BAS Publication Awards Announcement - The BAS Library

2023 CALL FOR ENTRIES

BAS Publication Awards

Nominations are invited for the 2023 Biblical Archaeology Society Publication Awards, for books published in 2021 and 2022.

The biennial BAS Publication Awards for books about archaeology and the Bible have been presented since 1985. These prestigious awards have been made possible by a grant from: The Rohr Family in memory of Sami Rohr.

Awards are presented in the following categories:

Best Book on Archaeology

Hershel Shanks Award for Best Dig Report

Judges:

Oded Borowski Emory University
Eric H. Cline George Washington University
Debra Foran Wilfrid Laurier University

Best Book on the Hebrew Bible

Judges:

Elizabeth Backfish William Jessup University
Steed Davidson McCormick Theological Seminary
Amy-Jill Levine Hartford International University for Religion and Peace

Best Book on the New Testament

Judges:

Annette Yoshiko Reed Harvard Divinity School
Jordan Ryan Wheaton College
Robyn Faith Walsh University of Miami

QUALIFICATIONS AND RULES

1. Nominations: Publishers, authors, or others should send one copy of every nominated book to each of the judges in the relevant category, as well as BAS. Please mark “BAS Publication Awards.” For address information, please email info@bib-arch.org.

2. Judges may not nominate books, nor can they judge books they have authored or edited.

3. All nominated books must have been physically or digitally published in English in 2021 or 2022.

4. Publishers may nominate a maximum of six books each, and no more than two in any of the four categories.

5. Nominations must be received by June 1, 2023. At least three different titles must be submitted in a category for a prize to be awarded.

6. The judges’ decisions are final.

7. The winning authors will receive an award certificate and a prize of $500.

For more information, or to nominate a book, please email info@bib-arch.org.

MLA Citation

“BAS Publication Awards Announcement,” Biblical Archaeology Review 49.1 (2023): 18.