Date:
8 May 2021

The Ernest Scott Prize for History is awarded annually to the book judged to be the most distinguished contribution to the history of Australia or New Zealand or to the history of colonisation published in the previous year.

This prize is proudly supported by the history program in the School of Historical and Philosophical Studies, Faculty of Arts at the University of Melbourne.

This year the judges have selected six shortlisted books from 67 publications submitted for consideration.

The 2021 judges are:

• Emeritus Professor Tom Brooking, University of Otago, New Zealand

• Professor Emerita Heather Goodall, University of Technology Sydney, Australia

2021 shortlist

• Hirini Kaa: Te Hāhi Mihinare - The Māori Anglican Church. Bridget Williams Books

• Ian Smith: Pākehā Settlements in a Māori World. Bridget Williams Books

• Grace Karskens: People of the River. Allen and Unwin

• James Keating: Distant Sisters. Manchester University Press

• Kama Maclean: British India, White Australia. University of New South Wales Press

• Noah Riseman & Shirleene Robinson. Pride in Defence. Melbourne University Press

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