Past Prize Winners


The Charles Grant Prize

2009 - Alatstair McBeath (Mesopotamian Warfare Notes)
2008 - (jointly) Alastair McBeath (Mesopotamian Warfare Notes) and David Karunanithy (Macedonian Off Cuts)
2007 - Mike Tittensor (Wargaming Hoplite Battles)
2006 - David Karunanithy (Macedonian Standards)
2005 - Alan Colquhoun (The battle of the Hydaspes)
2004 - Alan Patrick (Carthaginians in Africa)
2003 - Luke Ueda-Sarson (The Maccabean Army)
2002 - Stewart Hey (Non-Developments in the Roman Legion - A Heresy)
2001 - Karl Heinz Ranitzsch (Chinese Chariot Warfare)
2000 - Richard Andrews (With the Bow, Let us Win Cows: Wargaming with Vedic Indians)
1999 - Martin Matthews (Cannae Refought - 3 Times!)
1998 - David Edwards (The Other End)
1997 - Adrian Nayler (The Coming Forth of the Archers)
1996 - Adrian Goldsworthy (Roman Strategic Thought and Practice - 100BC - 200AD)
1995 - Kenneth R Hayes Jr & Dave Letts
1994 - Ian Russell Lowell (Taking the Bisque)
1993 - Philip Sabin (Phalanx)
1992 - Adrian Nalor
1991 - Richard Lockwood (several contributions)
1990 - Karl Heinz Ranitzsch (Teutonic Strategy)
1989 - Andy Grainger
1988 - Andrew Parrock (Conquer or Die)
1987 - Karl Heinz Ranitzsch (Junkelmann's Legionaries)
1986 - David Edwards (A Perspective on Spartacus)
1985 - Bramwell Adams (Naval Battles of the Peloponnesian War)
1984 - Dean Lush (Greek Tactical Developments in the early 4th Century BC)
1983 - Ian Russell Lowell (Oh! Chariots!)
1982 - Marco Severino (The Ancient Ligurians)
1981 - Dave Halligan (The Greeks at War)
1980 - Tim Sutton (The Armies of Tiglaith-Pileser III of Assyria)

The Phil Barker Prize

2009 - Patrick Waterson (Amazed Was I Ere I Saw Zama)

The Ian Greenwood Prize

2009 - Stewart Hey (Ambush at Callinicum, 531AD)
2008 - Duncan Head (Army of the Zanj Revolt)
2007 - Duncan Head (a series of articles on pre-Samurai Japanese)
2006 - Ilkka Syvanne (Wars of Constantine the Great)
2005 - Jim Sye (Procopius)
2004 - Karl Heinz Ranitzsch (7th Century Korea series)
2003 - Duncan Head (Nanchao Reconsidered)
2002 - Alan Colquhoun (various articles on Scots and Vikings)
2001 - David Karunanithy (Of Ox-hide Helmets and Three-Ply Armour)
2000 - Paul Burton (The Once and Future Wargame: Fighting with Arthur)
1999 - John Hogan (Death of an Emperor: Julian's Campaign in Persia AD363)
1998 - Karl Heinz Ranitzsch (The Thalassocracy of Srivijaya)
1997 - Paul Browne (The Battle for Thrace)
1996 - Phil Halewood (Korymbos - The Crowning Glory of Iran)
1995 - Philip Sabin
1994 - Jim Sye
1993 - Andrew Garbett (The Development of a Sassanid Persian Army)
1992 - Paul Morris
1991 - Chris Kinnear (New World Warfare)
1990 - Neil Hammond (The Huns)

The Alan Nickels Prize

2009 - Mick Hession (Cogadh Gaedhil, Medieval Irish Warfare 600-1500AD)
2008 - John Walsh (the Bahmani Sultanate)
2007 - Chris Webber (Developments in Crusading Warfare)
2006 - Adrian Clarke (Rajputs)
2005 - John Walsh (Medieval Indonesia)
2004 - Gareth Griffiths (Medieval Persian Armies)
2003 - Charles Ablett (Fighting with Almughavars)
2002 - Richard Young (The Kingdom of Benin)
2001 - Alan Todd (The Songhai Empire)
2000 - Andrew Bird (Land of a Thousand Elephants: The Founding of the Kingdom of Lan Xing)
1999 - Carl de Roo (Communal Armies in the County of Flanders)
1998 - Jorge de Freitas (Fresh Paint to your Medieval Portugese Army)
1997 - Paul Burton (The Catalan Adventure)
1996 - Paul Walsh (Warfare in Feudal Scotland 1100 - 1300)
1995 - Peter Hall
1994 - Phil Steele
1993 - Michael Anastasiadis (The Scientific Approach to Warface)
1992 - Jill Szusikiewicz
1991 - Andy Gittens (Winter of Discontent)
1990 - David Blanchard (The Fatamid Army)
1989 - Paul Walsh (The Appearance of the Medieval Welsh)
1988 - Terry Griner (King Amalric's Invasion of Egypt)
1987 - Simon MacDowall (Deus le Volt!)
1986 - David Sweet (Medieval Colonial Wars - The Canary Islands)
1985 - Howard Whitehouse (The Long Serpent: Warfare at Sea in the Old Northern World)
1984 - Matthew Bennett (The French Battle Plan for Agincourt)
1983 - Bill Hamblin (The battle of Al Babayn 18th March 1167)
1982 - Ian Sumner (various articles on heraldry)
1981 - John Feilla (Bouvines)
1980 - George Andersen (Articles on Robert the Bruce)

The Editor's Prize

2009 - Doug Melville, (Putting it All Together: the Sasanians Re-Examined)
2008 - Jim Webster (Multiple Slingshot Articles)
2007 - Alistair McBeath (number of contributions on a diverse range of subjects)
2006 - John Walsh (Multiple Slingshot Articles)
2005 - Paul Burton (Fair and Open Battle series)
2004 - Robert A Richardson (Andean Warfare articles)
2003 - Karl Heinz Ranitzsch (various contributions)
2002 - Steve Neate (various contributions)
2001 - Gavin Pearson (Army Success and Popularity in DBM 2.1)
2000 - John Curry (A Practical Guide to Storming a Castle)
1999 - Chris Smith (Collection of Naval Articles)
1998 - Paul Walsh (Braveheart: History or Myth)
1997 - Brian Espie (Scattered Thoughts series)
1996 - Jim Sye (various contributions)
1995 - Adrian Garbett
1994 - Gareth Simon (various contributions)
1993 - Paul Walsh (Kubilai Khan's Invasion of Japan)
1992 - Niel Hammond
1991 - Harold Gerry (Greeks - for Example)
1990 - Paul Szusikiewicz (various contributions)
1989 - Phil Steele
1988 - Duncan Head (various contributions)
1987 - Terry Martin (The Church Militant)
1986 - Andrew Grainger (Alternative Roman Wargames)
1985 - Andy Gittins (various contributions)
1984 - Nigel Stillman (Mitanni)
1983 - Michael Axworthy (Je l'ay emprins - The Burgundian armies of 1476)
1982 - Derek Harrison (Later Roman Forts: AD200 - AD400)
1981 - Ian Smith (Ctesias)
1980 - Jim Webster (various contributions)
1979 - Duncan Head (various contributions)
1978 - Robert Maude
1977 - George Gush (A Viking we will go)
1976 - John Norris
1975 - Phil Barker
1974 - C.S. Grant
1973 - Richard Price (Roman articles)
1972 - Alan Buttery
1971 - Harold Gerry (Antistentor)
1970 - Ed Mills (Rioting in Alexandria)

Best Wargames Article

2009 - Adrian Goldsworthy (Thinking About Romans - EIR for WAB)
2008 - Paul Burton (Campaigns for Wargamers series)
2007 - Dr Shahid Mohamed Dadabhoy (article on the frustrations of a Muslim wargamer)
2006 - Mike Tittensor (Do Ancients Stop at Qadesh)
2005 - Graham Evans (De Matrica Bellae)
2004 - Scott Robinson (Successor Battles)
2003 - Steven Neate (Wargaming Hasmonean Judaea)
2002 - David Davidson (May the Sky Not Fall on Your Head)
2001 - Phil Halewood (A Ridge too Far - Two Refights of the Granicus)
2000 - Nick Harbud (De Bellis Hibernicus - Rules for Medieval Irish Warfare)
1999 - Peter Hall (Wargaming Alexander in the East)
1998 - Phil Halewood & Carl Luxford (The Battle of Al Qadisayyah - 637AD)
1997 - John Graham-Leigh (Solo Campaigning)
1996 - Carl Luxford (Wargaming with Arrian against the Alans)

Paul Morris Prize

2009 - James Roach and the Ilkley lads for 'Fleet of Battle' as seen at Fiasco 2009
2003 - Philip Sabin (Strategos)
2002 - Graham Evans (Politics by Other Means)
1998 - Tony Hughes (Little Wars: Anglo-Saxon Skirmish Rules)
1996 - Gareth Simon (Medieval Battle System)
1994 - Phil Sabin

Tony Bath Award

2009 - John Graham-Leigh for his sterling service on the secondary distribution of Slingshot to late subscribing members.
2008 - Will Whyler
2007 - Eric Cruttenden
2004 - Julia Sabin & Alison Fordham
2003 - Angus Roxburgh
2002 - Tony Hughes
2000 - Michael Grant

John Westwood Trophy

2008 - Richard Pulley
2003 - Richard Bodley-Scott
2002 - Steve Neate
2000 - Arty Conliffe (for Armati and Tactica wargames rulesets)
1995 - Bob O'Brien
1993 - J D McNeil (for the Society Doubles Competition)
1991 - Milton Keynes Wargames Club (Triathalon competition)
1985 - Guglielmo Marlia (Promotion of the Society in Continental Europe)
1984 - Duncan Head (Contributions to Slingshot)
1983 - Bill Lamming
1979 - Neville Dickinson (for figure manufacturing)
1977 - Phil Barker
1976 - Malcolm Woolgar

Deryck Guyler Award

2009 - Paul Innes for his support of the BattleDay in Scotland and in galvanising local shows support
2008 - Graham Evans
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