Diverse Book Awards (for academic libraries)

distinguished scholarly book published on the art of Latin America from the Pre-Columbian era to the present (Association for Latin American Art)

best English-language book on any aspect of Latin American History (Conference on Latin American History)

best monograph in Latin American and Caribbean Studies (Canadian Association of Latin American and Caribbean Studies)

quinquennial prize for the Latin American author who has published the most outstanding book on Latin American history during the 5 preceding years (American Historical Association)

(Latina/Latino Sociology Section - American Sociological Association)

best book published in English focusing on Latin America, including the Caribbean (American Historical Association)

theoretical contribution to our understanding of historical and/or contemporary issues within a discipline of the broader field of Caribbean Studies (Caribbean Studies Association)

best single-authored book in Haitian studies in the social sciences (Haitian Studies Association)

book in English, German, or a Romance language judged to make the most significant contribution to the history of Indians in Latin America (Conference on Latin American History)

Latino writers and non-Latinos who are writing on Latino topics (Empowering Latino Futures)

Latino writers and non-Latinos who are writing on Latino topics (Empowering Latino Futures)

outstanding book of non-fiction published in English on human rights, democracy and social justice in contemporary Latin America (Duke Human Rights Center)

outstanding book published in English or Spanish in the field of Latin American and Spanish literatures and cultures (Modern Language Association)

book or project concerning Latin America or coverage of issues in Latin America (Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication)

Elsa Chaney Prize, Gender and Feminist Studies Section
Helen Safa Prize, Gender and Feminist Studies Section
Isis Duarte Book Prize, Haiti and Dominican Republic Section
Best Book in Recent History and Memory, Historia Reciente y Memoria Section
* see LASA web site for additional section awards

best book in Latin American studies (New England Council of Latin American Studies)

most significant work on the history of Mexico (Conference on Latin American History)

outstanding new book in the field of Chicana and Chicano Studies (National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies )

literary books by Caribbean writers (Bocas Lit Fest)

emerging Chicana/o writers (National Hispanic Cultural Center)

outstanding scholarly study in any language of United States Latina and Latino or Chicana and Chicano literature or culture (Modern Language Association)

best book or article in Latin American or Latino Studies (Center for Latin American and Latino Studies, American University)

Latino writers and non-Latinos who are writing on Latino topics (Empowering Latino Futures)

literary books by Caribbean writers (Bocas Lit Fest)