The Encyclopedia of Appalachia won the prestigious W. D. Weatherford Award at the 30th annual Appalachian Studies Association conference hosted this year by Maryville College in Maryville, Tennessee.

Presented annually by the Appalachian Studies Association and Berea College, the award honors selected published works that “best illuminate the challenges, personalities, and unique qualities of the Appalachian South.”

“The press is pleased to have been a part of this collaborative project with the Center for Appalachian Studies and Services at East Tennessee State University,” said Jennifer Siler, director of the University of Tennessee Press. “The Encyclopedia of Appalachia is an important reference, and it will serve the residents of the area as well as researchers and students of Appalachian history, culture, and heritage for many years to come.”

This is the fifth Weatherford Award presented to a book published by the University of Tennessee Press.

RECENT ACCOLADES FOR UT PRESS AUTHORS:

ABBOTT LOWELL CUMMINGS AWARD
Two Carpenters
Architecture and Building in Early New England, 1799-1859
J. Ritchie Garrison

HARRY CAUDILL AWARD
Under the Workers’ Caps
From Champion Mill to Blue Ridge Paper by George W. Loveland
George W. Loveland

JAMES MOONEY PRIZE
No Space Hidden
The Spirit of African American Yard Work
Grey Gundaker and Judith McWillie