THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
ANNOUNCES
The Premio Del Rey
FOR 2010
The American Historical Association awards the Premio Del Rey biennially for a distinguished book in English in the field of early Spanish history. It was endowed by a gift of Robert I. Burns S.J., from his Llull and Catalonia prizes and covers the medieval period in Spain's history and culture CE 500-1516.
Books published between May 1, 2008 and April 30, 2010 are eligible for the 2010 award. The terms of the prize include works on Hispanic history and culture, including the Islamic and Jewish communities of Medieval Spain as well as early New World topics prior to 1516.
Only books of a high scholarly historical nature should be submitted. Research accuracy, originality, and literary merit are important factors.
One copy of each entry must be received by each of the following committee members. Entries must be postmarked by or on MAY 15, 2010--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 May 15, 2010.IMPORTANT! EACH ENTRY MUST BE CLEARLY LABELED "Del-Rey 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
