Book Prize Judging Information

The Western History Association and the William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies at Southern Methodist University offer the The David J. Weber-Clements Prize for the Best Non-Fiction Book on Southwestern America to promote and recognize fine writing and original research on the American Southwest.

Rules: 

X The competition is open to any non-fiction book, including biography, on any aspect of Southwestern life, past or present, with a 2012 copyright.
X Books submitted must be monographs, not books of essays.
X There is no fee for participation.
X Publishers do not need to enclose a letter of nomination.
X Publishers may submit as many titles as they wish, but must send copies of each submission to each of the judges listed below.  
X The author need not be a citizen or resident of the United States; the book need not be published in the United States.
X Submissions must be postmarked by July 15, 2013 although earlier submission is preferable.

The author will receive two thousand five hundred dollars, and an invitation to give the annual Clements Prize Lecture at Southern Methodist University, expenses to be paid by the Clements Center.

Clements Prize Judges:

Juliana Barr, Chair
   Associate Professor
   Department of History
   University of Florida
   Box 117320
   Gainesville, FL 32611-7320                                

William deBuys
  Independent Scholar
  HC65 El Valle Road (Taos CR 001)
  Chamisal, NM  87521  

Louise Pubols
  Senior Curator of History
  Oakland Museum of California
  1000 Oak St.
  Oakland, CA 94607-4892

For more information on David J. Weber-Clements book prize,
visit the WHA award web page.

For list of winners, please click on year at left.