The Society for Music Theory awards recognition for significant contributions to music theory, analysis, or history of theory. Eligibility extends to books and articles in English, published between January 1 and December 31 for three years prior to the year of the award. Dissertations are ineligible.

• The Wallace Berry Award is given for a distinguished book by an author of any age or career stage.
• The Outstanding Publication Award is given for a distinguished article by an author of any age or career stage.
• The Emerging Scholar Award is given for a book or article published within five years of the author's receipt of Ph.D. (or, in the case of someone who does not hold a Ph.D., before the author reaches the age of forty).

Citations of special merit are occasionally awarded for editions, translations, reference works, or edited volumes of extraordinary value to the discipline.

Nominations for 2012 are now past due; they were have been postmarked on or before April 1, 2012. Instructions for nominating a publication for a 2013 award will be posted in January 2013.

A list of past SMT award recipients may be found in the Archive section of this website.