LEMKIN AWARD NOMINATION OPEN

The Institute for the Study of Genocide is opening the nominations for the 2007-2008 Lemkin Book Award. The winner will be selected in 2009 and give a lecture on the book in New York City in the fall of 2009.

The biennial award is in honor of Raphael Lemkin, the originator of the concept of genocide and first exponent of a United Nations Genocide Convention. It recognizes the best book for non-fiction books published in the last two years (2007-2008) in English which focuses on explanations of genocide, crimes against humanity, state mass killings, and gross violations of human rights and strategies to prevent such crimes and violations. Encyclopedias and compilations of conference papers are not eligible. The award bestows a $500 honorarium and $500 for transportation expenses.

Nominators include publishers and members of the ISG, other scholarly organizations, authors and others. Authors should contact their publishers to insure that members of the committee contact the Lemkin Committee Chair in order for members of the committee to receive their books.

To make a nomination, send a brief letter with the justification for your choice to Roger Smith, Chair of the Lemkin Committee (theseus51@msn.com) as soon as possible, preferably by July 1, 2008 for books published in 2007 and by November 1, 2008 for books published in 2008. All nominations must be received by December 31, 2008.