexual studies that best exemplifies the highest qualities of originality, interpretation, theory, and communication in this field of study. Works eligible for the award include published articles, books, editions, annotated translations, conference papers, teaching materials (e.g., course descriptions, syllabi, etc.), and other scholarly works.

Works published or completed during the preceding two calendar years (2024 and 2025) are eligible for the award. "Preceding two calendar years" refers to the copyright year as found in the front matter of the published work. Online and nontraditional works must make clear the year of publication.

A committee of scholars will choose a single award recipient from all eligible candidates. 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.

Nominations, including self-nominations, must be submitted by 15 April 2026. 

Nominations and Review Copies:

• Eligible nominations will be posted to the List of Nominations. This list will be updated periodically throughout the nomination period.
• If available, please provide a digital (PDF) review copy of the nominated work. An upload field is provided on the nomination form. There is no file size limit. If the digital review copy includes a watermark, we kindly request that it be applied in a fashion that isn't too obtrusive for the reviewers, such as in the margins where it doesn’t cover the text, or in a light opacity.
• For any nomination that does not include a digital review copy, the AMS will contact the publisher to request the review copy.
• If you wish to nominate a work for more than one AMS award (provided it meets eligibility requirements), please submit the corresponding nomination form for each award the work is to be nominated.

Important Notes:

1. You MUST click the "Submit" button at the end of the form to submit your nomination. Nominations not submitted by the deadline cannot be considered.
2. Upon submission of your nomination form you will receive an email confirmation. You may also view your nomination by signing into your Submittable account and clicking "My Submissions."
3. If you have any questions about your nomination, please contact the AMS office at ams@amsmusicology.org. For technical questions about Submittable, please visit submittable.com/contact.
4. Publishers and Colleagues: the form will ask you to send a reference request (Author Eligibility Request) so that the author may verify eligibility for the nomination. The form will ask you to input the author's email address.

Nomination Deadline: 11:59 p.m. EDT, 15 April 2026