Hi, everyone!
Time once again for the announcement of the year's Editor's Prizes (i.e. the subset of SoA prizes which are within the grant of the editor). This year, I should mention, the list of potential prizewinners was significantly longer than the list of actual winners. To avoid various cats getting a good kicking, I won't list the articles and authors that just missed out. But it's a good thing to have such a large reservoir of quality material (and the amount currently "in the hopper" is actually more than at any other time when I've been editor), and it reflects the amount of new, high quality material that has come in over the past twelve months.
The prizes are awarded for articles published in the six issues running from November 2008 to September 2009 (reflecting the fact that they would have previously been announced at the AGM). Some "series" articles do cross the "consideration year" boundary, and those that do so this year will be eligible for consideration in the 2010 prizes.
- The Editor's Prize: Doug Melville, for "Putting it All Together: the Sasanians Re-Examined", Slingshot 260, 261, 264
- The Charles Grant Prize (for a historical article in the period pre 500 BC): Alastair McBeath, once again, for his Mesopotamian Warfare series, Slingshot 261-266 and ongoing
- The (inaugural) Phil Barker Prize (500-1 BC): Patrick Waterson, for "Amazed Was I Ere I Saw Zama", Slingshot 262
- The Ian Greenwood Prize (1-1000 AD): Stewart Hey, for "Ambush at Callinicum 531AD", Slingshot 263
- The Alan Nickels Prize: (post 1000 AD): Mick Hession, for "Cogadh Gaedhil, Medieval Irish Warfare 600-1500AD", Slingshot 263-265
- The award for Best Wargaming Article, kindly sponsored by Gripping Beast: Adrian Goldsworthy, for "Thinking About Romans", Slingshot 263-266 and ongoing
Congratulations to the winners. David Edwards will be contacting them individually to establish how they'd like to receive their prize.