Dr. Harold and Dorothy Seymour Medal (Seymour Medal)

Seymour Medal

Annual award given by SABR to the best book on baseball history or biography published in the previous calendar year.

Baseball historyBiographySports nonfictionHistory

創設年: 1996
主催: Society for American Baseball Research (SABR)
カテゴリー: ノンフィクション・記録文学
選考方式: Selection
受賞対象: プロ
開催頻度: 年1回
賞のステータス: 活動中

説明

The Dr. Harold and Dorothy Seymour Medal (commonly known as Seymour Medal) is an award given annually by the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR), selecting the best work among books on baseball history or biography published in the previous calendar year. Established in 1996, winners receive a bronze medal approximately 3.5 inches in diameter (circumference 3 1/2 inches). It was formerly awarded at the SABR annual convention, but currently it is often announced mainly at the banquet of the NINE Spring Training conference (Tempe, Arizona). Winner lists and finalists are published on SABR's official website.

賞品

主賞品: Bronze medal (approximately 3.5 inches in diameter) and recognition by SABR

Public recognition by SABR (website, press releases)
Recognition at NINE Spring Training conference (announcement at banquet)

選考情報

選考プロセス

段階	審査員	通過率	発表
Nomination and preliminary selection (finalists selection)	SABR (Society for American Baseball Research) selection committee	—	Finalists are listed on SABR's annual lists or official pages
Final selection (winner determination)	Final decision by SABR selection committee	—	Winners are mainly announced at the NINE Spring Training conference banquet and notified on SABR's official website

Nomination and preliminary selection (finalists selection)

審査員 SABR (Society for American Baseball Research) selection committee

発表 Finalists are listed on SABR's annual lists or official pages

Final selection (winner determination)

審査員 Final decision by SABR selection committee

発表 Winners are mainly announced at the NINE Spring Training conference banquet and notified on SABR's official website

選考基準

Must be a baseball history or biography published in the previous calendar year
Utilization of sources and rigor of research
Quality of writing and editing (readability, structure)
Degree of academic/historical contribution and originality

応募のヒント

推奨

Confirm that the target book was published in the previous calendar year
Carefully cite sources and research origins (enrich footnotes and references)
Thoroughly edit and proofread, and organize for readability
Clearly state the originality and academic contribution of the research in the preface or introduction
Publishers or authors should provide samples if necessary, following SABR's publication methods

注意

Make sources ambiguous or rely on unverified claims
Publish in a state with insufficient editing or proofreading
Exaggerate or distort sources or historical facts
Ignore application guidelines or SABR's instructions

審査員から

Emphasis on rigorous research based on sources and the ability to convey results in clear writing
Explicitly state the relationship to existing research and the novelty/contribution of this book
Enriching footnotes and references to enhance verifiability is evaluated in the judging