The book prize will be presented at the Fall 2029 annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association during the SEA business meeting. The winning book will also be announced in the American Anthropological Association’s Anthropology News. The book prize also  includes a $500 award.

We value both individual and collaborative work. For multi-authored books, each author should clearly state their unique contribution to the project, in collecting and analyzing data, and writing and editing the book.

Instructions for Nominations:

Downloadable Call for Nominations — [TBA]. Deadline for nominations will be announced in 2029.

Nominations must include

1. Author(s) name(s)
2. Book title
3. Publication information including date and publisher
4. A paragraph summarizing the book’s argument
5. A brief description of how the nominated book fits into economic anthropology
6. Contact information for person submitting the nomination (name, email, and phone number). When submitting a multi-authored paper, please indicate which person will be the point person for communication and the recipient for monetary award disbursement.

Authors must be SEA members at the time of their book’s submission. SEA is a member organization of the American Anthropological Association. Nonmembers whose books are nominated will have the opportunity to join the SEA to be considered for this prize.

Books must be published between May 2026 and April 2029. Books previously considered for the SEA book prize are not eligible for resubmission.

Please email nominations to the book prize committee chair at [erku “at” sam.sdu.dk] with the subject “SEA book prize nomination.”