The Peter Seaborg Award is an annual prize which recognizes an outstanding nonfiction book that advances knowledge about the Civil War era of American history. Preference is given to first-time authors. Collections of essays, edited memoirs, journals, or collections of letters are not eligible. Entries are judged on originality of approach or subject, effectiveness of presentation, historical accuracy, and degree of contribution to the field of knowledge. The author of the chosen book receives a $5000 prize.
Efforts are now underway to secure nominations for the 2012 award, which will include books copyrighted during the year 2011. Nominations should be made by the publisher, preferably, but authors, critics, scholars or other interested parties may also nominate books. Six copies of the nominated work should be sent to the George Tyler Moore Center for the Study of the Civil War at the address below; these copies become property of the Center. The deadline for submission is March 31, 2012.
Six copies of the nominated work should be sent to the George Tyler Moore Center for the Study of the Civil War at the address below: these copies become property of the Center.
For further information, contact Denise Messinger:
phone: (304) 876-5429
e-mail: dmessing@shepherd.edu
or mail inquires to:
Peter Seaborg Award
GTM Center for the Study of the Civil War
Shepherd University, 301 North King St
Shepherdstown, WV 25443-5000
The late Mr. Peter Seaborg was a rare book dealer in the Washington, DC area and an ardent aficionado of the American Civil War. In 1998, his family initiated "The Peter Seaborg Award" to serve as a lasting memorial to his accomplishments and to encourage publication of Civil War history with unique perspective and superior quality. Administrative responsibilities entailed in presenting the award are performed by the George Tyler Moore Center, part of the History Department at Shepherd University, located in Shepherdstown, a crossroads of Civil War heritage in the Eastern Panhandle region of West Virginia.
Peter G. Seaborg, Civil War reenactor and historian, 1996
Photo courtesy of photographer Jan Faul
