The Association for Middle East Women’s Studies (AMEWS) is now accepting nominations for the 2016 AMEWS Book Award. The nomination form and related details can be found on the AMEWS website. The deadline for all nomination materials is May 1, 2016.
More about the award: The AMEWSBook Award recognizes and promotes excellence in the field of Middle East gender, women’s and sexuality studies. The award is offered annually to a scholar for a solo-authored book. Books published (copyrighted) in 2015 will be considered for the 2016 award. The competition is open only to books published in English. The winner is recognized at the annual meeting of the Middle East Studies Association and receives a monetary prize. Other books deemed exceptional receive an honorable mention.
The nomination form may be found here. For questions, please contact Fida Adely fja25@georgetown.edu