Deadline: 28 March 2025
The Walpole Society is pleased to invite nominations for the Berger Prize to promote and encourage excellence in the research, writing and publication of British art history.
Prize Information
- The overall winner receives £5000 and the five other shortlisted books receive £500 each.
Eligibility Criteria
- A book is eligible where it meets these criteria:
- It is on the subject of British art history, conceived broadly to include fine arts, decorative arts, architecture, collecting and patronage, in Britain or by a British artist.
- It was published in hard copy by any publisher during the preceding calendar year (1 January to 31 December).
Nomination Criteria
- Titles may be nominated for the prize by their author(s), publisher or any associated organisation.
- Nominations should be sent with the subject heading ‘2025 Berger Prize Nomination’.
- In the first instance, nominations must include a single pdf containing: an abstract of the book; the contents page; any relevant press release and author information; contact details for the publisher’s press office.
- At the nomination stage, publishers also undertake to supply judges with a complete pdf or hard copy of their nominated book, if so requested.
- Publishers of Long Listed titles undertake to provide a hard copy of their book to each of the six judges and to the Berger Collection Educational Trust (8 copies in total) on request.
Selection Criteria
- Eligible books are judged by a panel of six assessors which includes two Trustees of the Walpole Society.
- A Long List of approximately 15 titles is established by assessment of all nominated works.
- A Short List of 6 works is chosen from the Long List.
- An overall winner is chosen from the Short List.
For more information, visit The Walpole Society.
