HART-SLSA BOOK PRIZE FOR EARLY CAREER ACADEMICS

Nominees and nominators need to be fully paid-up members for the year of nomination. Fees are payable through the members’ area of the website. Contact the SLSA Administrator for queries about membership fees.

If your fees are due during the period of the competition (between November and end of March), you will be asked to pay your future fees prior to acceptance of your application.

If a nominee or nominator is not a member in the year of nomination, they are welcome to join immediately.

No. All nominated works must be publications. Books and articles by eligible authors will be considered provided that they have been published in the 12 months up to 30 September preceding the closing date for nominations and they have not been nominated in an earlier SLSA prize competition.

Yes. The period of eight years from the PhD award is to be calculated from the time of the PhD ‘viva’ oral test.

A career break is seen as an extended period of time when you have not been actively engaged in scholarly research or teaching at a higher education institution. The career break could be, for example, for family care or health reasons.

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Yes, publishers can submit nominations for the book or article prizes. Publishers can request a free online membership subscription that will enable them to nominate using our online form. Please contact the SLSA Administrator to discuss.

Nominations from publishers require confirmation that the author has consented to the nomination, indicating that the nominated author is a fully paid-up member of the SLSA, and explaining why the nominated work is socio-legal.

No. The rule requires the date of first publication of the book or article to be within the 12 months up to 30 September. The place of publication is not relevant in this regard.