Darlene Clark Hine Award
The current competition is now closed. Updated information will be available by May 2013.
The Darlene Clark Hine Award is given annually by the Organization of American Historians to the author of the best book in African American women's and gender history. The award is named for Darlene Clark Hine, a pioneer in African American women’s and gender history and past president of the OAH (2001–2002).
Each entry must be published during the period January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012.
The award will be presented at the 2013 OAH Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California, April 11–14.
Submission Procedures
One copy of each entry, clearly labeled “2013 Darlene Clark Hine Award Entry,” must be mailed directly to the committee members listed below. Each committee member must receive all submissions by October 1, 2012.
Bound page proofs may be used for books to be published after October 1, 2012 and before January 1, 2013. If a bound page proof is submitted, a bound copy of the book must be received no later than January 7, 2013.
If a book carries a copyright date that is different from the publication date, but the actual publication date falls during the correct timeframe making it eligible, please include a letter of explanation from the publisher with each copy of the book sent to the committee members. (Please see “Submission Policy” at right.)
The final decision will be made by the Darlene Clark Hine Award Committee by February 1, 2013. The winner will be provided with details regarding the OAH Annual Meeting and awards presentation, where s/he will receive a $1,000 cash award and a plaque.
Darlene Clark Hine Award Committee
Elizabeth H. Pleck (Committee Chair)
56 Linden Street
Wellesley, MA 02482
[Affiliation: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Emerita]
Jim Downs
Connecticut College
Department of History
Box 5328
New London, CT 06320
Sharon Harley
3101 New Mexico Ave NW, Unit 234
Washington, DC 20016
[Affiliation: University of Maryland, College Park]




