We are pleased to call for nominations for the Nancy Baym Annual Book Award. This award recognizes the best scholarship of the Association of Internet Researchers, and highlights the breadth of work relating to the social and cultural dimensions of networked media. To be eligible for the award: - The book must be authored or co-authored as a monograph and must explore a single topic (edited collections are not eligible). - All of the book’s authors must be current members of AoIR at the time of submission (May 15, 2021). Memberships may be purchased here <https://members.aoir.org/>. - The book must have been published between January 1 and December 31, 2020. The books will be reviewed by a committee of Nicholas John-The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Nancy Baym-Microsoft Research, Robert W. Gehl-Louisiana Tech University, Heidi McKee-Miami University, Panayiota Tsatsou-University of Leicester, and Robert Tynes-Bard College. Each book should be accompanied by an emailed letter of nomination. Self-nominations from AoIR members are welcome. The letter of nomination, *which must be written by a current member of AoIR*, should outline: - How the book contributes to AoIR’s intellectual community. - The book’s unique contributions and overall strengths. - If not a self-nomination, the letter should also include a statement that the nominated author has been contacted prior to its submission and accepts the nomination. Books submitted without a meaningful nomination letter outlining both the strengths of the book and the book’s contribution to the AoIR community to AoIR will not be eligible. We are happy to accept books in either digital or hard copy. If digital, please send pdf to bookaward@aoir.org or contact for individual email addresses. Hard copies (1 each) should be mailed to: Nicholas John Department of Communication, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mt. Scopus Jerusalem 91905 Israel Nancy Baym Microsoft, 12th floor 1 Memorial Drive Cambridge, MA 02142 USA Niki Cheong School of Media and Performing Arts, Coventry University Ellen Terry Building Jordan Well CV1 5RW Coventry UK Robert W. Gehl Robinson 212 Louisiana Tech University Ruston, Louisiana 71272-0001 10258 USA Heidi McKee Miami University Bachelor 364 Oxford, Ohio 45056 USA Panayiota Tsatsou School of Media, Communication and Sociology University of Leicester Bankfield House 132 New Walk Leicester LE1 7JA UK Robert Tynes Site Director, Eastern Bard Prison Initiative Bard College PO Box 5000 Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504-5000 USA Nomination letters and book copies should arrive no later than May 15th. The winner of the award will be announced in the summer of 2021. In addition to winning a cash prize, the individual will also be invited to participate at the AoIR conference in Berlin in October. Please contact Nicholas John (bookaward @ aoir.org) or President Lynn Schofield Clark (prez at aoir.org) if you have any questions about this process. Lynn Schofield Clark President, AoIR