Following the successful launch of the Social Policy Association Annual Awards last year, the SPA is pleased to announce the call for nominations for this year’s awards, sponsored by The Guardian, Cambridge University Press and Policy Press. This year the judges will be Polly Toynbee (President of the SPA), Ruth Lister (Loughborough), Adrian Sinfield (Edinburgh) and Fiona Williams (Leeds). Winners will receive their awards at the special Gala Dinner held during the annual Social Policy Association conference, held this year at the University of Birmingham, 23rd 25th July 2007, along with the award for the SPA/SWAP undergraduate essay prize (administered separately by SWAP).
We are seeking nominations for the following awards:
- Lifetime Achievement
- Best Newcomer
- Outstanding Contribution from a nonacademic
- Best New Publication
- Best Postgraduate Publication/Presentation
Full details of the awards - and an electronic nomination form - can be downloaded from our website at:http://www.social-policy.com/documents/SPAAwardsletter.pdf