Cheiron welcomes – and encourages – authors and publishers to submit entries for Cheiron’s upcoming Book Prize Competition. Eligible works include original book-length historical studies, written in English, and
published after October 15, 2023. The deadline for submissions is November 1, 2024.
Subject matter should focus on either specific or more general aspects of the social and behavioral sciences including, but not limited to, histories of psychology, psychiatry, anthropology, sociology, and social statistics, as well as historical biographies
of scholars in these areas.
Works that focus primarily on the history of medicine or history of education are not suitable entries, unless they are strongly tied to the history of the social/behavioral/human sciences. Edited collections or anthologies are not eligible, nor are conventional
textbooks.
Submissions will be judged on the basis of their scholarly character, depth of research, and the importance of their contribution to their field of study.
Both authors and publishers can submit entries for the award. Members of Cheiron, too, can nominate titles, and this is encouraged as well. If you have come across a book that you believe merits consideration, please let me know and I will contact both the
author and the publisher.
The author of the winning book will receive $500 and be expected to discuss their work in a session solely devoted to the Book Prize at Cheiron’s next annual meeting, which will be jointly held with the European Society for the History for the Human Sciences
in Paris, France in June 2025. If the recipient of the award is not able to attend the meeting, a remote-electronic (Zoom or its equivalent) presentation will be arranged. Announcements of the award will be widely circulated to relevant journals and organizations.
To enter the competition, authors or their publishers should mail two copies of the entry, clearly labeled "2025 Cheiron Book Prize,” to:
Larry Stern
2703 Sylvan Way.
McKinney, TX 75072
USA
Larry Stern
Executive Officer, Cheiron
Professor of Sociology
Collin College
2800 E. Spring Creek Pkwy
Plano, TX 75024
(972) 881-5608