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Call for Books: The 2011 Nigerian Studies Association Book Award

Deadline: 31 March 2011

The Nigerian Studies Association Book Prize Committee is soliciting books for the 2011 NSA Book Award. *The deadline for the submission of entries is March 31, 2011*. NSA members are encouraged to submit their publications for consideration for the award. While the winner will receive a certificate and a citation, the first two runners-up will be recognized at the annual
meeting of the NSA during the African Studies Association conference in Washington, DC in November 2011. Books submitted for prize consideration will not be returned. Only books that meet the following requirements will be considered for the award:

1. Peer-reviewed single-authored books

2. Deal with any discipline or field of specialization with primary focus on Nigeria or Nigeria in relations with the outside world

3. Published in English

4. Released between January 1 and December 31, 2010

5. Make original or substantive contributions to Nigerian Studies

6. Submitted to each of the three members of the Book Prize Committee by March 31, 2011

Committee members

Dr. Gloria Chuku, committee chair
2949 Capri Drive
Manchester, MD 21102
chuku@umbc.edu

Dr. Philip M. Peek
(Professor Emeritus, Drew University)
203 Hueber Drive
Sanbornton, NH 03269
ppeek@drew.edu

Dr. Hakeem Ibikunle Tijani
342 Dakota Drive
Arlington, TX 76002
Hakeem_Tijani@baylor.edu

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