A Society for Early Modern Studies
The Sixteenth Century Society community is a vital and integral part of the academic study of the early modern era (ca. 1450- 1750).
Upcoming Conference
2023
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Prizes
Sixteenth Century Society awards several types of prizes. Nominations for these prizes may be made by anyone, and self nominations are also welcomed. All prizes are announced and celebrated during our Prizes Ceremony & Plenary Lecture at the annual conference.
These prizes include an award for significant contributions to early modern studies over the course of a career, an award for mentoring, and an award to assist in the publication of a first book.
These prizes recognize the best articles on early modern studies published in the preceding calendar year in the fields of France, literature, and religion.
These prizes include an award for the best paper delivered at the Society’s annual meeting by a scholar who is still in graduate school or who has earned the PhD in the last five years and travel awards for graduate students to present their work at the annual meeting.
These prizes recognize the best books on early modern studies published in the preceding calendar year in the fields of art history, German Reformation history, history, literature, reference, religion and theology, and women’s and gender studies.
Sixteenth Century Journal
The Journal of Early Modern Studies
In publication since 1969, Sixteenth Century Journal (SCJ) publishes twenty to twenty-five articles and hundreds of book reviews a year. As its subtitle, The Journal of Early Modern Studies, indicates, SCJ is an interdisciplinary journal, providing readers with thought-provoking research and inquiry related to the sixteenth century broadly defined (1450-1750) in all fields. Our articles cover subjects from around the world and appeal to a wide range of readers.
SCJ appears four times a year in digital and print format, plus occasional special issues. The digital version is available at The University of Chicago Press as well through JSTOR and Historical Abstracts Full Text.
Society News
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New SCJ Issue (Vol. 55, no. 1-2)
The new issue of The Sixteenth Century Journal is now available via Chicago Journals. It is the third of four double issues before the journal returns to quarterly publishing in 2026.
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Thomas Müntzer Society Sponsorship Award
To commemorate the 500th anniversary of the death of the radical reformer Thomas Müntzer (c. 1489–27 May 1525), the Thomas Müntzer Society is awarding a sponsorship prize for undergraduates/Master’s students of 500 Euro.
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2023 Prize Recipients
Announcing the prize recipients for the Presidents and Editors Award, Anne Lake Prescott, Roland Bainton, Gerald Strauss, Nancy Lyman Roelker, Harold J. Grimm, Raymond B. Waddington, and Carl S. Meyer Prizes
Affiliated Societies
Affiliated Societies, whose goals are consistent with our mission, play an important role in the Society. Typically, Affiliated Societies sponsor sessions at the Society’s Annual Meeting and use the conference as a site for meetings and gatherings of their members. For a list of organizations recognized as Affiliates of the Sixteenth Century Society, click below.