MACLAS awards prizes at its annual Meeting in four categories.

Arthur P. Whittaker Prize, for the best book published in 2006-2007 by a MACLAS member: submit three copies of the book by January 15, 2008.

Whittaker Prize Committee (2007-2008):

Silvia Nagy-Zekmi
Dept. of Modern Languages and Literatures
Villanova University
St. Augustine Center 303
Villanova, VA 19085

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Winner in 2006: Democracy in Chile: The Legacy of September 11, 1973 Silvia Nagy-Zekmi and Fernando Leiva, eds.        London: Sussex Academic Press, 2005           Table of Content  Ordering information

Reviews: Contracorriente 3, 3 (2006) 96-106 European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies 81, (2006) 127-128 The Americas, 64, (2007) 120-121 Reference and Research, 21,1 February (2006) 94 Choice, 43, 9 (May 2006) Bulletin of Latin American     Research, 26, 3, July (2007) 419-420

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Harold Eugene Davis Prize, for the best article published in 2006-2007 by a MACLAS member: submit three copies of the article by January 15, 2008.

Davis Prize:  Betsy Kidd
Elizabeth W. Kiddy, Director
Latin American Studies
Albright College, PO Box 15234
Reading, PA 19612-5234

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John D. Martz III Prize, for the best paper presented by a graduate student at the 2007 MACLAS Conference:

Martz Prize:  Fernando Leiva  

Submit an electronic copy of the paper by January 15, 2008.  Students submitting papers must also submit a title and abstract of the paper to register for the conference.

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Juan Espadas Prize, for the best paper presented by an undergraduate student at the 2008 MACLAS Conference: submit an electronic copy of the paper to Maria Roof by January 15, 2008.  Students submitting papers must also submit a title and abstract of the paper to

Humanities papers to: Regina Root
Social Sciences papers to Rebecca Bill Chavez

by December 15, 2007, and must also register for the 2008 MACLAS Conference.