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

IPPY Awards

The Chief Rabbi’s Funeral (Potomac Books, 2024) by Scott D. Seligman is a Silver Medal Winner in the U.S.-Northeast Best Regional Nonfiction category.

Thank You for Staying with Me (Nebraska, 2025) by Bailey Gaylin Moore is a Gold Medal Winner in the Plains Best Regional Nonfiction category.

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Inside the Mirror (Nebraska, 2024) by Parul Kapur received an Honorable Mention for the 2024 Award in Literary Fiction.

The Chief Rabbi’s Funeral (Potomac Books, 2024) by Scott D. Seligman has received an Honorable Mention for the Award in History.

International Book Awards

Thank You for Staying with Me (Nebraska, 2025) by Bailey Gaylin Moore is the Winner in the Best New Nonfiction category and a finalist in the Nonfiction: Creative category.

Will Rogers Medallion Awards

Twisting in Air (Bison Books, 2024) by Carol Bradley is a Winner in the Biographies and Memoirs category.

Sandoz Studies, Volume 2 (Nebraska, 2024) by Renée M. Laegreid is a Winner in Western Nonfiction.

Black Robes Enter Coyote’s World (Bison Books, 2024) by Sally Thompson is a Winner in the Western Nonfiction category.

Mary’s Place (Bison Books, 2024) by Charlotte Hinger is a Winner in Modern Fiction.

Maine Literary Awards

The Maine Literary Awards is an annual competition sponsored and coordinated by the Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance.

Shift (Nebraska, 2024) by Penny Guisinger is winner of the John N. Cole Award for Maine Nonfiction.

High Plains International Book Awards

Black Robes Enter Coyote’s World (Bison Books, 2024) by Sally Thompson is a finalist for the Nonfiction and the Big Sky awards.

The Boy Who Promised Me Horses (Bison Books, 2024) by David Joseph Charpentier is a finalist for the First Book award.

National Indie Excellence Awards

All Roads Lead to Rome (Potomac Books, 2024) by Bill Thorness is a finalist in the Biography – Historical category.

The Scent of Distant Family (Bison Books, 2024) by sid sibo is a finalist in the Contemporary Novel category.