All genres of scholarship on the causes, conduct, and effects, broadly defined, of the Civil War are eligible. This includes, but is not exclusive to, monographs, synthetic works presenting original interpretations, and biographies. Works of fiction, poetry, anthologies, and textbooks will not be considered. Jurors will consider nominated works’ scholarly and literary merit as well as the extent to which they make original contributions to our understanding of the period.

Mark E. Neely, Jr., McCabe Greer Professor in the American Civil War Era at The Pennsylvania State University, will chair the prize jury. The other members are John F. Marszalek, Giles Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History at Mississippi State University and Leslie Rowland, Associate Professor at the University of Maryland. Tad Brown, President of the Watson-Brown Foundation, Inc., will serve as a non-voting member of the jury.

Publishers are asked to send nominated books (only those published in 2012 will be considered) directly to the four jurors no later than January 31, 2013. The winner will be announced by August 1, 2013. The award will be presented at the SCWH banquet at the Southern Historical Association meeting, where the winner will deliver a formal address that will be published in a subsequent issue of the Journal of the Civil War Era.

Nominated books should be sent to:

John F. Marszalek
Giles Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History
Mitchell Memorial Library
Mississippi State University
Box 5408, Mississippi State, MS 39762

Mark E. Neely, Jr.
McCabe Greer Professor in the American Civil War Era
The Pennsylvania State University
108 Weaver Building
University Park, PA 16802

Leslie S. Rowland
Department of History
2115 Francis Scott Key Hall
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742

Tad Brown, President
Watson-Brown Foundation, Inc.
310 Tom Watson Way
Thomson, GA 30824