The Association for Spanish and Portuguese Historical Studies solicits submissions for the annual Charles Julian Bishko Memorial Prize for the best article published in 2010 or 2011 in the field of medieval Iberian history by a North American scholar. Initiated in 2003, the Bishko Prize honors Professor Charles Julian Bishko, the distinguished historian of medieval Iberia who taught for 39 years at the University of Virginia. The 2011 prize, consisting of an honorarium of $250, will be awarded at the 2012 annual meeting of ASPHS (Tufts University, Medford, MA, March 22-25, 2012).

Articles may be written in Castilian, English, Catalan, Galician, Portuguese or French.  Articles in other languages will be considered if the original is accompanied by a full-text translation into Castilian, English, or Portuguese. Only articles by North American scholars that appeared within the calendar years 2010 and 2011 will be eligible for consideration for the 2011 prize. Submissions should include the following: (1) a copy of the publication (photocopies are acceptable); (2) a copy of the volume's contents page showing the volume title, number, and date; and (3) the author's resume, including current address. Please send complete materials to EACH member of the prize committee below. The final deadline for 2011 submissions is January 15, 2012.