Call for Books for the 2026 Author Meets Critics Sessions in New York City (upcoming 12/15 deadline)

We are pleased to announce the Call for Books for the 2026 Annual Meeting – Author Meets Critics Sessions. Program Chair Hadi Khoshneviss and his committee will select two books to be featured on the program.

These sessions 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. You must be a current SSSP member to submit a nomination. Self-nominations are not accepted. At the discretion of the Program Chair, the Committee may invite authors whose work is particularly relevant to the theme, “Resisting Colonization of Lifeworlds.” Proposals must be submitted to the Program Chair by December 15, 2025.

Posted by Helen E. Wilds - 12/11/2025, 09:00 AM

Accepting Nominations – 2025 C. Wright Mills Award (upcoming 12/15 deadline)

Nominations are open for the 2025 C. Wright Mills Award. Members are encouraged to nominate eligible books for this prestigious award. Self-nominations are acceptable. Authors and/or nominators are not required to be SSSP members. Edited volumes, textbooks, fiction and self-published works are not eligible. Eligible books must be first edition (not a reprint or later edition) and bear a 2025 copyright date. Exceptions may be made for a book bearing a 2024 copyright, but that was not released until 2025 for the first time. Deadline: December 15, 2025

Posted by Helen E. Wilds - 12/09/2025, 08:36 AM