Prizes and Honors

2007 Prize Competition In its continuing efforts to promote scholarly research and study on Syria, the Syrian Studies Association is proud to announce its annual competition for prizes. The schedule of prizes follows an alternate year rotation. In 2007 the SSA will give a prize for best article, in 2008 the SSA will give a prize for best dissertation, in 2009 the prize will be given for best article and so forth. Prizes are awarded every other year.

Prize Winners 2004 2006 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998

SSA PRIZES FOR BEST WRITING ON SYRIA: CALL FOR SUBMISSION

In order to promote and highlight excellence in research on Bilad al-Sham, the Syrian Studies Association awards annual prizes for the best writing on Syria. This year the prize category is

• BEST PUBLISHED ARTICLE

Submissions are invited from authors and may be from any academic discipline and cover any period. Articles must have appeared in print or electronically in the period June 2005-June 2007. Submissions may be in any language. The prize is a cash award of $100. The prizewinner will be announced at the SSA meeting at the annual MESA convention in November 2007. This year the convention will be held in Montreal.

Please send submissions and address any questions to Fred Lawson.

Please address any questions to Fred H. Lawson: lawson@mills.edu
All submissions must be received by 30 September.

Chair of Prize Committee Fred H. Lawson Professor, Government Frderick A. Rice Chair Mills College 5000 MacArthur Blvd. Oakland, CA 94613 Phone: 510.430.2342 Email: lawson@mills.edu