Francis Parkman Prize

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The Francis Parkman Prize is awarded annually for the best nonfiction book on an American theme published the previous year. The award is named for Francis Parkman, whose monumental work was France and England in North America (7 vols., Boston: Little, Brown, 1865–92).

The 52nd Annual Francis Parkman Prize Competition, 2009

Purpose: To stimulate the writing of history as literature.

Prize: A certificate, an engraved bronze medal, 2,500 dollars, and automatic selection by the History Book Club. A certificate will be presented to the publisher. The prize will be awarded at the society's annual meeting in May 2009.

Eligibility: The nonfiction book, including biography, can be on any aspect of the history of what is now the United States. The author need not be a citizen or resident of the United States and the book need not be published in the U.S. The book's copyright must be in the previous year, 2008.

Submission: There is no fee for participation. Publishers may submit as many titles as they wish. A copy of each book must be sent to each of the four jurors by January 31, 2009:

Professor Fred Anderson
Department of History 234 UCB
University of Colorado at Boulder
Boulder, CO 80304-0234

Dr. Kathleen Dalton
41 Salem St.
Andover, MA 01810

Professor Stanley N. Katz
Woodrow Wilson School
428 Robertson
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ 08544

Professor Mark C. Carnes
Department of History
Barnard College
Columbia University
3009 Broadway
New York, NY 10027-6598

Inquiries to the Society: amhistsociety@columbia.edu or 212-222-4902.