Correction: “Both award recipients will receive a cash prize and an invitation to present at AoIR2026 in Mexico City in *October* 2026.” Nominations for both the 2026 Nancy Baym Annual Book Award and the 2026
Dissertation Award close in two weeks, on May 27. See more info about both below:
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*Nancy Baym Annual Book Award*
The award goes to the best scholarship on the social and cultural dimensions of networked media published in the 2025 calendar year. Monographs only—edited collections are not eligible. Self-nominations are permitted.
To nominate, email bookaward [at] aoir.org with a nomination letter describing how the book draws on or contributes to AoIR scholarship, along with a digital copy. Hard copies may also be mailed; contact bookaward [at] aoir.org for mailing addresses.
2026 committee: Jun Liu, University of Copenhagen (chair); Nancy Baym, Microsoft Research; Giota Alevizou, King's College London; Marco Bastos, University College Dublin; John McNutt, University of Delaware; Gina Sipley, State University of New York, Nassau Community College.
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*Dissertation Award* Eligible dissertations must be in the area of internet research and must have been fully defended, with all edits complete, and filed or published in the 2025 calendar year, with a 2025 copyright. All methods and disciplines are welcome. Self-nominations are permitted. The nominee or their supervisor must be an AoIR member by May 27.
To nominate, email dissertationaward [at] aoir.org with a nomination letter explaining why the dissertation deserves the award and how it contributes to internet research, along with a PDF copy of the dissertation.
2026 committee: Jeremy Hunsinger, Wilfrid Laurier University (chair); Alessandro Gandini, University of Milan; Admire Mare, University of Johannesburg; Bjørn Nansen, University of Melbourne; Tanja Oblak Črnič, University of Ljubljana; Lynn Schofield Clark, University of Denver; Guobin Yang, University of Pennsylvania.
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Both award recipients will receive a cash prize and an invitation to present at AoIR2026 in Mexico City in October 2026. The book award winner will be announced in late August or early September; the dissertation award winner will be announced in mid-2026.
Best, Emerson *(she/her)* AoIR Communications and Membership Coordinator ac@aoir.org
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