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Past Winners & Jurors

Learn more about the authors honored by The Lukas Prize Project over the years.

2009

Winners:

Jane Mayer The J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize
Timothy Brook The Mark Lynton History Prize
Judy Pasternak The J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Award

Honorable Mention:

Edward Alden
Masha Gessen
The J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize
Annette Gordon-Reed
Joe Jackson
William I. Hitchcock
The Mark Lynton History Prize

Jurors:

The J. Anthony Lukas
Book Prize:
The Mark Lynton
History Prize:
The J. Anthony Lukas
Work-in-Progress Award:
David Michaelis Richard Bernstein Michelle Goldberg
Patricia O’Toole Maya Jasanoff Janet Silver
Walter Shapiro Patrick Keefe Robert Whitaker
     
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2008

Winners:

Jeffrey Toobin The J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize
Peter Silver The Mark Lynton History Prize
Michelle Goldberg The J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Award

Honorable Mention:

Alan Weisman The J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize
Ramachandra Guha The Mark Lynton History Prize
Saul Friedlander The Mark Lynton History Prize
Lyanda Lynn Haupt The J. Anthony Lukas
Work-in-Progress Award
Cecilia Balli The J. Anthony Lukas
Work-in-Progress Award

Jurors:

The J. Anthony Lukas
Book Prize:
The Mark Lynton
History Prize:
The J. Anthony Lukas
Work-in-Progress Award:
Connie Bruck Fred Anderson Kennedy Fraser
Patricia Nelson Limerick Caroline Elkins Samuel G. Freedman
Jonathan Weiner Jane Kramer Suzannah Lessard
     
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2007

Winners:

Lawrence Wright The J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize
James T. Campbell The Mark Lynton History Prize
Robert Whitaker The J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Award

Honorable Mention:

Taylor Branch The J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize
Michael Isikoff and
David Corn
The J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize
Melissa Faye Greene The J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize
Marci Shore The Mark Lynton History Prize
Peniel E. Joseph The Mark Lynton History Prize
Michael Punke The J. Anthony Lukas
Work-in-Progress Award

Jurors:

The J. Anthony Lukas
Book Prize:
The Mark Lynton
History Prize:
The J. Anthony Lukas
Work-in-Progress Award:
Patricia Bosworth Akira Iriye Francis X. Clines
Nate Blakeslee Michael Johnson Elinor Langer
Kai Bird Bonnie G. Smith Joan Quigley
     
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2006

Winners:

Nate Blakeslee The J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize
Megan Marshall The Mark Lynton History Prize
Laura Claridge The J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Award

Honorable Mention:

Kurt Eichenwald The J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize
Kai Bird and Martin Sherwin The J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize
Tony Judt The Mark Lynton History Prize
Bruce Barcott The J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Award
Dudley Clendinen The J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Award

Jurors:

The J. Anthony Lukas
Book Prize:
The Mark Lynton
History Prize:
The J. Anthony Lukas
Work-in-Progress Award:
Joe Conason Robert Harms Susan Braudy
John Darnton Louis Masur Kevin Coyne
Elizabeth Kolbert Natalie Zemon Davis Richard Pollak
     
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2005

Winners:

Evan Wright The J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize
Richard Steven Street The Mark Lynton History Prize
Joan Quigley The J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Award

Honorable Mention:

 
Jason DeParle The J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize
Melvin Patrick Ely The Mark Lynton History Prize
Amy Bach The J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Award
Steven Greenhouse The J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Award

Jurors:

The J. Anthony Lukas
Book Prize:
The Mark Lynton
History Prize:
The J. Anthony Lukas
Work-in-Progress Award:
Tom Edsall Professor John Demos Mark Danner
David Maraniss Paul Robinson Thomas Geoghegan
Elizabeth Rubin Professor Carla Hesse Samantha Power
     
More on the Winners 2005 Press Release Ceremony & Panel  

 

2004

Winners:

David Maraniss The J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize
Rebecca Solnit The Mark Lynton History Prize
John Bowe The J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Award

Honorable Mention:

 
Steve Oney The J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize
Franklin Toker The J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize
Anne Applebaum The Mark Lynton History Prize
Steven Hahn The Mark Lynton History Prize
Eyal Press The J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Award
Beryl Satter The J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Award

Jurors:

The J. Anthony Lukas
Book Prize:
The Mark Lynton
History Prize:
The J. Anthony Lukas
Work-in-Progress Award:
Sylvia Nasar Christine Stansell James Tobin
Christopher Lehmann-Haupt Adam Hochschild Madeleine Blais
James Fallows Edward Berenson Alec Wilkinson
     
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2003

Winners:

Samantha Power The J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize
Robert Harms The Mark Lynton History Prize
Suzannah Lessard The J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Award

Honorable Mention:

Bruce D. Butterfield The Mark Lynton History Prize
Orlando Figes The J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Award
Steven Stoll The J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Award

Jurors:

The J. Anthony Lukas
Book Prize:
The Mark Lynton
History Prize:
The J. Anthony Lukas
Work-in-Progress Award:
Diane McWhorter Roy Rosenzweig Katherine Boo
David Nasaw David A. Bell Nicholas Dawidoff
Richard Reeves Michael Kazin David M. Kennedy
     
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2002

Winners:

Diane McWhorter The J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize
Mark Roseman The Mark Lynton History Prize
Jacques Leslie The J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Award

Honorable Mention:

David Kertzer The Mark Lynton History Prize
James Secord The Mark Lynton History Prize
Harry Bruinius The J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Award
Richard Steven Street The J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Award

Jurors:

The J. Anthony Lukas
Book Prize:
The Mark Lynton
History Prize:
The J. Anthony Lukas
Work-in-Progress Award:
Susan Faludi Nancy Cott Ted Conover
William Finnegan Thomas Laqueur Jonathan Harr
George Packer David Rothman Sara Mosle
     
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2001

Winners:

David Nasaw The J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize
Fred Anderson The Mark Lynton History Prize
Max Holland The J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Award

Honorable Mention:

Kurt Eichenwald The J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize
Ted Gup The J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize
William Duiker The Mark Lynton History Prize
Elinor Langer The J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Award

Jurors:

The J. Anthony Lukas
Book Prize:
The Mark Lynton
History Prize:
The J. Anthony Lukas
Work-in-Progress Award:
Alex Kotlowitz Eric Foner Nancy Hicks Maynard
Jane Mayer David Kertzer Thomas Powers
Isabel Wilkerson Karen Ordahl Kupperman Rebecca Sinkler
     
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2000

Winners:

Witold Rybczynski The J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize
John W. Dower The Mark Lynton History Prize
James Tobin The J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Award

Honorable Mention:

Larry Tye's The J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Award
Laura Bridgman The J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Award

Jurors:

The J. Anthony Lukas
Book Prize:
The Mark Lynton
History Prize:
The J. Anthony Lukas
Work-in-Progress Award:
Henry Mayer Pauline Maier Justin Kaplan
Frances FitzGerald Theodore Rabb Susan Sheehan
A. Scott Berg Geoffrey Ward David Laventhol
     
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1999

Winners:

Henry Mayer The J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize
Adam Hochschild The Mark Lynton History Prize
Kevin Coyne The J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Award

Jurors:

The J. Anthony Lukas
Book Prize:
The Mark Lynton
History Prize:
The J. Anthony Lukas
Work-in-Progress Award:
David Burnham David Levering Lewis Samuel G. Freedman
Melissa Fay Greene Patricia Nelson Limerick Cynthia Gorney
Jonathan Yardley Richard Snow Tracy Kidder
     
More on the Winners 1999 Press Release