The Wesley-Logan Prize in African diaspora history is jointly sponsored by the American Historical Association and the Association for the Study of African American Life & History. The prize is awarded annually for an outstanding book in African diaspora history.
The AHA Committee on Minority Historians established the prize in 1992 in memory of two early pioneers in the field, Charles H. Wesley and Rayford W. Logan.
The prize is offered for a book on some aspect of the history of the dispersion, settlement and adjustment, and/or return of peoples originally from Africa. Eligible for consideration are books in any chronological period and any geographical location. Only books of high scholarly and literary merit will be considered.
Books published between May 1, 2010, and April 30, 2011, are eligible for the 2011 award. One copy of each entry must be received by each of the following committee members. Entries must be postmarked by or on MAY 16, 2011 -- late entries will not be considered.
Contact information for judges will be posted by March 30
Please Note: The deadline for submission of entries is Monday, May 16, 2011. Entries will not be returned. Recipients will be announced at the January 5-8, 2012 AHA Annual Meeting in Chicago.
IMPORTANT! EACH ENTRY MUST BE CLEARLY LABELED "Wesley-Logan AWARD ENTRY."
For questions, please contact the Book Prize Administrator, or write to the AHA at the following address (please note that prize entries are not mailed to the AHA; rather, to committee members): American Historical Association, 400 A St., SE Washington, D.C. 20003-3889
More information here.
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