This award recognizes outstanding work on Latin America in each of the following categories: non-fiction book, article, Ph.D. dissertation, M.A. thesis, and non-print media (such as video, film, painting, etc.). The material must have been published between January 2004 and June 2006. Please note that no award will be given in a category with less than three submissions. Co-awards are also possible. Award certificates will be presented at the Conference luncheon on Saturday, November 04, 2006.

The author must reside or be based in the PCCLAS geographical area that consists of the Pacific Coast states and provinces of Canada, the U.S., and Mexico, but also includes Nevada and Arizona.

Entries should be sent to:

Dr. Robert Kirkland

Chair of the Awards Committee

Department of History

Claremont McKenna College

850 Columbia Avenue

Claremont, CA 91711-6420

Deadline for submissions: September 15, 2006