NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Historical Commission and the Tennessee Historical Society recently announced the new Tennessee History Book Award, which carries a prize of $2,000.To nominate a book, visit the THS website by clicking here. Authors may nominate themselves. The deadline for nominations is January 17, 2023.

Last year’s winner was Mastodons to Mississippians: Adventures in Nashville’s Deep Past by Aaron Deter-Wolf and Tanya M. Peres and published by Vanderbilt University Press.

The winner will be announced June 1, 2023 at the annual Tennessee Historical Society membership meeting. The content and theme of nominees should be centered on Tennessee history and the publication imprint must be during the calendar year 2022.

The following categories are not eligible for this award: children’s books, fiction, poetry, genealogy, or individual volumes in an uncompleted set or series. The Tennessee History Book Award encourages new research and writing on Tennessee topics, from any era of Tennessee’s history. A list of past recipients can be found by clicking here.

For more information about the Tennessee Historical Commission, please visit their website at: http://www.tnhistoricalcommission.org. •

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