Apply for SAWH Prizes

The Southern Association for Women Historians invite applications for the following prizes:

Elizabeth Taylor Prize
The A. Elizabeth Taylor Prize is awarded annually for the best article published during the preceding year in the field of southern women’s history. Articles published between January 1 and December 31, 2020 will be eligible for the 2021 competition. To submit, email the article as an attachment to taylorprize@thesawh.org. The deadline for submission is August 1, 2021.

Julia Cherry Spruill Prize
The Julia Cherry Spruill Prize is awarded annually for the best book in southern women’s history, broadly construed. Only monographs with a copyright date of 2020 are eligible for the award in 2021. Entries must be written in English, but the competition is open to works published outside the U.S., and presses may submit as many of their eligible books as they choose. To nominate a book for the Spruill Prize, please contact Diane Miller Sommerville at sommervi@binghamton.edu for the committee member’s addresses. Entries must be postmarked no later than May 15, 2021.

Willie Lee Rose Prize
The Willie Lee Rose Prize is awarded annually for the best book authored by a woman. Only monographs with a copyright date of 2020 are eligible for the award in 2021. Entries must be written in English, but the competition is open to works published outside the U.S., and presses may submit as many of their eligible books as they choose. To nominate a book for the Spruill Prize, mail a copy of the publication to each of the following addresses, postmarked no later than May 15, 2021:

Pippa Holloway, Committee Chair
History Department
Sarah Brunet Hall
206 Richmond Way
University of Richmond, VA 23173

Jeffrey McClurken
1301 College Avenue
University of Mary Washington
Fredericksburg, VA 22401

Prof. Elaine Frantz
Department of History
305 Bowman Hall
800 E. Summit St.
Kent, OH 44242