AIIS BOOK PRIZE

In order to promote scholarship in South Asian Studies, the American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS) announces the award of two prizes each year for the best unpublished book manuscript on an Indian subject, one in the humanities, “The Edward Cameron Dimock, Jr. Prize in the Indian Humanities” and one in the social sciences, “The Joseph W. Elder Prize in the Indian Social Sciences”. Indiana University Press has the right of first refusal for any prize winner, with manuscripts being published in the Indiana University Press/AIIS series Contemporary Indian Studies (http://www.iupress.indiana.edu/catalog/index.php?cPath=1037_3130_3217&page=2). Only junior scholars who have received their PhD from institutions located in the U.S.A. within the last eight years (2002 and later) are eligible. A prize committee will determine the yearly winners and can chose to designate no winner in any given year if worthy submissions are lacking. AIIS will provide a subvention to Indiana University Press for all prize manuscripts.

Unrevised dissertations are not accepted. We expect that the applicants will have revised dissertations prior to submission. Starting in 2009, AIIS, will sponsor a one-day workshop (on Thurs.) at the Madison South Asia Conference on turning your dissertation into a book. Contact AIIS or S. Wadley for details about applying to participate.

Manuscripts are due October 1 each year, with an announcement of the awardees at the spring meeting of the Association for Asian Studies. Send manuscripts, postmarked no later than October 1, 2009, to the Publications Committee Chair, Susan S. Wadley, Anthropology, 209 Maxwell, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244. Queries can be addressed to sswadley@maxwell.syr.edu

Publications committee:

Brian Hatcher, Illinois Weslayan U.

David Lelyveld, William Patterson U.

Priti Ramamurthy, U. of Washington

Martha Selby, U. of Texas-Austin

Susan S. Wadley, Syracuse U.