S.A.H.B invites nominations for the 2024 Malcolm Jeal and Michael Sedgwick Awards

The Malcolm Jeal Award:

This is the seventh year of the award; last year’s winner was Peter W. Card for his two-part article on 'Lucas - the P100 Projector', published in the December, 2022, and February, 2023, issues of The Automobile.

This award commemorates the late Malcolm Jeal’s dedication to thorough original research, well-written articles and succinct editing. He created and for many years edited the S.A.H.B.’s Aspects of Motoring History, and was the creator and initially sole writer of the S.A.H.B. website’s Snapshots, which continue every week in his memory.

The award will be presented to the writer (not necessarily an S.A.H.B. member) of a single article of at least 1500 words that has appeared in print in English in any periodical. The period of publication for this year’s award will be the twelve months starting July 1st, 2023, and finishing June 30th, 2024. Only one article per author will be accepted by the judging panel.

The article must be about mechanically-powered road transport, be of historical value, and not previously have been published in any other form. The judging panel will take into consideration the appropriateness of accompanying illustrations, captions, sources and, where appropriate, references.

If anyone has read a particularly good article recently, or perhaps has been impressed by the detail of the research and good use of the English language, and would like to nominate it for this award, they should scan the article and send it, by email, to the chair of the judging panel, Guy Loveridge, at [email protected]. Please remember that authors can nominate their own article.

The Michael Sedgwick Award:

This award is given annually in the name of the much-respected motoring author, the late Michael Sedgwick. Last year’s winners were Mike Wilds and Geoff Thomas, for their book Life on the Wilds Side! (published by Douglas Loveridge Publications) which told the story of Mike Wilds's experiences, over more than fifty years, as a professional racing driver.

Again this year, we are inviting nominations for books written in the English language (not necessarily by an S.A.H.B. member). The winning book will demonstrate excellence in its research, presentation, readability and novelty, and will materially further our understanding of the subject. The period of publication for this year’s award will also be the twelve months starting July 1st, 2023, and finishing June 30th, 2024.

Please send your nominations to the chair of the judging panel, Guy Loveridge, at [email protected]. Please remember that authors can nominate their own book.

Regards
Peter Moss
Publicity Officer and Webmaster, The Society of Automotive Historians in Britain Ltd.

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