Hamlin Garland Submission Form 2023
Hamlin Garland Prize in Popular History
DEADLINE: SUBMISSIONS POSTMARKED ON OR BEFORE MARCH 31, 2024
The Hamlin Garland Prize in Popular History honors a work of popular history about the Midwest published in the previous calendar year (2023) that contributes to broader public reflection and appreciation of the region’s past. The award is named after the Midwestern writer Hamlin Garland, a product of Wisconsin, Iowa, and South Dakota who sought to promote writing about his home region and published widely in popular outlets. His many books include Daughter of the Middle Border, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1922.
Works of popular history eligible for the prize include books written for a broad public audience.
Submission Procedures
Complete this Submission Form, and mail a copy of the book to the three committee members. Submissions must include the name and contact information of the nominated work’s author and be postmarked no later than March 31, 2024.