The RUNCIMAN

AWARD   -  2006

The Anglo-Hellenic League, 16-18 Paddington  St., London W1U 5AS

Telephone 020 7486 9410 (Registered Charity No 278892)

PRESIDENT AND CHIEF PATRON  HRH Prince Michael of Kent KCVO

JOINT PATRONS  The Rt Hon Earl Jellicoe KBE DSO MC FRS

HE The Greek Ambassador to the Court of St James’s;  HBM Ambassador to Greece

CHAIRMAN  Sir David Miers, KBE, CMG

Correspondence to:           

Lady Fairweather

39c Pembridge Villas

London W11 3EP

2^nd June 2005

Announcement of the Newly Extended Runciman Award

& Increased Prize Money

  The Anglo-Hellenic League is again offering a prize, known as the Runciman Award in honour of the late Sir Steven Runciman, for a work wholly or mainly about some aspect of Greece or the world of Hellenism, published in English in any country of the world in its first edition during 2005.

   Starting with the prize to be awarded in 2006 the geographical scope of the prize will be extended and its value enhanced.  Books published in English anywhere in the world will be eligible for the Award.

    The aim of the award is to stimulate interest in Greek history and culture from earliest times to the present; to    reward and encourage good and accessible writing, of which Sir Steven’s works are an example; and to promote wider knowledge and understanding of Greece’s contribution to civilisation and values. The judges will have these aims in mind, giving due weight to the criterion of increasing understanding of Greece’s contribution to civilisation.

     No category of writing will be excluded from consideration. Thus, for example, the prize may be awarded for a work in the field of history, literary studies, biography, travel and topography, the arts, architecture, archaeology, the environment, social and political sciences or current affairs; or for a work of fiction, poetry or drama. Works in translation, with the exception of translations from Greek literature, will not be considered.

     The prize money has been increased to £9,000, sponsored by The National Bank of Greece, to reflect the internationalisation of the Award and its growing overseas prestige.  How this prize is awarded is the responsibility of the judges, whose decision is final.

     It is a condition of the award that shortlisted books should be available for purchase to readers in the UK at the time of the award ceremony (June 2006). Publishers of shortlisted books will be notified by the Anglo-Hellenic League.

The Runciman Award Judges for 2006 are:

Sir Roger Tomkys KCMG DL (Chair)

(Croydon House Farm, Lower Road, Croydon, Nr Royston SG8 0EF)

Professor Elizabeth Jeffreys, Bywater & Southeby Professor of Medieval and Modern Greek Language and Literature, Oxford.

(Exeter College, Oxford OX1 3DP)

Professor Elizabeth Moignard, Professor of Classical Art & Archaeology, Dean of the Faculty of Arts, University of Glasgow

(w.e.f. 1/8/05 - Faculty of Arts Office, University of Glasgow, 6 University Gardens, Glasgow G12 8QH)

Dr. Dionysis Kapsalis, Director of the Cultural Foundation of the National Bank of Greece;

(20 Agiou Isidorou Street, Athens 114  71, Greece)

  Publishers are invited to send a copy of each work they wish to submit to each of the judges at their individual addresses above, plus a copy together with entry form to the Anglo-Hellenic League, c/o Lady Fairweather, 39c Pembridge Villas, London W11 3EP.

All entries must be received by Monday 16 January 2006.  Earlier submissions will be welcome.

News:

               Winner of the 2005 Runciman Award. Click on the book to go to the Anglo-Hellenic League's page,  concerning the winner of the 2005 Runciman Award.

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