Books Unbound: Non-Fiction Literary Prizes. Are they Useful?
It has been an exciting year for Yale University Press titles, with a large selection winning prestigious literary…
Prizes and Competitions
Michael Hunter wins Samuel Pepys prize for ‘Boyle: Between God and Science’
Historian Michael Hunter has won the 2011 Samuel Pepys Award for his fascinating biography of 17th-century scientist and…
Competition: 5 copies of our new Illustrated Edition of ‘A Little History of the World’ to give away on Twitter!
To celebrate the publication of E. H. Gombrich’s A Little History of the World: Illustrated Edition we will be giving away…
Jeffrey Herf’s ‘Nazi Propaganda for the Arab World’ has won the Sybil Halpern Milton Prize
Nazi Propaganda for the Arab World by Jeffrey Herf has won the 2011 Sybil Halpern Milton prize, awarded by…
Nigel Smith’s ‘Andrew Marvell: The Chameleon’ makes the shortlist for Best First Biography Prize
Andrew Marvell: The Chameleon, Nigel Smith’s definitive account of the British poet’s elusive life, has made the shortlist for the…
Pevsner Guide to Cumbria is awarded the Michael Berry Prize for Guides, Walks and Places
The Pevsner Guide to Cumbria by Matthew Hyde has been awarded the The Michael Berry Prize for Guides, Walks and Places in…
‘Spider Silk’ longlisted for the Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books
Spider Silk: Evolution and 400 Million Years of Spinning, Waiting, Snagging, and Mating by Leslie Brunetta and Catherine L. Craig has…
Three Yale titles make the shortlist for the William M.B. Berger Prize for British Art History
Three Yale University Press books have been shortlisted for the William M.B. Berger Prize for British Art History,…
Nicholas Thomas wins the Wolfson History Prize for ‘Islanders’
Yale author Nicholas Thomas has been awarded the prestigious Wolfson History Prize for his book Islanders: The Pacific…
David Bentley Hart wins the Michael Ramsey prize for ‘Atheist Delusions’
David Bentley Hart’s provocative book Atheist Delusions: The Christian Revolution and Its Fashionable Enemies has won the Michael…
Australian playwright Shannon Murdoch wins the Yale Drama Series Competition 2011
The winner of the Yale Drama Series Award for Emerging Playwrights is Shannon Murdoch’s New Light Shine. Shannon Murdoch’s…
‘Hocus Bogus’ is nominated for Best Translated Book Award
The novel Hocus Bogus by Romain Gary (writing as Émile Ajar) has been nominated for the Best Translated…
Author Article by Peter Forbes: Banksy, Picasso and ‘Dazzled and Deceived’
In his award-winning book Dazzled and Deceived: Mimicry and Camouflage PETER FORBES tells the unique and fascinating story of…
Peter Forbes wins Warwick Prize for ‘Dazzled and Deceived’
Yale author Peter Forbes has been awarded the prestigious Warwick Prize for Writing for his book Dazzled and…
Competition: Yale Drama Series Prize for Emerging Playwrights 2012
Yale University Press will soon be receiving entries for the Yale Drama Series Prize for Emerging Playwrights 2012….