The Pritzker Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing | |
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Awarded for | Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing |
Sponsored by | http://www.tawanifoundation.org/LTA/ |
Date | Annual |
Country | United States |
Presented by | Pritzker Military Museum & Library |
Reward(s) | $100,000 |
First awarded | 2007 |
Website | http://www.pritzkermilitary.org/explore/pritzker-literature-award/ |
The Pritzker Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing (formerly Pritzker Military Library Literature Award 2007-2013) is a literary award given annually by the Pritzker Military Museum & Library. First awarded in 2007, it is a lifetime achievement award for military writing, sponsored by the Tawani Foundation of Chicago. The prize is valued at $100,000, making it one of the richest literary prizes in the world.
Honorees
- 2007 (2007): James M. McPherson
- 2008 (2008): Allan R. Millett
- 2009 (2009): Gerhard Weinberg
- 2010 (2010): Rick Atkinson
- 2011 (2011): Carlo D'Este
- 2012 (2012): Sir Max Hastings
- 2013 (2013): Tim O'Brien
- 2014 (2014): Antony Beevor
- 2015 (2015): David Hackett Fischer
- 2016 (2016): Hew Strachan
- 2017 (2017): Peter Paret
- 2018 (2018): Dennis Showalter
- 2019 (2019): John H. Morrow Jr.
- 2020 (2020): David M. Glantz
- 2021 (2021): Margaret MacMillan
- 2023 (2023): Craig L. Symonds
References
- ^ Pritzker Military Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing Archived 2011-07-04 at the Wayback Machine, official website.
- ^ "Britain's Max Hastings wins $100K military writing prize". CBC News. June 19, 2012.
- "Award to be Presented at October 6, 2007 Gala in Chicago". Pritzker Military Library. July 16, 2007. Archived from the original on April 2, 2012. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
- ^ Candace Jordan (November 29, 2013). "Military Museum salutes Pritzker winner". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
- "$100,000 Award to be Presented at October 4, 2008 Gala in Chicago". Pritzker Military Library. June 23, 2008. Archived from the original on October 22, 2013. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
- 2009 award Archived 2013-07-02 at the Wayback Machine, official website.
- 2010 award Archived 2011-10-07 at the Wayback Machine, official website.
- Aaron Leitko (June 22, 2010). "Rick Atkinson has won the 2010 Pritzker Military Library Literature Award". Washington Post. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
- Elizabeth Taylor (November 23, 2010). "Atkinson wins Pritzker Military Library Award". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
- "Award to be Presented at October 22, 2011 Gala in Chicago". Pritzker Military Library. June 21, 2011. Archived from the original on October 22, 2013. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
- Courtney Crowder (June 21, 2011). "Historian wins $100,000 Pritzker literary prize". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
- "Max Hastings Receives 2012 Pritzker Military Award". Publishers Weekly. Jun 19, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
- "Award announcement 2013". Pritzker Military Library Literature Award. 25 June 2013. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
- "Award announcement 2014". Pritzker Military Library Literature Award. November 8, 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
- "Antony Beevor wins 2014 Pritzker Military Museum Library Literary Award". Penguin Books. June 26, 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
- "David Hackett Fischer". pritzkermilitary.org.
- "Hew Strachan". pritzkermilitary.org. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
- Natasha Onwuemezi (June 21, 2016). "Strachan wins $100k Pritzker Award". The Bookseller. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
- "Peter Paret". pritzkermilitary.org. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
- "93-year-old author wins $100,000 Pritzker military writing award". Chicago Tribune. June 21, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
- "Dennis Showalter". pritzkermilitary.org. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- Debbie Kelley (June 26, 2018). "Longtime Colorado Springs professor and military historian wins prestigious lifetime achievement award". Colorado Springs Gazette. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- "Pritzker Military Museum & Library Announces 2019 Literature Award Recipient". Cision PR Newswire. June 9, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
- "Military Historian John H. Morrow Wins $100,000 Award". The New York Times. The Associated Press. July 9, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
- "Pritzker Military Museum & Library Announces 2020 Literature Award Recipient". globenewswire.com (Press release). July 22, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
- "Glantz Wins 2020 Pritzker Literature Award". Publishers Weekly. July 22, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
- Kiser, Chloe (22 June 2021). "Pritzker Military Museum & Library bestows its Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing to Author Margaret MacMillan". Daily Herald. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- "Former Naval Academy professor Craig L. Symonds wins prestigious Pritzker museum lifetime achievement award". Capital Gazette. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
External links
- The Pritzker Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing, official website.
- 2010 Award Ceremony, video broadcast on C-SPAN (01:30:00), Oct. 21. 2010
- Discussion by two previous Pritzker Military Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement award winners, Rick Atkinson and Sir Max Hastings, on Sunday, February 3, 2013