Varies
Avg. Amount Awarded
104
Days
October 1 2025
Application Deadline
3
Awarded last year
N/A
Renewable
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What you'll need:
  • Checkmark Other - Copy of the book; Letter of explanation
  • Checkmark Application Form
  • Checkmark Application Form May Be Submitted By Mail
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James A. Rawley Award

Description

The James A. Rawley Prize is given annually by the Organization of American Historians to the author of the best book dealing with the history of race relations in the United States. Each entry must be published during the period January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024. One copy of each entry, clearly labeled "2025 James A. Rawley Prize Entry," must be mailed directly to the committee members: Samantha Seeley, University of Richmond, Chair; Margaret Newell; and Anthony Mora. Bound page proofs may be used for books to be published after October 1, 2024, and before January 1, 2025. If a bound page proof is submitted, a bound copy of the book must be mailed directly to the committee members listed below postmarked no later than January 7, 2025. If a book carries a copyright date that is different from the publication date, but the actual publication date falls during the correct time frame making it eligible, please include a letter of explanation from the publisher with each copy of the book sent to the committee members. Please visit the award's website or contact the Organization of American Historians.

How to Apply

What you'll need:

  • Checkmark Other - Copy of the book; Letter of explanation
  • Checkmark Application Form
  • Checkmark Application Form May Be Submitted By Mail
Contact Margaret Newell
Committee member, James A. Rawley Award
oah@oah.org
Tel: 812-855-7311 Address Ohio State University
230 Annie and John Glenn Ave.
Columbus, OH 43210