Nominations open for Great Plains Distinguished Book Prize
Released on 09/12/2006, at 12:00 AM
Office of University Communications
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Center for Great Plains Studies is accepting nominations for its annual Great Plains Distinguished Book Prize. The Great Plains Distinguished Book Prize is presented each spring to the most significant nonfiction book on a Great Plains topic.
Only first edition full-length nonfiction books will be considered for the award. Nominations may be made by publishers or authors, but no more than five titles by any one publisher may be submitted. Books published in 2006 must be submitted no later than Jan. 16, 2007. A panel of judges chosen by the center will select a winner by May.
"We were encouraged by the response of publishers last year to this new interdisciplinary award and anticipate a greater number of entries this year," said James Stubbendieck, director of the center.
The author of the winning book will receive a cash prize of $1,000 and will be invited to travel to UNL to present a lecture on the topic of the book. The winner of the first award was Louis S. Warren for his book, "Buffalo Bill's America: William Cody and The Wild West Show" (Alfred A. Knopf, 2005). Warren will be in Lincoln on Sept. 27 to present a talk about his work.
The Center for Great Plains Studies is an interdisciplinary, intercollegiate, regional research and teaching program chartered in 1976 by the University of Nebraska Board of Regents. Its mission is to promote a greater understanding of the people, culture, history, and environment of the Great Plains through a variety of research, teaching, and outreach programs.
Publishers or authors should submit five copies of each nominated book with a cover letter stating that the book is to be considered for the 2006 Great Plains Distinguished Book Prize. For more information, contact the Center for Great Plains Studies at (402) 472-3082 or visit its Web site (www.unl.edu/plains).
Contacts: James Stubbendieck, Director, Center for Great Plains Studies, (402) 472-3082; or Linda Ratcliffe, Publications Specialist, Center for Great Plains Studies, (402) 472-3965.