The ABC-CLIO America: History and Life Award is a biennial award of $750 given to recognize and encourage scholarship in American history in the journal literature advancing new perspectives on accepted interpretations or previously unconsidered topics. The award is not confined to any particular subject area or chronological period but instead seeks to recognize journal articles that display a pathbreaking character, articles that do not simply elaborate previous interpretations but that propose new perspectives or examine new areas and in so doing extend historical knowledge and raise new avenues of investigation. In seeking to recognize such pivotal articles the award acknowledges their creative achievement in breaking the constraints of conventional thinking in their approach to historical sources. Individuals as well as editors are encouraged to submit nominations. Each entry must be published during the period November 16, 2002 through November 15, 2004. One copy of each entry must be received by each member of the award committee by December 1, 2004. No late submissions will be accepted. The author of the winning article will receive $750. The award will be presented at the 2005 annual meeting of the Organization of American Historians in San Francisco, California, March 31-April 3. One copy of each entry, clearly labeled "2005 ABC-CLIO America: History and Life Award Entry," must be mailed directly to:

Mary Bagne
America: History and Life - ABC-Clio, Inc.
130 Cremona Drive
Santa Barbara, CA 93117

Jill Lepore
Department of History
Robinson Hall
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA 02138

Peggy Pascoe
Department of History
1288 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1288

Bryant Simon (Committee Chair)
Department of History
9th Floor, Gladfelter Hall
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA 19122

Susan Sleeper-Smith
Department of History
301 Morrill Hall
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48823-1036