PUBLICATIONS AWARDS
The Brothers Grimm Society of North America recognizes outstanding academic work on the Brothers Grimm and the realm of fairy tales through yearly publication awards. Both established scholars and up-and-coming researchers are encouraged to submit their work, and nominations can be made by oneself or others. Whether you've delved into the cultural impact of the Grimms' tales or analyzed a specific fairy tale from a fresh perspective, the BGSNA offers a platform to showcase your contribution to the field.
Awards Categories
The BGSNA presents yearly publication awards in the following categories:
2025 AWARDEES
The BGSNA is proud to announce the winners of the BGSNA Publication Awards:
Best Book
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Kimberly J. Lau. Specters of the Marvelous: Race and the Development of European Fairy Tales. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 2024.
Best Book Chapter
Susanne Even. “Old and New Magic: The Grimm Brothers and Cornelia Funke’s Mirrorworld.” In: Powers, Heather (Ed.), Fairy Tales in the College Classroom: Essays to Spark Lesson Plan Ideas Across the Curriculum. McFarland & Company, 2024: pp. 196-212.
Best Article
Katie Clausen. "From Grimm to Gone: Confronting the Absence of “Allerleirauh” in US Public Libraries." Marvels & Tales 39.1 (2025).
Best Student Paper
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Nancy Jarvis. From Vulnerability to Resilience: Material Culture and Survival in Modern Fairy Tale Adaptations. April 2025.
PREVIOUS YEARS
2024
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Ann Schmiesing: The Brothers Grimm: A Biography. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2024. (Best Book)
​Abigail Heiniger: Ed., Fairy-Tale Revivals in the Long Nineteenth Century. Vol. I, Fairy-Tale Revivals: Writing Wonder in Transatlantic Ethnic Literary Revivals, 1850-1950. London, New York: Routledge, 2024. (Best Book Chapter)
Traci Cox: "Rewilding My Brain: Folklore, Disability, and the Non-human World." Journal of American Folklore, vol. 137 no. 545, 2024, p. 367-374. Project MUSE: muse.jhu.edu/article/931466. (Best Article)
Emma Stratman: "”Ein schönes und frommes Mädchen“: Die Heiligkeit des Leidens in Das Mädchen ohne Hände." 25 pp, German Honors Thesis, 2024. (Best Student Essay)
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2023
Jakob Norberg: The Brothers Grimm and the Making of German Nationalism. Cambridge University Press, 2022. (Best Book​)
Lindy Ryan: “The Unapology of Baba Yaga,” in: A COMPENDIUM OF CREEPS: World Folklore, Haunted Locales, and Original Fiction. Cemetery Gates Media, pp. 177-83, 2023. (Best Book Chapter)
Brandy E. Wilcox: “Pregnancy, Purity, and Body Autonomy in ‘New Originals’ of ‘Rapunzel’.” In: The German Quarterly, vol. 64.2, pp. 187-96, 2021. (Best Article)
Gita Hassin: Fish the Girl. MFA Western Connecticut State University. Course: WRT539. 28 Oct 2023. (Best Student Essay​)