The Book Prize aims to reward ingenuity and scholarship in the fields of feminism, gender or women’s studies. The FWSA welcomes entries from across a range of disciplines and specialisms in  sciences or  humanities.

The FWSA Book Prize is intended to recognise scholarship which is innovative, interdisciplinary and grounded in feminist theory and practice. We welcome single or jointly authored contributions but edited collections are not eligible. All entries will be judged by an external interdisciplinary panel of feminist, women’s and gender studies scholars. Publishers can nominate books directly. All submissions must be accompanied by a completed nomination form, which is available on the FWSA website. 3 copies of the book must be submitted with the completed nomination form.

The Book Prize is now kindly supported by Palgrave Macmillan. Palgrave Macmillan is internationally renowned for its support and publication of feminist and gender studies scholarship. Philippa Grand, Senior Commissioning Editor for Palgrave Macmillan said: “We are very proud to become the official sponsor of the FWSA Book Prize, celebrating feminist scholarship in the UK. The exceptional quality of both entrants and indeed winners in 2009 deserves the widest recognition.It is immensely heartening to see the high level of participation and interest and we look forward to being a partner with the FWSA and this prestigious Award as it grows from strength to strength.”

Chair of the Feminist and Women’s Association Alison Phipps has added: “We are delighted that Palgrave Macmillan is coming on board to sponsor the Book Prize. The support of such a leading publisher in Gender and Women’s Studies will confer a high profile, appropriate to the outstanding level of scholarship we saw in 2009. We are sure this will be an enjoyable and fruitful partnership.”

The 2012 Book Prize is now closed. Please check back for information about the 2013 Book Prize.

To enter simply fill out a nomination form.