Bloomsbury Academic and the World History Association are delighted to announce the Diversity in World History Monograph Prize, in a partnership that seeks to improve the publishing opportunities available for early career scholars in world history, and to diversify the voices of those in the early stages of their career.
Bloomsbury Academic and the World History Association are delighted to announce the Diversity in World History Monograph Prize, in a partnership that seeks to improve the publishing opportunities available for early career scholars in world history, and to diversify the voices of those in the early stages of their career. After our inaugural run in 2023, we're pleased to return in 2025 with a restructured format. This prize will consist of an annual book contract, awarded to the candidate with the best proposal in the field of world history according to external reviews and chosen by a WHA committee and Bloomsbury's editorial team.
Maddie Smith, the Publisher for History at Bloomsbury, will offer two workshops and Q&A sessions per year focusing on revising PhD theses into monographs, and how to write a good book proposal for an academic press. Authors shall be invited to submit proposals for monographs in the field of world history between 70,000-90,000 words by 23:59 on 1 st September 2025 .
We are dedicated to welcoming applications from all backgrounds and identities, enabling Bloomsbury and the global publishing industry to be shaped and enhanced by diverse voices that reflect our culture and society. In this context, diversity encompasses those who have faced challenges in the early stages of their scholarly publishing career due to their:
Applicants need to be WHA members both to attend the workshops and to submit their proposals – to encourage equal opportunity, the WHA will sponsor up to 10 memberships for those who require assistance. Please fill out this form to apply for a sponsored membership.
The first free virtual workshop will be held on Monday, April 14 at 12:30pm EDT (16:30 UTC). WHA members can register here.To learn more about the parameters suggested for submission view the workshop with Editor Maddie Smith of Bloomsbury:
Our revised structure will have a two round submission process. The first round of submissions will be reviewed by a WHA committee who will choose the top submissions to continue to round two. The second round of submissions will be submitted to peer review and the final awardee will be selected based on peer review.
April 2025 : The first free virtual workshop will be held on Monday, April 14 at 12:30pm EDT (16:30 UTC). WHA members can register here.
June 2025 : Maddie Smith to hold the second workshop (precise date and time TBD).
1st September 2025 : Proposal submissions deadline, apply here.
September- December 2025 : WHA committee select shortlist of 5
April 2026 : The first free virtual workshop for 2026.
Spring 2026 : Full monograph submissions due for shortlisted finalists from 2025.
Spring 2026 : Bloomsbury peer review on 2025 finalists
June 2026 : Bloomsbury and WHA choose winning proposal and announces at WHA conference
June 2026 : Second workshop for 2026 at WHA conference
Corina González-Stout is an Associate Professor of History at Northwest Vista College, a Hispanic-serving community college in San Antonio, Texas. She has taught a variety of courses in her 15-year career in higher education, including primary teaching assignments in World History I and II, as well as Mexican American History and U.S. Women’s History. Although Dr. González-Stout has had a passion for teaching that began in the 1990s as a first through third grade public school teacher in San Antonio’s southside, she is equally passionate about historical research and scholarship, and is thankful for recent opportunities to engage in this work.
Dr. González-Stout earned an M.A. in History from the University of Texas at San Antonio in 2008 and earned a Ph.D. in History from the University of South Africa in 2022 at the age of 50. Her specializations are in southern African history, with her scholarship focusing on themes and topics pertaining to sexuality, gender, race, colonialism, and power relations.