Friday, November 26, 2010

Free to enter, The Society for the History of Children and Youth Best Article Prize, top prize: $250

Deadline: 15 February 2011

SHCY Call for Submissions for the Best Article Prize

The Society for the History of Children and Youth (SHCY) is pleased to call for nominations for the best article in English on the history of children, childhood, or youth (broadly construed) published in calendar year 2009 or 2010 in a print or on-line journal.

The award of a plaque and a check for $250US will be presented at the SHCY Biennial Conference June 23-25, 2011, at Columbia University and Teachers College. Nominations are invited from journals, writers (self-nominations), and scholars.

All are eligible for the award, except for current members of the award committee and the executive committee and officers of the SHCY. Nominations must be postmarked by Feb. 15, 2011.

Please send a copy of the article to be nominated to all members of the award committee at the mailing (or emailing) addresses listed below.

William S. Bush Texas A&M University-San Antonio 1450 Gillette Blvd. San Antonio, TX 78224, email: william.bush@tamusa.tamu.edu

Jeanine Graham Univrsity of Waikato Gate 1 Knighton Road Private Bag 3105 Hamilton 3240 New Zealand

Steven Mintz, Columbia University, email: sm3031@columbia.edu

More information here.