The FWSA Book Prize is intended to recognise scholarship which is innovative, interdisciplinary and grounded in feminist theory and practice. Sponsored by Palgrave Macmillan since its second year, the fourth round of this highly successful competition is open to scholars who were employed, postgraduate students at, or associated with a British or Irish University or research organisation between 1^st January 2009 and 31^st December 2011. Nominated books must be monographs or textbooks and published in English. We welcome single or jointly authored contributions. Edited collections and reprints of earlier editions are not eligible. Books must be first published between 1^st January 2011 and 31^st December 2011; they do not have to have a UK publisher.

The deadline for the current competition is 31^st January 2012.

Books may be nominated by authors or publishers, or you can nominate a book that inspired you. All entries will be judged by an external interdisciplinary panel of feminist, gender and women’s studies scholars. The winner and shortlisted entries will be featured on the FWSA website and in the FWSA newsletter. The winner will also be awarded a prize of £500.

Nomination forms can be downloaded by clicking here.

Please email administrator@fwsa.org.uk with any queries.

The FWSA Book Prize is intended to recognise scholarship which is innovative, interdisciplinary and grounded in feminist theory and practice. Sponsored by Palgrave Macmillan since its second year, the third round of this highly successful competition is open to scholars who were employed at, formally associated with, or a postgraduate student at a British or Irish university or research organisation between 1st January 2008 and 31st December 2010.

Nominated books can be single or jointly authored monographs or textbooks and must be published between 1st January 2010 and 31st December 2010.

They can be from any discipline(s), must be published in English, but do not have to have a UK publisher. Edited collections are not eligible.

The deadline for the current competition is 31st January 2011.

Books may be nominated by authors or publishers, or you can nominate a book that inspired you. All entries will be judged by an external interdisciplinary panel of feminist, gender and women’s studies scholars. The winner and shortlisted entries will be featured on the FWSA website and in the FWSA newsletter. The winner will also be awarded a prize of £500.
The Nomination Form can be downloaded here.
Please contact administrator@fwsa.org.uk for more details.