Irish Historical Studies requests submissions for a First Book Prize from scholars resident on the island of Ireland for an academic book on an Irish or Irish Diasporic historical subject published in the calendar year 2024.

Submissions must be of the author’s first sole-authored academic book on a historical topic dealing primarily with the history of Ireland and/or its diaspora. Submissions should take the form of one hard copy of the book, as well as a pdf of the text. Submissions should be posted to the chair of the assessment committee by the deadline of 1 March 2025. The winner of the prize will be awarded €500 by the Board of Irish Historical Studies. Submissions may be made either by the author or publisher.

To apply: please download and complete the pre-submission form below and email as soon as possible to the assessment committee chair, Prof. Peter Gray, at p.h.gray@qub.ac.uk.

Book submissions should then be sent by 1 March 2025 to Prof. Gray at School of HAPP, Queen’s University Belfast, BT7 1NN, N. Ireland, with pdfs emailed to the email address above.

Assessment Committee 2025 (on behalf of Irish Historical Studies): Prof Peter Gray (QUB), Dr Sophie Cooper (QUB), Dr Andrew Sneddon (UU).