Harry J. Benda Prize - Association for Asian Studies

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• Harry J. Benda Prize - Association for Asian Studies

SYNOPSIS: The sponsor provides an award to be presented to an outstanding newer scholar from any discipline or country specialization of Southeast Asian studies. All nominated works should bear a copyright date of 2008 or 2009.

Deadline(s): 08/01/2010

Address: Benda Prize, 1021 East Huron Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, U.S.A.

Program URL: http://www.aasianst.org/publications/book-prizes.htm

Tel: 734-665-2490

Fax: 734-665-3801

OBJECTIVES: Original, scholarly, non-fiction works in English are eligible, but reference works, exhibition catalogs, translations, textbooks, essay collections, poetry, fiction, travel books, memoirs, or autobiographies are not eligible.

ELIGIBILITY: There are no citizenship or residence requirements for nominees. Nominations for the prize may be made by trade book publishers, university presses, or any interested AAS member. Self-nomination is discouraged. Authors need not be members of the sponsor organization.