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

2026 Griffin Poetry Prize

The Griffin Poetry Prize is among the world’s most significant prizes in literature, awarded annually for a first-edition poetry collection written in, or translated into, English by a living poet and/or translator from any country.

The shortlist will be announced April 22.

Death Does Not End at the Sea (Nebraska, 2025) by Gbenga Adesina is on the Longlist.

Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards 

The Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards recognize books that have made important contributions to our understanding of racism and our appreciation of the rich diversity of human cultures.

Death Does Not End at the Sea (Nebraska, 2025) by Gbenga Adesina is the winner of the Poetry category.

Reader Views

Out of Gaza (Potomac Books, 2025) by Katharina Galor is the Grand Prize Gold Award Winner in Nonfiction, the Gold Award Winner in Memoir/Biography/Autobiography, and the Gold Award Winner in Societal Issues.

The Great Christmas Boycott of 1906 (Potomac Books, 2025) by Scott D. Seligman is the Gold Award Winner in History and the Silver Award Winner in Nonfiction.

Religion Communication Council

Out of Gaza (Potomac Books, 2025) received an Award of Excellence.

The John Pollard Foundation International Poetry Prize

The prize is awarded annually for an outstanding debut collection of poetry in the English language. The winner will be announced in April of 2026.

Leaked Footages (Nebraska, 2024) is on the shortlist.

Spur Awards

Rooted at the Edge (Bison Books, 2025) is a finalist in the Best Western Contemporary Nonfiction category.

Reading the West Awards

Where Blackbirds Fly (Bison Books, 2025) by Shann Ray is on the Longlist for the Award in Fiction.

Rooted at the Edge (Bison Books, 2025) by Donna L. Erickson is on the Longlist for the Award in Nonfiction.

Guns, Furs, and Gold (Bison Books, 2025) by Larry E. Morris is on the Longlist for the Award in Nonfiction.

The Last Cows (Bison Books, 2025) by Kathryn Wilder is on the Longlist for the Award in Memoir/Biography.