British Psychological Society (BPS) Book Award

Award recognising high standards of published works in psychology.

The British Psychological Society (BPS) provides the Book Award to recognise and reward high-quality published works in psychology.

Nominees may nominate books in any of the following categories:  

• Academic monograph – a significant scholarly work, usually by a single author that has contributed to, defined or redefined an area of psychological knowledge.
• Practitioner texts – a manual, reference or handbook that has made a significant impact in expounding and promulgating an evidence-based approach to an area of practice of psychology.
• Text book – an instructional text or manual on one area of psychological knowledge or on psychology more generally for the specific purpose of contributing to a course of psychological study that has made a significant impact on the learning and teaching of psychology.
• Popular science – an exposition of an area of psychology or psychology more generally, written in an accessible way and aimed at the general reader.

One award will be made in each category.