Awards & Travel Grants

Each year, the Midwest Popular Culture/Midwest American Culture presents book awards at its annual conference. Entries are due by May 31st of the year in which works are to be considered for the award. The Executive Secretary, elected by the Executive Council of MPCA/ACA, oversees the committees that select the winners. Recipients and publishers will be notified before the conference where the awards are presented. Recipients need not be present to receive the award.

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The Midwest Popular Culture / American Culture Association welcomes submissions for its inaugural conference paper competition. Deadline for entry is September 17 before the conference. Papers should be sent to the appropriate email address below.

The Midwest PCA/ACA is pleased to announce an annual program of travel grants for graduate students to attend the MPCA/ACA conference.

The undergraduate paper competition recognizes the best paper presented by an undergraduate at the Midwest PCA/ACA conference each year.  The winner will be announced at the conference, and will be presented with an award