Prizes

Francis Parkman Prize medal

The SAH sponsors three prize competitions: the annual Francis Parkman Prize for the best nonfiction book in American history; the biennial James Fenimore Cooper Prize for the best historical novel on an American theme; and the Allan Nevins Prize for the best-written doctoral dissertation on an American subject. The Bruce Catton Prize for Lifetime Achievement in the Writing of History and the Francis Parkman Prize for Special Achievement are honorary awards in the field of American history.