Please tell us a bit about yourself. We will use this information to keep track of your application and to understand a bit more about who is applying for the Prize. It will not be seen by the Board.

Upload your summary response to the question here. This must be no more than 3,000 words. The summary should cover the main ideas and arguments your proposed book will make, the evidence and research on which it draws and the key conclusions it will reach.

Upload your outline structure for this short book, including provisional chapter headings. This must be no more than 1,000 words and will show how you see your response expanding into a complete book and how you would develop your arguments, should you be successful. It is an opportunity to prove that there is enough depth to your arguments to provide content for an entire book.

Upload a justification statement, which must be no more than 1,000 words, that sets out how you will complete the book in the time given (approx. seven months). It should include your previous experience in communicating effectively about research and ideas.