Call for Books for the 2026 Annual Meeting’s Author Meets Critics Sessions
The deadline to nominate books for the Call for Books for the 2026 Annual Meeting's Author Meets Critics Sessions was December 15, 2025.
HISTORY
Nominations are now closed for the Call for Books for the 2026 Annual Meeting's Author Meets Critics Sessions. Check back next fall for information on how to nominate books for the Call for Books for the 2027 Annual Meeting's Author Meets Critics Sessions.
Author Meets Critic Sessions are designed to bring authors of recent books considered to be important contributions to the study of social problems and the advancement of social justice together with discussants chosen to provide different viewpoints. Only books published in 2024 or 2025 are eligible for nomination.
To nominate a book:
- You must be a current SSSP member.
- Self-nominations are not accepted.
- All nominations must be submitted online.
At the discretion of the Program Chair, the Committee may invite authors whose work is particularly relevant to the 2026 annual meeting theme, “Resisting Colonization of Lifeworlds.”
CRITERIA
Proposals must include:
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Complete Book Title (include publisher name and publication date)
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Brief statement (200 words maximum) about the book’s importance to the study of social problems and the advancement of social justice in general, as well as the relevance of the book for the annual meeting’s theme
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Session Organizer(s), including their e-mail address(es)—authors cannot serve as session organizers
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A list of potential critics, including their e-mail addresses
Please address all questions to:
Dr. Hadi Khoshneviss, Chair
Program Committee
khoshnevissh@rhodes.edu
