Society Awards

The Society makes two Awards each year, provided the entries reach the standard required :

• The Tony Gallaher Memorial Award is awarded annually to the contributor of the Best Article or series of articles published in the Society magazine in the previous year, in the judgement of the current magazine Editor. The winner receives a returnable engraved Shield together with a keepsake Shield.
• The KC Literary Award is awarded annually to the contributor of the Best Publication reviewed in the Society magazine in the previous year, in the judgement of the Committee. The winner receives a returnable Cup together with a keepsake Shield.

These Awards are announced at the Society Annual General Meeting, which usually takes place in April each year, and the results are published in the June magazine.

The Awards for 2024 are :

• The Tony Gallaher Memorial Award for the Best Article published in the Society magazine in the previous year was awarded to :
  Jerry Bell and Barry Sturman for their article ‘Sulphur Matches’ (published Oct 2023)
• The KC Literary Award for the Best Publication reviewed in the Society magazine in the previous year was awarded to :
  Tom Gibbard for his book ‘British Bookmatches’ 

Previous winners of the Society Awards are shown below.