Publication Grants
Charles Redd Center Publications are made possible by a grant from Charles Redd, prominent Utah stockman and philanthropist. This grant served as the basis for the establishment of the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies at Brigham Young University. The Charles Redd Center announces grants of up to $3,000 to assist in the publication of scholarly studies on the Mountain West (defined as including the states of Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico). The grant will be given to academic publishers to help offset the costs of publishing books and to lower the book's selling price. The book should have been accepted for publication by the press and be ready for publication. The Redd Center will honor authors whose books receive a publication grant with a public lecture and book signing at Brigham Young University. The Center will defray the author's travel and lodging expenses. Publishers should submit an application requesting funds to the director of the Redd Center:
Brian Cannon, Director
Charles Redd Center
for Western Studies
366 SWKT
Provo, UT 84602
The application should include the following:
- A letter explaining how the grant will help in the publication. Please be specific. For example, the grant might lower the cost of the book from $30 to $20. It might allow additional photographs that will enhance the book's thesis.
- A hard copy of the book manuscript, preferably formatted for publication.
- Peer review letters that explain the book's strengths and weaknesses and its potential market. Presses often send the peer review letters that they received when they evaluated the book publication. If the reviewers asked for major changes that the author has addressed, please include a letter explaining how the manuscript was revised.
The Redd Center judges will review the application and determine if the Center should provide funding. Occasionally the Center may ask for additional information. The Redd Center will consider applications at any time during the year. For further information, contact Brian Cannon, Director, Charles Redd Center,
brian_cannon@byu.edu or Jessie Embry, Assistant Director, Charles Redd Center,
jessie_embry@email.byu.edu.
Applicants with a general scholarly interest in Mountain West history are encouraged to apply. Special Collections holds extensive manuscript materials documenting 19 th and 20 th century western American history.
