September 22, 2025
AAP Opens 2026 PROSE Awards
Submissions Wanted for Outstanding Professional and Scholarly Works Published in 2025
The Association of American Publishers is now inviting entries for its prestigious PROSE Awards for eligible works published in the United States in 2025. Submissions will be accepted from September 22nd through midnight ET November 10th.
The PROSE Awards recognize the very best professional and scholarly works across five official category areas: Biological and Life Sciences, Humanities, Physical Sciences & Mathematics, Social Sciences, and Reference Works. Publishers are eligible to win a series of excellence awards as well as the prestigious R.R. Hawkins Award.
AAP’s PROSE Awards have recognized scholarly works of authorship since 1976. Submitting publishers must be a member of either the Association of American Publishers (AAP) or the Association of University Presses (AUPresses). All entries must have a 2025 copyright, and the submission fee per entry is $115.
To submit an entry, please click here.
For guidelines, FAQs, and past winners, please see here.