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The AAASS/Orbis Books Prize for Polish Studies, sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Kulczycki, owners of the Orbis Books Ltd. of London, England, is awarded annually for the best book in any discipline, on any aspect of Polish affairs.

The AAASS/Orbis Books Prize carries a cash award. The 2009 award will be presented in November at the AAASS National Convention in Boston, Massachusetts.

2009 AAASS/Orbis Books Prize for Polish Studies Committee

The winner of the 2009 AAASS/Orbis Books Prize for Polish Studies will be chosen by the following scholars:

Rules of eligibility

Rules of eligibility for the AAASS/Orbis Books Prize for Polish Studies competition are as follows:

Nominating Instructions

Send one copy of eligible monograph to each Committee member (see addresses above) AND to the AAASS main office (address in the footnote). Nominations must be received no later than May 8, 2009.

Submissions should be clearly marked “AAASS Orbis Books Prize Nomination.” If you would like to receive an acknowledgment that your nomination was received please enclose with the copy mailed to the AAASS main office a note with your e-mail address or a self-addressed stamped envelope or a postcard.

2008 AAASS/Orbis Books Prize for Polish Studies Winner

The AAASS/Orbis Books Prize for Polish Studies was awarded to Samuel D. Kassow for Who Will Write Our History? Emanuel Ringelblum, the Warsaw Ghetto, and the Oyneg Shabes Archive, published by Indiana University Press.

Previous winners of the AAASS/Orbis Books Prize for Polish Studies

The following scholars received the AAASS/Orbis Books Prize for Polish Studies in the past:

(Please click on the winner's name to read the citation for the award; please click on the title to connect to the publisher's web page about the book)