The J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize is an annual award in the amount of $10,000 given to a book that exemplifies, "literary grace, a commitment to serious research and social concern.”
The prize is given by the
Nieman Foundation
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and by the
Columbia University School of Journalism.
Established in 1998, the Lukas Prize Project consists of three awards:
* The J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize ($10,000)
*
The Mark Lynton History Prize ($10,000)
* The
J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Award ($25,000 plus $5,000 for an annual finalist)
The project is named for
Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize () is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine, online journalism, literature, and musical composition within the United States. It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of Joseph Pulitzer, who had made h ...
-winning American journalist and author,
J. Anthony Lukas
Jay Anthony Lukas (April 25, 1933 – June 5, 1997) was an American journalist and author, probably best known for his 1985 book '' Common Ground: A Turbulent Decade in the Lives of Three American Families''. ''Common Ground'' is a classic study ...
; it has been underwritten since its inception by the family of Mark Lynton, a
German Jew
The history of the Jews in Germany goes back at least to the year 321, and continued through the Early Middle Ages (5th to 10th centuries CE) and High Middle Ages (''circa'' 1000–1299 CE) when Jewish immigrants founded the Ashkenazi Jewish ...
who had careers with the British military,
Citroen and
Hunter Douglas
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The head office is in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and a management office in Lucerne, Swit ...
.
Winners and Shortlisted Authors
In the list below, winners are listed first in the gold row, followed by the other nominees. Any finalists are marked with an asterisk.
Note that shortlists were announced only starting in 2016; previously they would just announce winners and any finalists.
See also
*
Mark Lynton History Prize
*
J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Award
References
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External links
Past winners and jurors at Columbia School of Journalism
American non-fiction literary awards
Awards established in 1999
Awards and prizes of Columbia University
1999 establishments in New York (state)
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism