2027 Woody Guthrie Award

The International Association for the Study of Popular Music-US Branch (IASPM-US) presents two book awards each year to the most outstanding books on popular music. The Woody Guthrie Award is for the most outstanding book that is an author’s first monograph, and the Greg Tate Award recognizes the most outstanding book beyond an author’s first monograph. Winners receive a monetary award and are announced each year at the IASPM-US Annual Conference.

IASPM-US requests your nominations for the Guthrie Award for the most distinguished English-language first monographs in popular music studies published during 2025. Books may be nominated by any member in good standing of IASPM, by members of the prize committee, by their authors, or by publishers. Copyrights must state 2025. 

The deadline for nominations is October 30, 2026. Nominations for the Guthrie Award should be sent electronically to Alyx Vesey (amvesey@ua.edu). The email subject line should read “IASPM-US Guthrie Nomination,” and the contents of the email should include the author’s name, book title, publisher’s information (including ISBN), and PDF copy of the monograph. 

The society will announce the winners at the 2027 IASPM-US Annual Conference. Please feel free to contact Dr. Vesey with any questions.