Past Winners & Jurors
Learn more about the authors honored by The Lukas Prize Project over the years.
2009 |
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| 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: |
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Edward Alden Masha Gessen |
The J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize |
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Annette Gordon-Reed Joe Jackson William I. Hitchcock |
The Mark Lynton History Prize |
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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 |
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| 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: |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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| 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: |
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| Taylor Branch | The J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize |
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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 |
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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 |
| More on the Winners | Listen to Garrison Keillor | |
2006 |
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Winners: |
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| 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: |
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| 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 |
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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 |
| More on the Winners | 2006 Press Release | |
2005 |
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Winners: |
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| 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: |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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Winners: |
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| 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: |
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| 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 |
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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 |
| More on the Winners | 2004 Press Release | |
2003 |
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Winners: |
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| 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: |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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Winners: |
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| 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: |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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| 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: |
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| 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 |
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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 |
| More on the Winners | 2001 Press Release | |
2000 |
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Winners: |
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| 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: |
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| Larry Tye's | The J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Award |
| Laura Bridgman | The J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Award |
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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 |
| More on the Winners | 2000 Press Release | |
1999 |
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Winners: |
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| 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 |
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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 | |