Reading note · CLSA / ACDS
Book Prize — letter of 20 November 2025 documents an award description, nomination route or recognition statement. Distinguish eligibility rules from the committee’s explanation of a particular winning work. A citation is a useful way into the research, not a substitute for the book or article.
Make a reading card
Record the author, exact title, year and publication details. Note which contribution the committee recognises, then read the original work and identify its evidence and argument. If using the rules for a nomination, confirm the applicable year, language, publication window and destination with the Association.
Reading card template
Author: __. Work: __. Publication: __. Award year: __. Source page: __. Committee’s stated reason: __. Question to investigate in the work itself: __.
Screen a book without confusing award year and publication year
The letter announced a June 2026 award for books published in 2025. Keeping these dates separate makes a publisher’s nomination record intelligible. The submission deadline has passed.
- Books from all socio-legal fields and approaches were eligible in principle; both monographs and edited volumes were accepted.Source page 1
- The author condition covered residents of Canada and Canadians abroad. Books had to be in English or French, including translations into those languages.Source page 1
- The requested publication year was 2025 and the submission deadline was 31 January 2026. Submitted PDFs were intended only for committee circulation.Source page 1
- 01Book year 2025
- 02Author + language
- 03Deadline Jan 2026
- 04Award June 2026
The hypothetical book fits those listed date, author, format and language conditions. This is not a jury assessment. A committee-only PDF invitation does not grant public distribution rights.
Example: eligibility worksheet for a hypothetical monograph
- Record publication year separately from prize announcement year.
- Check author residence/nationality, form and language against the letter.
- Record the permission scope for the submitted copy; use a fresh call for any future nomination.
Example: eligibility worksheet for a hypothetical monograph
| Publication | A monograph published in 2025.Source page 1 |
|---|---|
| Author and language | A Canadian author living abroad; English-language publication.Source page 1 |
| Separate date | The letter scheduled announcement in June 2026, not publication in June 2026.Source page 1 |
The hypothetical book fits those listed date, author, format and language conditions. This is not a jury assessment. A committee-only PDF invitation does not grant public distribution rights.
2 pages of text
Source-language text, including both languages where the original is bilingual. Page numbering follows the obtained document.
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CanadianLaw Associdli1:m analSociety Co.nadierme Assmliati.on Omitet Soril:re 20 November 2025 To Whom it May Concern: Re: Canadian Law and Society Association’s W. Wesley Pue Book Prize I write you in my capacity as chair of the W. Wesley Pue Book Prize Committee of the Canadian Law and Society Association (CLSA). The CLSA has members in a wide range of disciplines including Law, Criminology, Justice Studies, Anthropology, Sociology, Political Science and History. One way we ensure our members are aware of the most significant published work in the field of Law and Society is through our annual scholarly book prize. Each year at our annual meeting and conference, the CLSA recognizes the book judged most meritorious by the Committee. The competition is open to books from all fields of, and approaches to, law and society scholarship. The Book Prize recognizes new, outstanding socio-legal scholarship by authors resident in Canada or by Canadian authors residing abroad. Books may be published by Canadian or international publishers. Both monographs and edited volumes are accepted. Books must be published in English, French or be English/French translations of original works. We will announce the recipient of the prize at our annual conference in June 2026 and on our website (see the past winners and honourable mentions at https://www.acds-clsa.com/book-prize.html). Please respond by email with PDFs of any books published in 2025 that you would like considered. (PDFs will only be circulated to members of the Committee). After I compile our longlist of nominees, I may follow up to request that a review copy of each book be shipped to a member of the Committee. Please note the submission deadline is 31 January 2026. If you have any questions about the CLSA or the W. Wesley Pue Book Prize, I would be happy to answer them. Thank you for your consideration. Yours very truly, Palma Paciocco Chair, CLSA Book Prize Committee ppaciocco@osgoode.yorku.ca
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CanadianLaw Associdli1:m analSociety Co.nadierme Assmliati.on Omitet Soril:re 20 novembre 2025 À qui de droit : Objet : le prix W. Wesley Pue de l’Association canadienne droit et société Je vous écris en tant que présidente du jury du prix W. Wesley Pue pour le meilleur livre de l’année de l’Association canadienne droit et société (ACDS). Les membres de l’ACDS proviennent d’une multitude de disciplines telles que le droit, la criminologie, les études en justice, l’anthropologie, la sociologie, la science politique et l’histoire. Notre prix annuel du meilleur livre est l’un des outils nous permettant de communiquer à nos membres les dernières avancées en droit et société. Chaque année, lors de la rencontre annuelle de l’ACDS, le prix W. Wesley Pue est décerné au meilleur livre en droit et société publié l’année précédente. Le prix récompense les travaux sociojuridiques exceptionnels des auteur.e.s résidant au Canada ou des auteur.e.s canadien.ne.s résidant à l’étranger. Les livres publiés autant par une maison d’édition canadienne qu’une maison d’édition étrangère sont éligibles au concours. Les livres peuvent être publiés en français, en anglais, un mélange des deux langues, ou être une traduction en français ou en anglais d’un ouvrage original. L'ACDS rendra publique la liste courte des finalistes du prix au printemps lors des dernière étapes du concours. Le livre récipiendaire du prix et les mentions honorables seront annoncés lors de notre rencontre annuelle. Les récipiendaires seront aussi adichés sur notre site web (les récipiendaires des années précédentes sont disponibles au https://www.acds-clsa.com/book-prize.html). S’il vous plaît, veuillez faire parvenir par courriel une copie en format PDF de chaque ouvrage publié en 2025 que vous désirez soumettre au jury. Les PDF ne seront distribués qu’aux membres du jury. Lorsque la liste des finalistes sera établie, il est possible que je vous contacte à nouveau pour qu’une copie physique d’un livre finaliste soit envoyé à un membre du jury. Veuillez noter que la date butoir pour soumettre une candidature est le 31 janvier 2026. Si vous avez des questions à propos de l’ACDS ou du prix W. Wesley Pue, n’hésitez pas à me contacter. Je vous remercie de votre attention. Veuillez recevoir mes plus cordiales salutations, Palma Paciocco Présidente du jury, Prix W. Wesley Pue de l’ACDS ppaciocco@osgoode.yorku.ca