Czechoslovak Studies Association

The Czechoslovak Studies Association offers a biennial award for the Best Book in the Field of Czechoslovak Historical Studies.

To be eligible for consideration, books must be published in 2021 or 2022, and primarily concerned with the history of Czechoslovakia, its predecessor and successor states, or any of its peoples within and without its historical boundaries. The field of historical studies will be broadly construed, with books in all fields considered for the prize if they are substantially historical in nature. The prize committee will decide whether a book matches these criteria. Books under consideration must be new works by a single author written originally in the English language.

To be eligible, you must be a member of the CSA. If you are uncertain about your membership status, please contact CSA Treasurer Thomas Ort at thomas.ort@qc.cuny.edu. Authors are responsible for providing the committee with the book they wish to enter into the competition. Books for consideration should be submitted to the review committee at the following addresses as soon as possible and no later than June 30, 2023.

The current award is $300

Current Committee Members

Molly Pucci
Department of History
Trinity College Dublin
College Green
Dublin 2, Ireland

John Paul Newman
History, Rhetoric House
Maynooth University
County Kildare, Ireland

Chris Campo-Bowen
247 Henderson Hall
195 Alumni Mall (0141)
Blacksburg, VA 24061

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BOOK PRIZE REGULATIONS

1. The prize will be awarded in alternate years to the best book among eligible submissions published in a prior two-year period. The competition for this prize will be held alternately with the competition for the Stanley Z. Pech Prize.

2. The monetary amount of the award will be $300 with adjustments possible by vote of the membership.

3. A prize committee of three CSA members will select the winning entry. One member of the committee will be designated as chair. The CSA president will appoint the committee. Authors are responsible for supplying the committee with the book they wish to enter in the competition.

4. To be eligible for consideration, books must be primarily concerned with the history of Czechoslovakia, its predecessor and successor states, or any of its peoples within and without its historical boundaries. The field of historical studies will be broadly construed, with books in all fields considered for the prize if they are substantially historical in nature. The prize committee will decide whether a book matches these criteria. Books under consideration must be new works by a single author written originally in the English language. The competition will be open to members and non-members of the CSA.

5. The decision of the prize committee is final. If the committee members agree that more than one book should share the prize, the monetary award will be divided evenly among the prize recipients. If the committee judges that no submission is worthy of the prize, no prize will be awarded. The decision of the prize committee is final. If the committee members agree that more than one book should share the prize, the monetary award will be divided evenly among the prize recipients. If the committee judges that no submission is worthy of the prize, no prize will be awarded. 

6. The CSA Executive Committee will undertake fund-raising for the prize directly, or via a committee they appoint. The Secretary-Treasurer of the CSA will manage the prize fund.

7. The CSA Executive Committee authorizes the CSA to donate $500 from its operating funds to lay the foundation for the prize fund. Future donations from the CSA operating fund will be contingent upon a separate vote of the membership.