- Michael Shaara Award for Excellence in Civil War Fiction
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The Michael Shaara Award for Excellence in Civil War Fiction is an annual literary award awarded to the writer of a work of fiction related to the American Civil War. The award was started by Jeffrey Shaara and named for his father, the writer of historical fiction Michael Shaara.[1]
The $5000 was first awarded in 1997, at the United States Civil War Center. In 2004, it moved to the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College.[2]
Award winners
- 1997: Madison Jones, Nashville 1864[1]
- 1998: Donald McCaig, Jacob's Ladder: A Story of Virginia During the Civil War[1]
- 1999: Robert J. Mrazek, Stonewall's Gold[1]
- 2000: Richard Slotkin, Abe: A Novel of the Young Lincoln[1]
- 2001: Marly Youmans, The Wolf Pit[1]
- 2002: Marie Jakober, Only Call Us Faithful[1]
- 2003: no award given[1]
- 2004: Philip Lee Williams, A Distant Flame[1]
- 2005: no award given[3]
- 2006: E.L. Doctorow, The March[3]
- 2007: Howard Bahr, The Judas Field[4]
- 2008: Donald McCaig, Canaan[4]
- 2009: Nick Taylor, Disagreement[4]
- 2010: Cornelia Nixon, Jarrettsville[4]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "The Michael Shaara Award for Excellence in Civil War Fiction". Louisiana State University. http://www.cwc.lsu.edu/shaara.html. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
- ^ "About the Michael Shaara Prize". Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College. http://www.gettysburg.edu/civilwar/prizes_andscholarships/michael_shaaraprize/about_themichaelshaaraprize.dot. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
- ^ a b "Previous Winners". Louisiana State University. http://www.gettysburg.edu/civilwar/prizes_andscholarships/michael_shaaraprize/previous_winners.dot. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Michael Shaara Prize". Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College. http://www.gettysburg.edu/civilwar/prizes_andscholarships/michael_shaaraprize/. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
Categories:- American literary awards
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