AAP Media Prize

The Australasian Association of Philosophy (AAP) offers an annual prize of $500 for the best philosophical piece(s) published by a professional philosopher in the popular media in Australasia during the previous calendar year. First awarded in 1999, the main criterion for the award of the prize is the ability of the piece(s) to engage the interest of the general public in philosophy or some philosophical issue. Consideration is also given to the quality of the philosophical discussion and to the size of the audience reached.

Conditions of Prize

Entries/nominations for piece(s) published in 2011 must be received by the Executive Officer no later than 30th March 2012. Entries/nominations for the Media Prize may come from the author or from others.

Entries may be submitted in either hard or electronic copy:

• In both cases evidence must be provided of the original place of publication and entries must be accompanied by full publication details (date, place, etc).
• If evidence of the original place of publication cannot be provided in electronic copy, then a hard copy of the entries should be provided.
• If entries are supplied in hard copy, then three copies (3) of the entry should be submitted.
• Entries consisting of a lengthy portfolio of items should submit the best one or two and list the remainder.

No person may win the prize more than once. “Professional philosopher” includes postgraduates and also retired academic philosophers. It does not include those whose principal job is in the media; there is a separate prize for such persons.




The AAP Media Prize is sponsored by Taylor and Francis, the publishers of the Australasian Journal of Philosophy.