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NEW – deadline 1 October 2026

AHGBI/Liverpool University Press Mid-Career Publication Prize

Liverpool University Press Mid-Career Publication Prize

We are very pleased to share the first call for The AHGBI/Liverpool University Press Publication Prize. The prize recognises outstanding scholarly publications by mid-career academics for original research that demonstrates intellectual rigour, innovation and a significant contribution to academic discourse.

Applicants should be current members of the AHGBI who consider themselves mid-career researchers. A mid-career researcher is usually defined as an academic that is more than three years and less than 15 years out from their PhD and has an established research portfolio. Other profiles that fully justify their status as mid-career academics will be considered if appropriate, but please note this scheme is not open to those researchers who have achieved full professorship status.

Applicants can be specialists in any research area of Hispanism and will normally be employed on a full- or part-time basis on 1st October in a UK or Irish Higher Education Institution. The prize will be awarded based on the contents of the attached form and on the potential of the project. Publication of the resulting book will be subject to LUP’s standard proposal form guidelines, external peer review and the Editorial Advisory Board approval process. See more information on the assessment process below. 

To apply, candidates should submit a completed proposal publication form (attached) to Ricki O’Rawe, Membership Secretary of the AHGBI, by October 1st 2026.

The AHGBI/Liverpool University Press Publication PrizeProposals will be assessed on the following criteria:

  • Clarity of the proposal
  • Feasibility of the project
  • Merit and significance of the project
  • Originality, significance, and rigour of the project

Proposals will have to adhere to the following requirements:

  • 90,000 – 100,000 words
  • Maximum 10 black and white illustrations (images, tables, figures, graphs and maps)
  • Compliance with the LUP AI Policy
  • Compliance with LUP Publication Ethics and COPE Guidelines
  • If selected as a winner, agreement to complete Liverpool University Press’ standard proposal form, external peer review and the Editorial Advisory Board process. For further information please see the LUP proposal guidelines
  • If selected as a winner and approved by external peer review and the Editorial Advisory Board, agreement to Liverpool University Press’ standard publishing contract. For further information please see understanding your LUP contract

The selection committee normally will comprise:

  • Editor from Liverpool University Press
  • The President of the AHGBI
  • Claire Taylor, former President of the AHGBI and Chair of the Liverpool University Press Editorial Board
  • One former President or senior (or former) AHGBI post-holder
  • Role-holder within the AHGBI (currently Ricki O’Rawe)

Key dates

  • Launch of the scheme: April-June
  • Deadline to submit proposals: 1st October
  • Notification to applicants: December

Note that the prize is awarded on the basis of the submitted proposal via the application form and on the potential of the project. Publication of the resulting book will be subject to LUP’s standard proposal form guidelines, external peer review and the Editorial Advisory Board approval process.

Become a member

Membership of the Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland is open to all research-active Hispanists resident in Great Britain or Ireland who have a current research interest in the languages or cultures of Iberia (Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Galician, Basque) or in related aspects of Hispanic, Lusophone or Latin American subjects. Hispanists living overseas who are former members of the Association, or are British subjects or Irish citizens, and who continue to be research active, qualify for membership. To be considered for membership, all applicants must be nominated by two existing members of the AHGBI.