SOA Prizes
Each year, The Society awards a number of prizes at it's annual AGM & Games Day, in a range of different catagories, that mark the best articles in Slingshot that year, recognise contributions to our hobby and express our appreciation for services rendered to the Society. Some of these prizes have been around a lot longer than others, and shown here are the winners for each.
- The Editor's Prize: Initied in 1970 and awarded at the Editor's discretion to his choice of article
- The Charles Grant Prize: Initiated in 1980 and awarded for the best article in the past year for a "B.C." topic.
- The Ian Greenwood Prize: Initiated in 1990 and awarded for the best article in the past year for a "0 -1000 AD" topic.
- The Alan Nickels Prize: Initiated in 1980 and awarded for the best article in the past year for an "after 1000AD" topic
- Best Wargaming Article: Initiated in 1996 and awarded by the Editor to the best wargaming article in the year
- The Best Wargaming Article Prize is sponsored by Gripping Beast
- Paul Morris Prize: Awarded periodically by the Committee, for an innovative wargame or set of rules
- The Tony Bath Award: Awarded periodically by the Committee for Services to the Society of Ancients
- The John Westwood Trophy:Awarded periodically by the Committee for Serices to Wargaming
The Charles Grant Prize - Past Winners:
- 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 Ian Greenwood Prize - Past Winners
- 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 - Past Winners
- 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)
Editors Prize - Past Winners
- 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 Wargaming Article - Past Winners
- 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 - Past Winners
- 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 - Past Receipients
- 2007 - Eric Cruttenden
- 2004 - Julia Sabin & Alison Fordham
- 2003 - Angus Roxburgh
- 2002 - Tony Hughes
- 2000 - Michael Grant
John Westwood Trophy - Past Receipients
- 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
