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UHA Awards 2025

To submit, please follow the instructions below

**Active UHA members may submit for up to 2 awards. If you are submitting on behalf of an author, please ensure they are an active member before submitting to two categories.

  SUBMISSION DEADLINE: MAY 12, 2025 11:59PM EDT.  

NEW AWARD

Lizabeth Cohen Prize for the Best Book on Cities and Political Power

(No geographic restriction) 


The UHA will award a prize of $500 for the best book that engages with questions related to cities, their governance, and other political factors that have shaped their development. The book must have a citation listing 2024 as the year of publication. 

To submit a work for consideration for this award, please follow these steps

  1. Complete this online form
  2. Upon completion, you will receive an email with submission instructions.  
  3. Mail materials to the addresses shared with you via email. Each member of the award committee must receive a copy of the work(s) submitted. 

**Please note: filling out the initial form (step 1, above) does NOT submit materials to the award committee. To submit materials to the award committee, you must follow the steps laid out in the email you receive after submitting the initial form (step 2 and 3, above).


Kenneth Jackson Award for Best Book in North American Urban History (excluding Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean)

The UHA will award a prize of $1000 for the best monograph in North American (excluding Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean) urban history with a citation listing 2024 as the year of publication. 

To submit a work for consideration for this award, please follow these steps

  1. Complete this online form 
  2. Upon completion, you will receive an email with submission instructions.  
  3. Mail materials to the addresses shared with you via email. Each member of the award committee must receive a copy of the work(s) submitted. 

**Please note: filling out the initial form (step 1, above) does NOT submit materials to the award committee. To submit materials to the award committee, you must follow the steps laid out in the email you receive after submitting the initial form (step 2 and 3, above).

UHA Award for Best Book in Urban History (excluding the U.S., Canada, and Europe)


The UHA will award a prize of $1000 for the best monograph in Urban History (excluding the U.S., Canada, and Europe) with a citation listing 2024 as the year of publication. 

To submit a work for consideration for this award, please follow these steps

  1. Complete this online form 
  2. Upon completion, you will receive an email with submission instructions.
  3. Mail materials to the addresses shared with you via email. Each member of the award committee must receive a copy of the work(s) submitted. 

**Please note: filling out the initial form (step 1, above) does NOT submit materials to the award committee. To submit materials to the award committee, you must follow the steps laid out in the email you receive after submitting the initial form (step 2 and 3, above).

Joe William Trotter, Jr. Book Prize for Best First Book in Urban History

The UHA will award a prize of $500 for the best first book in urban history with a citation listing 2024 as the year of publication. 

To submit a work for consideration for this award, please follow these steps

  1. Complete this online form 
  2. Upon completion, you will receive an email with submission instructions.  
  3. Mail materials to the addresses shared with you via email. Each member of the award committee must receive a copy of the work(s) submitted. 

**Please note: filling out the initial form (step 1, above) does NOT submit materials to the award committee. To submit materials to the award committee, you must follow the steps laid out in the email you receive after submitting the initial form (step 2 and 3, above).


Lynn Hollen Lees Book Prize for Best Book in European Urban History

The UHA will award a prize of $500 for the best book in European urban history with a citation listing 2024 as the year of publication. 

To submit a work for consideration for this award, please follow these steps

  1. Complete this online form  
  2. Upon completion, you will receive an email with submission instructions.  
  3. Mail materials to the addresses shared with you via email. Each member of the award committee must receive a copy of the work(s) submitted. 

**Please note: filling out the initial form (step 1, above) does NOT submit materials to the award committee. To submit materials to the award committee, you must follow the steps laid out in the email you receive after submitting the initial form (step 2 and 3, above).


Arnold Hirsch Award for Best Article in Urban History published in a Scholarly Journal 

(No geographic restriction) 


The UHA will award a prize of $500 for the best article on urban history published in a scholarly journal with a citation listing 2024 as the year of publication.

To submit a work for consideration for this award, please follow these steps

  1. Complete this online form  
  2. Upon completion, you will receive an email with submission instructions.
  3. Submit materials to the email addresses provided. Each member of the award committee must receive a copy of the article. 

**Please note: filling out the initial form (step 1, above) does NOT submit materials to the award committee. To submit materials to the award committee, you must follow the steps laid out in the email you receive after submitting the initial form (step 2 and 3, above).

Michael Katz Award for Best Dissertation in Urban History 

(No geographic restriction) 

The UHA will award a prize of $500 for the best dissertation in urban history with a completion date in 2024. Submissions must be defended, submitted, and published in your university's library system, with a citation listing 2024 as the year of publication.

To submit a work for consideration for this award, please follow these steps

  1. Complete this online form    
  2. Upon completion, you will receive an email with submission instructions. 
  3. Submit materials to the email addresses provided. Each member of the award committee must receive a copy of the dissertation.

**Please note: filling out the initial form (step 1, above) does NOT submit materials to the award committee. To submit materials to the award committee, you must follow the steps laid out in the email you receive after submitting the initial form (step 2 and 3, above).




FAQs

Why do I have to fill out a form to receive the submissions information?
Award committee members provide email and physical addresses for award submissions. Requiring you to fill out a form to receive the submissions information allows us to keep our committee member information more private than if we listed it on our website. 

When will the winners be announced? 
Award winners will be announced in Fall 2025. 

Questions? 
Email Daniela Sheinin, UHA Executive Director, at dsheinin@urbanhistory.org.


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