AABS Book Prize
The Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies awards the biennial AABS Book Prize of up to $1,000 to an outstanding English-language scholarly book in Baltic Studies (humanities and social sciences). Books with a broadly historical, literary, social, or cultural significance are of particular interest. Narrowly specialized or overly technical books will not be considered.
Award: $1,000
Nomination deadline
The nomination deadline for the 2026 award (for books published in 2024–2025) was February 15, 2026.
Nomination process:
To nominate a book for the award, please submit the online nomination form. Anyone may submit a nomination. We strongly recommend that those nominating a book for consideration arrange for a copy to be sent to AABS.
We do not accept nominations via email. All nominators must submit the online form.
Past Reports:
Thinking of applying? Read reports from past winners here!
Award notification:
Nominations will be evaluated by the AABS 2026 Book Prize Committee including the AABS Vice-President for Publications Diana Mincyte, Vice-President for Professional Development Kaarel Piirimäe, and Director-at-Large Dovilė Budrytė.
The winner of the 2024-2025 AABS Book Prize will be announced at the 2026 AABS Conference at UIUC.
Questions?
Please send us an email at [email protected]
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