The Australian Historical Association and the editors of History Australia are pleased to announce a new prize for work by Early Career Historians. The Ann Curthoys Prize is awarded for the best unpublished article-length work by an Early Career Researcher (within 5 years of PhD graduation) in any one or combination of the following fields in which Ann published:
* Australian history
* feminist history
* Indigenous history
* transnational/comparative/colonial history
* history and theory
The Prize honours the varied work and dedicated service to the historical profession of Professor Ann Curthoys; it is generously funded by Ann and Macquarie University, where Ann completed her PhD.
The winner will be awarded:
* $750 in prize money
* A citation, presented annually at the AHA national conference.
In addition to the Prize the winning entry will be considered for publication in History Australia – the journal of the Australian Historical Association. The prize will be announced at the AHA conference.
Applications are currently open and will close on June 7 2019.
Information about eligibility and how to apply can be found here.