2026 SAW Book Prize: Call for Submissions
In 2026, the SAW Book Prize will be awarded to a monograph with a publication date of 2024 or later.
The SAW Book Prize is awarded each year by the Society for the Anthropology of Work, a section of the American Anthropological Association. In 2026, the prize will be awarded to a monograph with a publication date of 2024 or later: no edited volumes, please. The prize is awarded at the annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association and carries an award of $500, or $250 each in the case of multiple authors.
SAW invites submissions from all four fields of anthropology and from both authors and publishers. Self-nominations are welcome. The committee seeks to highlight scholarship that offers new empirical and analytical insights on work and labor, broadly conceived. Submissions should address issues of general concern to the subfield and to anthropology as a whole, as well as to the public.
Deadline for receiving books is June 1, 2026. Please send each member of the committee 1) a letter of nomination, describing the main contributions of the book, especially to the anthropology of work, and 2) a physical copy of the nominated book unless specified otherwise. Please direct any questions to Chris Walley: cwalley@mit.edu
2026 SAW Book Prize Committee
Please send one hard copy of the nominated book to:
And a digital copy to:
