VIBS Prizes and Awards

The VIBS Office of Prizes and Awards, directed by Associate Editor Kenneth Bryson, announces an annual competition for a $1,000 book award prize.

The Value Inquiry Book Series (VIBS) and publishing company RODOPI are pleased to announce the first VIBS-RODOPI book prize competition for the best unpublished manuscript submission in the area of value inquiry. The winning entry will be seen to make a significant contribution to the field of value inquiry. Dissertations are not eligible. The winning entry will be awarded $1,000 U.S. and a VIBS-RODOPI certificate of merit. The closing date of the competition is 1 October of each year. The prize is not necessarily awarded every year. The winner of the competition and the identity of the independent judges are announced on this site.

The judging for the competition will be conducted by an independent board of reviewers. The publisher, Rodopi, reserves the right to publish, under its standard terms, any book submitted for this competition. A copy of the standard contract is available upon request.

You may direct enquiries to the Editor Prizes and Awards or to any member
of the VIBS Editorial Board.

Established in 2001, the competition is to determine the VIBS editors's choice of the best VIBS book of the year. All VIBS books are automatically entered into the annual competition. The prize does not carry a monetary award. However, the winner will hold the best book VIBS title on this site for a full year. The winning entry will be determined by ballot.

Contest Rules
(1) Every editor has one vote. No one votes twice.
(2) Editors are not allowed to vote for books they have edited.
(3) The publication that receives the greatest number of votes wins the competition.
(4) In the case of a tie, two (or more) winners will be declared.
(5) Votes must be cast between March 1-15.

2003: Rudolph Alexander Kofi Cain, Alain Leroy Locke: Race, Culture, and the Education of African American Adults

2003: Christine M. Koggel, Allanah Furlong, and Charles Levin, Editors, Confidential Relationships: Psychoanalytic, Ethical, and Legal Contexts.

2003: Matti Hayry and Tuija Takala, Editors, Scratching the Surface of Bioethics.

2003: Leonidas Donskis, Forms of Hatred: The Troubled Imagination in Modern Philosophy and Literature

2002: Robert T. Radford. Cicero: A Study in the Origins of Republican Philosophy. VIBS 117

2002: George David Miller. Peace, Value, and Wisdom: The Educational Philosophy of Daisaku Ikeda. VIBS 122.

VIBS awards a certificate of accomplishment with emeritus designation for
retiring editors who have made an outstanding contribution to the VIBS
mission statement. The editor emeritus honorific is to be bestowed upon
retirement to editors who have exceptionally distinguished themselves in
their service to Rodopi's VIBS. Appointees will be entitled to a listing as
associate editor emeritus or executive editor emeritus (depending on the
case) on all VIBS books, and entitled to perpetual listing on this page.
Retiring editors may be nominated for the emeritus honorific by any
associate or executive editor. The nomination shall be accompanied by a
rationale and other appropriate documentation. Please send your nominations
to the VIBS office of Prizes and Awards. The issue shall be decided by a
majority vote of all votes cast.

In 2003, Bob Ginsberg, executive editor emeritus, was recognized for his years of service to VIBS. He is a founding member of VIBS. On December 28, 2003, at a reception held in his honor, he was presented with a commemorative scroll designed by Dr Mary-Rose Barral.

The Office of Prizes and Awards actively seeks out external award
opportunities that match our books. Each year, deserving books are
nominated by the Editors for appropriate awards. The Office of Prizes and
Awards also pursues grants.

This entry form to Rodopi's VIBS first book prize must be completed and
mailed along with the manuscript to the address shown below on or before the deadline (see above). The winner of the competition and the identity of the
independent judges will be announced on this website.

Name ..........................................................................................................

Title of Manuscript .......................................................................................

Address in Full:

business telephone..................................................

fax ........................................................................

I declare that I am the author of this manuscript. I declare that the text
is original and that it has not been published in any way. I hold all
rights to the text and hold harmless Rodopi's VIBS from and against any and
all liability, loss, damage, cost, or expense paid or incurred by reason of
any breach of any of the representations made hereunder. I have read the
competition rules and regulations and agree to abide by them.

Signature ...............................................................

Date ............................

send entry to:

Rodopi-VIBS Book Prize
Professor Kenneth A. Bryson
University College of Cape Breton
P.O. Box 5300
Sydney Nova Scotia B1P 6L2
Canada