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Colby Book Prize Nomination
Opens Nov 15 2025 12:00 AM (PST)
Deadline Jan 31 2026 11:59 PM (PST)
Description

The Robert and Vineta Colby Prize honors original book-length scholarship about British periodicals and newspapers published during the long-nineteenth century, scholarship of the kind Robert and Vineta Colby themselves produced during their careers. The annual prize is awarded to a book published during the preceding year that most advances our understanding of the nineteenth-century British press. The winner receives a monetary award of $3,000 USD and is invited to speak at RSVP’s annual conference the following year (with financial support to attend).

See https://rs4vp.org/awards/colby-prize/ for more details. Questions can be directed to the RSVP awards administrator at applications@rs4vp.org.

Colby Book Prize Nomination


The Robert and Vineta Colby Prize honors original book-length scholarship about British periodicals and newspapers published during the long-nineteenth century, scholarship of the kind Robert and Vineta Colby themselves produced during their careers. The annual prize is awarded to a book published during the preceding year that most advances our understanding of the nineteenth-century British press. The winner receives a monetary award of $3,000 USD and is invited to speak at RSVP’s annual conference the following year (with financial support to attend).

See https://rs4vp.org/awards/colby-prize/ for more details. Questions can be directed to the RSVP awards administrator at applications@rs4vp.org.

Opens
Nov 15 2025 12:00 AM (PST)
Deadline
Jan 31 2026 11:59 PM (PST)

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