ANZSHM Biennial Book Prize

The ANZSHM Biennial Book Prize is awarded for the best member-authored book, published within a specified two-year period, on the history of health and medicine in Australia, New Zealand or the wider Pacific region. The value of the prize is $500.

The winning publication is selected on the basis of:

• academic merit

• accessibility to a wider audience and

• contribution to the field of the history of health and medicine.

The next award will be made in 2027 at ANZSHM’s 20th Biennial Conference in Melbourne. The winner and finalists will be announced during the conference dinner.

Books accepted for nomination will be on display at the conference.

Eligibility for Entry, 2027

• Sole author or multi-authored monograph

  (Edited books and exhibition catalogues are ineligible)

• Published 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2026 (inclusive)

• Author(s) hold(s) membership of ANZSHM at time of nomination submission

• Nominations reach ANZSHM Honorary Secretary by email no later than 5pm AEST, 1 March 2027

• Nominations include: author name, title of book, publisher, publication date

• Nominee willing to supply ANZSHM with 3 hard copies of the book for judging

How to enter, 2027

• Nominations may be submitted by author(s) or by publishers

• Send nominations to ANZSHM Honorary Secretary

• Successful nominees will be advised how to lodge the 3 hard copies for judging.

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