Bookseller/Diagram Prize for Oddest Title of the Year Especially considering the prize champions 'odd titles' and "not" 'odd books' (see the Man Booker for the latter)". The winner was originally voted for by a panel of judges, but since 2000 the winner has been voted for by members of the public via the Internet. Bent resisted this move and threatened to resign, but he later reconsidered and now creates the short list of finalists. Also, the title of the book must be in English, although the language in the book can be any language. In September 2008, a book about the Diagram Prize was published by Aurum Press
T. S. Ashton Prize T. S. Ashton Prize The T. S. Ashton Prize, established with funds donated by the late Professor T. S. Ashton (1889-1968), is awarded biennially by the Economic History Society to the author of the best article accepted for publication in the "Economic History Review" in the previous two calendar years, who satisfies at least one of the following conditions at time of submission: The prize is currently £750. The December 1968 issue of the Review carried a brief obituary of Professor T. S. Ashton (1889-1968) by A. H. John and a flier announcing the intention to establish the Prize, initially