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Recent Award Winners

October 14, 2025October 9, 2025 univnebpress

Congratulations to these UNP authors who were recently recognized for their work! National Book Awards Established in 1950, the National Book Awards are American literary prizes administered by the National Book Foundation honoring the best Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, … Continue reading Recent Award Winners

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The 2025 Nebraska Book Award Winners

September 19, 2025September 15, 2025 univnebpress

Congratulations to the following UNP authors who were Nebraska Book Award Winners! Winners will be honored at the Nebraska Celebration of Books (N.COB) literary festival on November 15 at the UNL City Campus Union. The awards ceremony will feature readings by some … Continue reading The 2025 Nebraska Book Award Winners

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Recent Award Winners

July 18, 2025July 14, 2025 univnebpress

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 … Continue reading Recent Award Winners

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Recent Award Winners

May 23, 2025May 21, 2025 univnebpress

Congratulations to these UNP authors who were recently recognized for their work! Colorado Book Awards Rainbow Cattle Co. (Nebraska, 2024) by Nicholas Villanueva is a History Finalist. Mary’s Place (Bison Books, 2024) by Charlotte Hinger is a finalist in the … Continue reading Recent Award Winners

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Recent Award Winners

April 17, 2025April 11, 2025 univnebpress

Congratulations to these UNP authors who were recently recognized for their work! Georgia Historical Records Advisory Council Awards The Georgia Historical Records Advisory Council (GHRAC) created the Outstanding Archives Award Program in 2003 to recognize superb efforts in archives and … Continue reading Recent Award Winners

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Recent Award Winners

March 21, 2025March 7, 2025 univnebpress

Congratulations to these UNP authors who were recently recognized for their work! 74th National Jewish Book Awards The National Jewish Book Awards were established in 1950 by the Jewish Book Council as a way to honor exceptional works of Jewish … Continue reading Recent Award Winners

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The 2024 Western History Association Award Winners

October 24, 2024November 19, 2024 univnebpress

Congratulations to the following UNP authors who were WHA Award Winners! Each year the WHA presents over 30 awards, fellowships, and scholarships to scholars, public historians, graduate students, and members of the historical profession. Winners will be honored at an award … Continue reading The 2024 Western History Association Award Winners

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Elliott West is a Pulitzer Prize Finalist

May 14, 2024May 9, 2024 univnebpress

Congratulations to UNP author Elliott West for being a 2024 Pulitzer Prize Finalist! The Pulitzer Prize in History is awarded to a distinguished and appropriately documented book on the history of the United States. The prize-winner was Jacqueline Jones for … Continue reading Elliott West is a Pulitzer Prize Finalist

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Continental Reckoning Wins Bancroft Prize

March 11, 2024March 7, 2024 univnebpress

Congratulations to UNP author Elliott West for being awarded the 2024 Bancroft Prize! West was one of two winners for his book Continental Reckoning: The American West in the Age of Expansion. It was described by the jury as “a … Continue reading Continental Reckoning Wins Bancroft Prize

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Recent Award Winners

January 30, 2023January 30, 2023 univnebpress

Congratulations to two UNP authors who were recently recognized for their work! Animal Bodies (Nebraska, 2022) by Suzanne Roberts has been placed on the longlist for the 2023 PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay! This award is granted … Continue reading Recent Award Winners

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