The Lukas Prize Project

Established in 1998, the Lukas Prize Project honors the best in American nonfiction writing. Co-administered by the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and the Nieman Foundation at Harvard University, and sponsored by the family of the late Mark Lynton, a historian and senior executive at the firm Hunter Douglas in the Netherlands, three awards are given annually.

How to Enter

The J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Award ($ 30,000)- Deadline extended until December 14. All materials must be received by this date.
The J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Award is given annually to aid in the completion of a significant work of nonfiction. The committee envisions the award as a way of closing the gap between the time and money an author has and the time and money that finishing a book requires.

Lukas Biography | How to Enter | Entry Form

The J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize ($10,000)- 2008 prize cycle closed
The J. Anthony Lukas Prize recognizes superb examples of nonfiction writing that exemplify the literary grace, the commitment to serious research, and the social concern that characterized the distinguished work of the award's namesake, J. Anthony Lukas.

Lukas Biography | How to Enter |

The Mark Lynton History Prize ($10,000)- 2008 prize cycle closed
The Mark Lynton History Prize is awarded to the book-length work of history, on any subject, that best combines intellectual or scholarly distinction with felicity of expression.

Lynton Biography | How to Enter |

The Lukas Prize Project Committee

Co-Chairs
Arthur Gelb
Linda Healey
Jonathan Alter
Alan Brinkley
Ellen Chesler
Robert H. Giles
Phyllis Grann
Vartan Gregorian
Bill Kovach
Nicholas Lemann
Marion Lynton
Lili Lynton
Kati Marton
Rosalind Rosenberg

2007 Award Winners

Campbell, Whitaker, Wright Receive Lukas Prize Projects Award

Campbell, Whitaker, Wright (left to right)

The 2007 Lukas Prize Project winners have been selected. For full information about the honorees, read the press release

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