The Midwestern History Association invites nominations for the Hamlin Garland Prize in Popular History. The prize is named after the Midwestern writer Hamlin Garland, a product of Wisconsin, Iowa, and South Dakota who sought to promote writing about his home region and published widely in popular outlets.  His many books include Daughter of the Middle Border, which won the Pultizer Prize in 1922. The Garland Prize honors a work of popular history about the Midwest published in the previous calendar year (2014) that contributes to broader public reflection and appreciation of the region’s past. For purposes of the award, “the Midwest” includes the twelve states of the region as defined by the US Census: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Works of popular history eligible for the prize may include, but are not limited to, articles in popular history magazines and journals, feature stories in magazines and newspapers, and books written for a broad public audience. 

 

Nominations must include the name and contact information of the nominated work’s author and three copies of the work nominated. For consideration, please submit nomination and accompanying materials to Professor Kristin Mapel Bloomberg, Chair, Garland Prize Committee at kbloomberg@hamline.edu or via mail at Manor Hall 33B, PO Box 158, 1536 Hewitt Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota, 55104.