Congratulations to these UNP authors who were recently recognized for their work!

The Pulitzer Prize in History

Continental Reckoning (Nebraska, 2023) by Elliott West is a finalist. Read the judges’ comments here.

The Society of Midland Authors Book Award

Without Warning (Bison Books, 2023) by Jim Minick is an honoree in the history category.

Frederick Jackson Turner Award

The Frederick Jackson Turner Award is given annually by the Organization of American Historians to the author of a first scholarly book dealing with any aspect of American history. The Grapes of Conquest (Nebraska, 2023) by Julia Ornelas-Higdon received an honorable mention.

Colorado Book Awards

Galloping Gourmet (Bison Books, 2023) by Steve Friesen is a finalist in the history category. The winner will be announced on June 21, 2024.

2024 PEN America Literary Awards

Boundless Deep, and Other Stories (Nebraska, 2023) by Gen Del Raye is on the longlist for the Robert W. Bingham Prize for debut short story collections. This award recognizes books that are “dynamic, diverse, and thought-provoking examples of literary excellence.”

VCU Cabell First Novelist Award

Godfall (Nebraska, 2023) by Van Jensen is on the longlist for the VCU Cabell award.

2024 Oklahoma Book Awards

Urban Homelands (Nebraska, 2023) by Lindsey Claire Smith is a finalist in the non-fiction category.

Eric Hoffer Book Awards

Richard Nixon (Potomac Books, 2023) by Paul Carter is the 2024 Academic Press Award Winner and winner of the Eric Hoffer First Horizon Award.

The Sound of Undoing (Nebraska, 2023) by Paige Towers is the 2024 Reference Award Winner and winner of the Eric Hoffer First Horizon Award.

Reading the West Book Awards

Twenty Miles of Fence (Bison Books, 2023) by Bob West has been shortlisted in the biography/memoir category.

You can support Twenty Miles of Fence with a vote here! Voting ends on May 31st.

Midwest Book Awards

The Midwest Book Awards are distributed by the Midwest Independent Publishers Association. Awards recognize creativity in content and execution, overall book quality, and the book’s unique contribution to its subject area. Winners will be announced June 22, 2024.

Godfall (Nebraska, 2023) by Van Jensen is a finalist in the fantasy/sci-fi/horror/paranormal fiction category.

Ted Kooser (Nebraska, 2023) by Carla Ketner is a finalist in the children’s and young adult nonfiction category

The Gathering of Bastards (Nebraska, 2022) by Romeo Oriogun is a finalist in the poetry and graphic novels category.

2024 American Legacy Book Awards

Justice in Plain Sight (Nebraska, 2019) by Dan Bernstein is the winner in the Law category.

The Alfred B. Thomas Book Award

The Sonoran Dynasty in Mexico (Nebraska, 2023) by Jürgen Buchenau received an honorable mention for Best Book.