now accepting nominations!
We are now inviting nominations for books published in 2025 that make an outstanding contribution to feminist, women’s and gender studies.
The winner will receive £150 from the FSA, plus £100 of book vouchers generously sponsored by our co-sponsor Emerald Publishing. If you have published, authored or know of a book that deserves recognition, we’d love to hear from you. The deadline for application is the 15th October 2026.
Find more information on eligibility criteria and nomination details below.
about the annual book prize
The FSA annual book prize aims to reward ingenuity and scholarship in the fields of feminist, gender or women’s studies. The FSA welcomes entries from across a range of disciplines and specialisms in sciences or humanities. It is intended to recognise scholarship which is innovative, interdisciplinary and grounded in feminist theory and practice.
The FSA book prize is sponsored by the FSA and Emerald Publishing. For over 50 years Emerald Publishing has been helping academics and practitioners work together to make a positive change in the world
We know the importance of fresh thinking and diverse voices in creating impactful research and Emerald Publishing are proud to co-sponsor the FSA annual book prize
how to enter the annual book prize
To nominate a book for the annual book prize please complete the nomination form below, return 3 copies of the nominated book no later than the 15th of October to the address provided at the bottom of the form and email the completed form to Dr Rachel Alsop (rachel.alsop@york.ac.uk). The nominated book must have been published between January 1st 2025 and December 31st 2025 to be eligible. Further details for 2026 book nominations to follow.
The winner will receive £150 from the FSA, plus £100 of book vouchers sponsored by Emerald Publishing. Books are nominated by publishers, members and authors and the winner is selected by three independent judges. Winning authors will be informed by June 2027.
The deadline for application is Friday 15th October 2026.
previous book prize winners
- 2018: Dr. Maria do Mar Pereira for Power, Knowledge and Feminist Scholarship: An Ethnography of Academia (Routledge). Read the judges’ comments.
- 2017: Dr. Katie Natanel for Sustaining Conflict Apathy and Domination in Israel-Palestine (University of California Press). Read the judges’ comments.
- 2016: Dr. Deborah Withers for ‘Feminism, Digital Culture and the Politics of Transmission: Theory, Practice and Cultural Heritage’ (Rowman & Littlefield International). Read the judges’ comments.
- 2015: Professor Alison Phipps for The Politics of the Body: Gender in a Neoliberal and Neoconservative Age (Polity).
- 2014: Dr. Abigail Rine for Irigaray, Incarnation and Contemporary Women’s Fiction (Bloomsbury).
- 2013: Dr. Jane Monckton-Smith for Murder, Gender and the Media: Narratives of Dangerous Love (Palgrave Macmillan).
- 2012: Professor Clare Hemmings for Why Stories Matter: The Political Grammar of Feminist Theory (Duke University Press).
- 2011: Professor Sara Ahmed for The Promise of Happiness (Duke University Press).
- 2010: Dr. Wendy Harcourt for Body Politics in Development: Critical Debates in Gender and Development (Zed Books).
- 2009: Dr. Margaretta Jolly for In Love and Struggle: Letters in Contemporary Feminism (Columbia University Press).