Cheiron welcomes – and encourages – authors and publishers to submit entries for Cheiron’s upcoming Book Prize Competition. Eligible works include original book-length historical studies, written in English, and published after October 15, 2025.  The deadline for submissions is December 31, 2026. 

Subject matter should focus on either specific or more general aspects of the social and behavioral sciences including, but not limited to, histories of psychology, psychiatry, anthropology, sociology, and social statistics, as well as historical biographies of scholars in these areas.

Works that focus primarily on the history of medicine or history of education are not suitable entries, unless they are strongly tied to the history of the social/behavioral/human sciences. Edited collections or anthologies are not eligible, nor are conventional textbooks.

Submissions will be judged on the basis of their scholarly character, depth of research, and the importance of their contribution to their field of study.

Both authors and publishers can submit entries for the award. Members of Cheiron, too, can nominate titles, and this is encouraged as well. If you know of a book that merits consideration, please contact the book award committee chair and we will contact both the author and the publisher.

The author of the winning book will receive $500 and be expected to discuss their work in a session solely devoted to the Book Prize at Cheiron’s next annual meeting, which will be held at the University of Ottawa June 17 through June 19, 2027. Announcements of the award will be widely circulated to relevant journals and organizations.

To submit a nomination, please email the two committee co-chairs below:

David Devonis ([email protected])  

Courtney Thompson ([email protected])