Convocatorias a premios
Más información: http://www.ea-journal.com/es/inicio/187-convocatorias-a-premios Wellcome Trust Book Prize £25.000 "to an outstanding work of fiction or non-fiction that has been published in a given 12-month period (1 October of one year and 30 September of the next)." Subject: Medicine in literature: "Books can reveal new worlds, transporting us to unknown places, different times, or even into the minds and bodies of other people. Writing that engages with medicine -be it fiction or non-fiction- can be especially powerful. Explore the theme of medicine in literature further in this section." Submitted books, in English or English translation, must be published by a UK-based publisher during the prize year. Reissues, anthologies and self-published books are not eligible for the prize, and authors must be living at the time of submission. Any book of fiction and non-fiction will be considered, so long as medicine or biomedical science is central to its theme. This can include a collection of short stories by the same author. Children's fiction may also be eligible, as long as the book is published by an adult imprint within the specified dates. The final decision as to whether or not a book is eligible for the prize rests with the judges. More information at http://www.wellcomebookprize.org/index.htm Sociology of Health & Illness Book Prize 2010 The Sociology of Health and Illness Book of the Year is now accepting nominations for the 2010 prize. The prize of £1,000 is awarded annually at the BSA Medical Sociology Group Annual Conference to the author(s) or editor(s) of the book making the most significant contribution to medical sociology / sociology of health and illness and having been published over the three years preceding the 1st January of the year in which the award is made, ie: January 2007 to December 2009 for the 2010 prize. A Nomination Form and Book Prize Rules are available to download at: http://www.britsoc.co.uk/medsoc/MedSoc_SHI.htm where you can also find a list of previous winners. The winner will be announced at the Medical Sociology Annual Conference, which will take place at Durham University from the 1st to 3rd of September 2010. For more details on this event please see http://www.britsoc.co.uk/events/medsoc.htm Should you have an enquiry about the book prize, please contact Sandra Harris at Esta dirección electrónica esta protegida contra spam bots. Necesita activar JavaScript para visualizarla The IEEE Life Members`Prize in Electrical History The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Life Members' Prize in Electrical History, supported by the IEEE Life Members' Fund and administered by the Society for the History of Technology (SHOT), is awarded annually to the best paper in the history of electrotechnology power, electronics, telecommunications, and computer science published during the preceding year. Any article published in a learned periodical is eligible if it treats the art or engineering aspects of electrotechnology and its practitioners. The article must be written in English, although the journal or periodical in which it appears may be a foreign language publication. The prize consists of a cash award of $500 and a certificate. To nominate an article, please send a copy (paper or electronic) of the article to each member of the prize committee. Deadline for the 2009 prize is April 15, 2010. Andrew J. Butrica (chair) Apt. 913-South 5225 Pooks Hill Road Bethesda, MD 20814 Esta dirección electrónica esta protegida contra spam bots. Necesita activar JavaScript para visualizarla Robert MacDougall Department of History University of Western Ontario Social Science Centre 4328 London, Ontario N6A 5C2 CANADA Esta dirección electrónica esta protegida contra spam bots. Necesita activar JavaScript para visualizarla Eden Medina School of Informatics and Computing Indiana University 901 E. 10th Street, Room 305 Bloomington, IN 47408 Esta dirección electrónica esta protegida contra spam bots. Necesita activar JavaScript para visualizarla The Annual Pollard Prize (sponsored by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.) The Pollard Prize is awarded annually for the best paper presented at an Institute of Historical Research seminar by a postgraduate student or by a researcher within one year of completing the PhD. Applicants are required to have delivered a paper at an IHR seminar during the academic year in which the award is made. Submissions should be supported by a reference from a convenor of the appropriate seminar. Two copies of papers should be submitted, double spaced throughout. Papers should be fully footnoted, although it is not necessary at this stage to follow Historical Research house style. All papers submitted must be eligible for publication. The closing date for entries will be 28 May 2010 First Prize Fast track publication in the prestigious IHR journal, Historical Research, and £200 of Blackwell books. Runner Up Prizes Publication in Historical Research, and a selection of Blackwell books. A variable number of runner up prizes will be awarded, depending on the quality of applications in any given year. Enquiries and submissions should be directed to: The Editor Historical Research (Pollard Prize) Institute of Historical Research University of London Senate House London WC1E 7HU email: Esta dirección electrónica esta protegida contra spam bots. Necesita activar JavaScript para visualizarla |

