Awards

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About the awards

The Longman-History Today book prize is open to an author’s first or second book, written in English, on any aspect of History, published within the past year. The winning book, which receives an award of £2,000, will display innovative research and interpretation and will have made its subject accessible to the general reader. Publishers may submit up to three entries each.

Established in 1997, the Longman-History Today awards are made jointly by the publishers Longman and History Today magazine to foster a wider understanding of, and enthusiasm for, history. There are two main awards: Book of the Year, awarded for an author's first or second book, and the Historical Picture Researcher of the Year. There is also an undergraduate dissertation prize and the Trustees' Award, which recognises a person or organisation that has made a major contribution to history.