Call for nominations for the AAASS/Orbis Books Prize for Polish Studies

[NewsNet]

The American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies 
(AAASS), in conjunction with Orbis Books Ltd. of London, England, 
announces the 2006 competition for the AAASS/Orbis Books Prize for 
Polish Studies. The prize, which carries a cash award, was 
inaugurated in 1996, and is awarded annually for the best book in any 
discipline, on any aspect of Polish affairs. Only English-language 
books published outside of Poland during the previous calendar year 
will be considered.

The 2006 award will be announced in November at the AAASS National 
Convention in Washington, DC. Prize-winning books are publicized 
nationally and internationally by the AAASS.

Rules of Eligibility:
--The book must have been published in 2005;
--Only works originally published in English, outside of Poland, are eligible;
--The book must be a monograph, preferably by a single author, or by 
no more than two authors;
--The competition is open to works in any discipline, dealing with 
any aspect of Polish affairs;
--Textbooks, translations, bibliographies, and reference works are ineligible;

Preference will be given to works by younger scholars.

If you wish to nominate a book please ask the publisher to submit 
copies for consideration to the prize committee, or contact the AAASS 
National Office, aaass at fas.harvard.edu.

For precise rules of eligibility for each prize and the mailing 
addresses for committee members, visit our Web site, 
<http://www.aaass.org/>www.aaass.org, and click on "AAASS Prizes."

Deadline for nominations is May 19, 2006.


Jolanta M. Davis
NewsNet Editor and Publications Coordinator
American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies (AAASS)
8 Story Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
tel.: 617-495-0679
fax: 617-495-0680
Web site: www.aaass.org  

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