THE NORTH AMERICAN CONFERENCE ON BRITISH STUDIES ANNOUNCES THE WINNERS OF ITS 1999 PRIZES FOR SCHOLARSHIP
	JOHN BEN SNOW PRIZE (BEST BOOK OF 1998 IN HISTORY AND THE SOCIAL SCIENCES BEFORE 1800)  Adrian Johns, University of California, San Diego, The Nature of the Book:  Print and Knowledge in the Making (University of Chicago Press, 1998).
	BRITISH COUNCIL PRIZE (BEST BOOK OF 1998 ON THE NINETEENTH AND TWENTIETH CENTURIES)  Alison Winter, California Institute of Technology, Mesmerized:  Powers of Mind in Victorian Britain (University of Chicago Press, 1998).
	Honorable Mention:  Lynn Hollen Lees, University of Pennsylvania, The Solidarities of Strangers:  The English Poor Law and the People, 1700-1948 (Cambridge University Press, 1998).
	WALTER D. LOVE PRIZE (FOR THE BEST ARTICLE IN ANY FIELD OF BRITISH HISTORY)  Margot Finn, Emory University, "Working Class Women and the Contest for Consumer Control in Victorian County Courts," Past and Present (November 1998).
	Honorable Mention:  Steven Pincus, University of Chicago, "Neither Machiavellian Moment nor Possessive Individualism:  Consumer Society and the Defenders of the English Commonwealth," American Historical Review (June 1998). Claire Valente, University of Portland, "The Deposition and Abdication of Edward II," English Historical Review (September 1998)
	NACBS-DISSERTATION YEAR FELLOWSHIP:  Karl Shoemaker, Program in Jurisprudence and Social Policy, University of California at Berkeley, "Criminal Sanctuary:  Changing Conceptions of Law, Crime, and Punishment in Medieval England."  Karl Shoemaker is a student of Thomas Barnes.
	NACBS-HUNTINGTON LIBRARY FELLOWSHIP:   John Hintermaier, History, Princeton University, "The Book of Common Prayer Revised, Refused, Restored:  Liturgical Conflict in England, Ireland, and Scotland, 1604-1662."  John Hintermaier is a student of Peter Lake.
	PCCBS GRADUATE STUDENT PRIZE:  At the Santa Cruz meeting, Martin Anderson and H. Robert Baker were announced as winners of the PCCBS graduate student prize.  Martin Anderson, a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley, of Hastings College of Law, and of San Francisco State University, is currently pursuing doctoral studies under the direction of Professor Peter Stansky at Stanford University.  Mr. Anderson's paper, "Tourism and the Meaning of a British Passport, 1814-1850," was delivered to the PCCBS conference at Long Beach in March 1997.  Robert Baker received his B.A. from Pomona College and advanced degrees from the University of Manitoba and UCLA, where he is now pursuing a History PhD under the direction of Professor Joyce Appleby.  His paper, "English Law and Native Custom Governing the Eighteenth-Century Fur Trade," was also delivered at Long Beach in March 1997.
	The Southern Conference on British Studies congratulates the following winners of the Student Essay Contest:  Daniel Cunnane, University of Virginia, Undergraduate Winner for "Catastrophic Dimensions:  The Rupture of English and Irish Identities in Early Modern Ireland, 1534-1615," sponsored by Professor Martin J. Havran.  Honorable Mention went to L. Michelle Hadden of Shepherd College for "Defoe's Roxana:  Psychological Realism Predefined," sponsored by Professor Michael Austin, and to Sarah Ferris Hartfield, Union University, for "A Matter of Perspective;  Blake's `The Chimney Sweeper'," sponsored by Professor Janet Grose.  The Graduate Winner was Jonathan Fowler, University of Tennessee, for "The Philanthropy of Fish:  Sir Thomas Bernard and the Salt Duties."
	PRIZE COMPETITIONS:
	THE NACBS ANNOUNCES ITS PRIZE COMPETITIONS FOR 2000
	The British Council Prize of $1000 is awarded annually for the best book published anywhere by a North American scholar in any aspect of British studies dealing with the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.  The author must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States or Canada.  Nominations may be made by the author or by the publisher of the book to be nominated.  A publisher may nominate more than one title each year but should use discretion and not overburden the Prize Committee.
	The 2000 competition covers books published in 1999.  Separate copies of the letter of nomination and of the book nominated should be sent by April 1, 2000 to each member of the Prize committee.  For prompt attention, mark packages "NACBS Prize Committee."  Send all relevant materials to:  Professor Dina Copelman, Chair, British Council Prize Committee, Department of History, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030-4444;  Susan Pedersen, Center For European Studies, 27 Kirkland Street, Cambridge, MA 02138;  Dane Kennedy, Department of History, University of Nebraska, 612 Oldfather Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588-0327.
	The John Ben Snow Foundation Prize is a $1000 prize awarded annually for the best book by a North American scholar in any field of British Studies dealing with the period from the Middle Ages through the eighteenth century.  The book may be published anywhere;  all scholars who are citizens or permanent residents of the United States or Canada are eligible to compete.  Nominations may be made by the author or by the publisher of the book nominated.  A publisher may nominate more than one title each year but should use discretion and not overburden the Prize Committee.
	The 2000 competition covers books published in 1999.  Separate copies of the letter of nomination and of the book nominated should be sent by April 1, 2000 to each member of the Prize Committee.  For prompt attention, mark packages, "NACBS Prize Committee."  Send all relevant materials to:  Professor Kathleen Wilson, Chair, John Ben Snow Prize Committee, Department of History, SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11794-4348;  Professor Derek Hirst, Department of History, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63130-4899;  Dr. Mary Robertson, Huntington Library, 1151 Oxford Rd., San Marino, CA 91108.
	The Walter D. Love Prize in history is a $150 award given annually for the best article or paper of similar length or scope by a North American scholar in the field of British history published during the calendar year 1999.  The prize article or paper, which may be published anywhere in the world, should exhibit a humane and compassionate understanding of the subject, imagination, literary grace, and scrupulous scholarship.  It should also make a significant contribution to its field of study.  Chapters from longer works are not eligible, but papers appearing in Festschriften or in books of conference papers are eligible.
	All scholars who are citizens or permanent residents of the United States or Canada are eligible to compete.  A copy of the nominated article or paper should be sent by April 1, 2000 to each member of the Prize committee.  For prompt attention, mark packages,"NACBS Prize Committee."  Send submissions to:  Professor Philip Harling, Chair, Walter D. Love Prize Committee, Department of History, University of Kentucky, Lexington KY 40506-0027;  Lori Ann Ferrell, Department of History, Claremont Graduate School, 710 N. College Avenue, Claremont, CA 91711-6163;  Dan Le Mahieu, Department of History, Lake Forest College, 555 N. Sheridan Rd., Lake Forest, IL, 60045-2399.
	The NACBS Dissertation Year Fellowship is awarded annually to support dissertation research in the British Isles on any topic of British (including Scottish, Irish, and Imperial) history or British Studies.  The Fellowship consists of a $6000 stipend.  The runner-up will receive a $2000 travel grant.  Each department may nominate one candidate who should be a U.S. or Canadian citizen, enrolled in a Ph.D. program in a U.S. or Canadian institution, and who has, at the time of application, completed all degree requirements save the dissertation.  The following criteria have been established for the award:  The nomination must be made by the student's dissertation advisor, supported by one additional letter of recommendation.  The candidate must need to travel to the British Isles for the purpose of dissertation research.  The awardee must conduct full-time research in the British Isles for a period of at least six months. The Following are the Procedures for Application:  Application consists of the two letters of nomination and recommendation described above;  a one page CV of the candidate;  and a 1000 word research proposal written by the candidate, which should explain the importance of the topic to the field of British Studies and include a description of the relevant primary materials that are to be consulted in the British Isles. Appended to the CV should be a list of the financial support (source, type and amount) received by the applicant since the beginning of graduate study, and an indication of any current pending applications for financial aid to support dissertation research. Letters of reference should address themselves not only to the student's past record, but also to the importance of the topic and the need to pursue research in the British Isles.  The major advisor, in endorsing the candidate, is also confirming the ABD status of the candidate, and the financial information requested in #2 above. A copy of the application package should be sent to each member of the Dissertation Year Fellowship Committee listed below.  Letters of reference should be placed in sealed envelopes, signed across the flap and given to the applicant for inclusion in the application package.  Applications must be postmarked by April 1, 2000.  Send materials to:  Professor Stewart Weaver, Chair, NACBS Dissertation Year Fellowship Committee, Department of History, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627;  Professor Judith Bennett, Department of History, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3195;  Professor Margaret C. Jacob, Department of History, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1473.