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Call for 2026 IGS Prizes and Awards:

The SI Hayakawa Book Prize for the most outstanding work published in the past five years on topics of direct relevance to the discipline of general semantics. The prize includes a cash award of $1,000. Send copies with a letter of nomination to the Institute of General Semantics, 401 Park Avenue South, Suite 873, New York, NY 10016 by June 30th. Email inquiries to IGS President Lance Strate via <president@generalsemantics.org>.

The Sanford I. Berman Award for Excellence in Teaching General Semantics. The Berman Award is granted to individuals for outstanding use of general semantics formulations in educational settings on any level. Send letters of nomination and supporting materials by June 30th via email to IGS President Lance Strate via <president@generalsemantics.org>.

Christine L. Nystrom Prize. The Nystrom Prize is awarded to a student currently enrolled in a masters or doctoral level graduate program for outstanding scholarship in the form of a paper on the topic of symbols and meaning. The winning entry will be published in the IGS journal, ETC: A Review of General Semantics, and receive a cash prize of $500. Entry requirements: A letter from an advisor attesting to the student's current status, and a paper taking the form of a scholarly article (entries should be previously unpublished). Email entries by June 30th to IGS President Lance Strate via <president@generalsemantics.org>.