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Submission Guidelines
Nominations
now open, through September 1, 2008!
Introduction:
The SB&F
Prizes aim to encourage the reading, writing and publishing
of quality science books. The Prizes began in 2005 by looking back
on 40 years of outstanding science books and honoring six authors
for their distinguished and lasting contribution to science literature.
Beginning in 2006 and beyond, the Prizes honor recently published,
individual books.
2006
Winners
2007 Winners
2008
Winners
Five prizes
will be award in the following categories:
Children's Science Picture Book (prize to author and illustrator)
Middle Grades Science Book (prize to author)
Young Adult Science Book (prize to author)
Hands-on Science Book (prize to author)
A judging panel
made up of scientists, experts in the field of science literature,
librarians, and AAAS staff, will assess the entries base on these
criteria.
Winners will
be announced January 2, 2009. Winning authors and illustrators will
be honored at the AAAS Annual Meeting on February 13 and 14, 2009
in Chicago, IL. Each winner will receive $1500 and a plaque.
Eligibility:
1) Submission
of books will be open from April 2 through September 1, 2008.
2) Submitted
books must have a publication date between September 2007 and September
2008.
3) The SB&F
Prizes cover all aspects of science, including technology, mathematics,
medicine, history of science, and biographies of scientists. Only
nonfiction, science books are eligible.
4) Publishers
may submit as many books as they wish in each category.
5) Books affiliated
with AAAS or Science in anyway will not be eligible.
6) The books
must be in the English language.
7) Books from
a series must be submitted individually and will be judged individually.
8) Books will
be judged based on this criteria.
9) Winners
of the SB&F Prize are not eligible the following year
(they may not win back-to-back years).
10) The closing
date for entries is September 1. No entries received after this
date will be considered.
For questions
about a books eligibility, please contact Heather Malcomson at hmalcoms
@ aaas.org.
Rules:
1) The judging
panel is selected by AAAS and the staff of SB&F. The
judges' decisions are final.
2) In the event that a book is chosen as a finalist for the Prizes,
publishers will agree to:
a) contribute up to 15 additional copies of the book for final judging
b) secure the attendance of the author at the awards ceremony at
the AAAS Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL on February 13 & 14,
2009. Books whose author or illustrator are unable to attend the
awards ceremony may be deemed ineligible.
3) Publishers of winning books will agree to contribute up to 20
additional copies of the book.
Please carefully
read the criteria and select your best books before entering.
CLICK
HERE TO SUBMIT A CHILDREN'S, MIDDLE GRADES, OR HANDS-ON BOOK
CLICK
HERE TO SUBMIT A YOUNG ADULT BOOK
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