The Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot Award for books in English will be awarded for books published in the previous calendar year that best advance the understanding of the history of the automobile in the English language.
Consideration will be given to traditional automotive histories that focus on vehicles, manufacturers, individuals and events, as well as social histories of the automobile that examine the effect of the automobile on society, culture, and everyday life.
All nominations and enquiries should be sent by email to sahawards@autohistory.org. Your email will then be forwarded to the Cugnot committee chair.
Nominations should include the name of the award, book being nominated, the name and contact information of individual making the nomination, and one or two lines outlining the reason for making the nomination.
Once a nomination has been accepted, the book in question should be forwarded to the Cugnot committee as directed by the committee chair.
All books submitted for the Cugnot Award become the property of the SAH and are deposited in the Society of Automotive Historians Special Reference Collection at the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum in Auburn, Indiana.
Please note that nominees and nominators do not have to be SAH members and please remember that the Cugnot Award is for books published in the previous calendar year.
All nominations for the Cugnot Award must be received by April 15 of this year. Be sure to apply by the deadline.
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