[SAHS] *** Deadline Extended*** HASA / SAHS - Southern African History Book Prize 2025

[Prinisha Badassy]

Dear colleagues,

Please note that the deadline for nominations for the 2025 HASA/SAHS Book Prize has been extended until the end of February 2025 .
Just a reminder that eligible books

§  need to have an ISBN publication date of 2022 or 2023.

§  are published/co-published by a southern African press.

§  has been peer-reviewed

§  is a monograph based on original research and making a novel contribution to the field.

§  published in English

Furthermore, eligible candidates/authors will be:

§  A southern African citizen or non-citizen who has been resident in southern Africa for at least three consecutive years.

§   A member of HASA and/or the SAHS at the time of nomination.



Please feel free to reach out to the committee for clarifications or queries.

HASA / SAHS Book Prize Committee
Laura Phillips
Julie Parle
Thembisa Waetjen
Ian Macqueen
Edwin Smith
Prinisha Badassy





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Subject: HASA / SAHS - Southern African History Book Prize 2025



Dear colleagues,

The Historical Association of South Africa and the Southern African Historical Society are pleased to announce that nominations are now open for the ‘Southern African History Book Prize 2025’. This is an award for the best scholarly history publication in book form. The book should be published by a southern African-based press and should offer original research with fresh insights and interpretations.

Please find attached an information document and the nomination form.

Any further queries can be directed to: southernafricanhistbookprize at gmail.com<mailto:southernafricanhistbookprize at gmail.com>.

With best wishes:
HASA / SAHS Book Prize Committee

Laura Phillips
Julie Parle
Thembisa Waetjen
Ian Macqueen
Edwin Smith
Prinisha Badassy

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