The University Press of Florida proudly presents our most recent award-winning titles and authors! The 2018 Gourmand International World Cookbook Awards has recognized two UPF books. Norman Van Aken's Florida Kitchen by Norman Van Aken has been chosen to represent the USA in the Local category. Opening the Gates to Canal Cuisine: Preserving the American … Continue reading Awards Announcement: Our Authors’ Recent Wins
Awards Announcement: Our Authors’ Recent Wins
THE UNIVERSITY PRESS OF FLORIDA PROUDLY PRESENTS OUR MOST RECENT AWARD-WINNING TITLES AND AUTHORS! The Powhatan Landscape: An Archaeological History of the Algonquian Chesapeake by Martin D. Gallivan has been awarded the Southern Anthropological Society James Mooney Award. Black Well-Being: Health and Selfhood in Antebellum Black Literature by Andrea Stone won the Canadian Association for American … Continue reading Awards Announcement: Our Authors’ Recent Wins
MacArthur “Genius” Grant Awarded to UPF Author
The University Press of Florida is proud to have Jason De León, contributor to Migration and Disruptions, among the 2017 MacArthur “Genius” Grant winners. De León is an anthropologist at the University of Michigan studying undocumented migrants coming to the United States from Latin America. “We see this grant as a way to facilitate the work … Continue reading MacArthur “Genius” Grant Awarded to UPF Author
Awards Announcement: Our Authors’ Recent Wins
The University Press of Florida proudly presents our most recent award-winning titles and authors! Walking St. Augustine: An Illustrated Guide and Pocket History to America's Oldest City by Elsbeth "Buff" Gordon and Hotel Ponce de Leon: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of Flagler's Gilded Age Palace by Leslee F. Keys have been awarded the Historic St. Augustine Research … Continue reading Awards Announcement: Our Authors’ Recent Wins
2016 Florida Book Award Winners
Coordinated by the Florida State University Libraries, the Florida Book Awards is the nation’s most comprehensive state book awards program. It was established in 2006 to celebrate the best Florida literature. We are pleased to announce our three award-winning titles in this year’s competition. FLORIDA NONFICTION, SILVER MEDALIST White Sand Black Beach: Civil Rights, Public Space, and Miami’s Virginia … Continue reading 2016 Florida Book Award Winners
Awards Announcement: Our Authors’ Recent Wins
The University Press of Florida proudly presents our most recent award-winning titles and authors! Attracting Birds to South Florida Gardens by James A. Kushlan and Kirsten Hines won the 2015 Florida Authors & Publishers Association President’s Book Award for the 'Home & Garden' category. This book provides practical, ecologically sound advice for creating landscapes that will appeal to … Continue reading Awards Announcement: Our Authors’ Recent Wins
2015 Florida Book Award Winners
Coordinated by the Florida State University Libraries, the Florida Book Awards is the nation’s most comprehensive state book awards program. It was established in 2006 to celebrate the best Florida literature. We are pleased to announce our three award-winning titles in this year’s competition. FLORIDA NONFICTION, SILVER MEDALIST George Merrick, Son of the South Wind by … Continue reading 2015 Florida Book Award Winners
Awards Announcement: Our Authors’ Recent Wins
The University Press of Florida proudly presents our most recent award-winning titles and authors! . Island Bodies: Transgressive Sexualities in the Caribbean Imagination by Rosamond King has won the 2015 Caribbean Studies Association Gordon K. and Sybil Lewis Prize for the best book about the Caribbean. . . . . Simone James Alexander has won the 2015 … Continue reading Awards Announcement: Our Authors’ Recent Wins
Bill Belleville Named Seminole County Artist of the Year
Bill Belleville, author of various books including the recent The Peace of Blue, has been named Seminole County Artist of the Year! The title is awarded by the Seminole County Board of County Commissioners, in association with the Seminole Cultural Arts Council, each year. It honors the local artist who has used their talent to enrich Seminole … Continue reading Bill Belleville Named Seminole County Artist of the Year
Recent Award Winners
The University Press of Florida proudly presents our most recent award-winning titles and authors! . Two of our books received awards from the Florida Historical Society. Thomas Graham has received the 2015 Charlton Tebeau Award from the FHS for Mr. Flagler's St. Augustine. The award is given to honor a general-interest book on a Florida history topic. Graham's … Continue reading Recent Award Winners
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