The 2008 NACBS Prize Competitions:  (Note: new due dates and committees are usually posted in January.) 

The JOHN BEN SNOW FOUNDATION PRIZE is a $500 prize awarded annually by the North American Conference on British Studies 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 author must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States or Canada and be living in either country at the time of the award. 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 2008 competition covers books published in 2007. Separate copies of the letter of nomination and of the book nominated should be sent by April 1, 2008 to each member of the Prize Committee. For prompt attention, mark packages “NACBS Prize Committee.” Send all relevant materials to:

Professor Paul Halliday
Corcoran Department of History
Randall Hall
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA  22904
Email: ph4p@virginia.edu

Professor Charles Beem
Department of History
203 Dial Humanities Building
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke
P.O. Box 1510 
Pembroke, NC  28372-1510

Professor Diane Willen
25 Overhill Road
Catonville, MD, 21228
Email: hisddw@langate.gsu.edu

The Albion Book Prize of $500 is awarded annually by the North American Conference on British Studies for the best book published anywhere by a North American scholar on any aspect of British studies since 1800. The author must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States or Canada and be living in either country at the time of the award. Nominations may be made by the author or by the publisher of the book. A publisher may nominate more than one title each year but should use discretion and not overburden the Prize Committee.

The 2008 competition covers books published in 2007. Separate copies of the letter of nomination and of the book nominated should be sent by April 1, 2008 to each member of the Prize Committee. For prompt attention, mark packages "NACBS Prize Committee." Send all relevant materials to:

Professor Susan Thorne
Duke University
Department of History
Box 90719
Durham, NC 27708-0719
(email: sthorne@duke.edu)

Professor Pam Walker
History Department
Carleton University
1125 Colonel By Drive
Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6
Canada
(email: pjwalker@css.carleton.ca)

Professor Peter Weiler, Chair, Albion Book Prize Committee
Department of History
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
(email: Peter.Weiler@bc.edu)

The WALTER D. LOVE PRIZE in History is a $150 award given annually by the North American Conference on British Studies for the best article or paper of similar length or scope by a North American scholar in the field of British history. The 2008 prize will be awarded to an article published during the calendar year 2007. The prize journal 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 edited collections of essays are eligible.

All scholars who are citizens or permanent residents of the United States or Canada and living in either country at the time of the award are eligible to compete. A copy of the nominated article or paper should be sent by April 1, 2008 to each member of the Prize Committee. For prompt attention, mark packages "NACBS Prize Committee." Send submissions to:

Katherine French
Department of History
SUNY New Paltz
75 S. Manheim Blvd., Suite 6
New Paltz, NY 12561-2440

Professor Karen Robertson
Vassar College
English Department
Sanders Classroom building (SC) Box 744
124 Raymond Ave.
Poughkeepsie, NY 12604-0744

Professor Richard Cosgrove
Department of History
University of Arizona
1145 E. South Campus Dr.
PO Box 210027
Social Sciences Room 215
Tucson, Arizona 85721-0027

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