The Devon History Society aims to promote the advancement of the study of history within Devon by: Organising meetings, seminars and visits that aim to promote and stimulate interest in Devon's history amongst the membership, including its corporate members and affiliated societies; Regularly publishing a scholarly journal and other publications to be made available to the Society's membership; Encouraging and co-ordinating historical research amongst the membership. As part of the Society’s contribution to the encouragement of local history it awards an annual Book of the Year Prize and when thought to be of sufficiently high standard a Dissertation Prizeis awarded for a final year undergraduate dissertation on a topic related to any aspect of Devon's history by a student of a Devon university. See here for details of the 2008 winners. Membership is by subscription, the rates per annum (until May 2012) being £10 for individual members, £15 for family membership, £10 for affiliated societies, and £15 for corporate membership. Life membership is available for £100. Affiliated local history societies and other relevant organisations are welcome to use this website to publicise their events. See our Contact page for contact details, including a downloadable application form.