Gary Mormino, author of the iconic Land of Sunshine, State of Dreams, has won the Florida Lifetime Achievement Award for Writing from the Florida Humanities Council for his "distinguished body of work that has had a major influence on Floridians." Mormino joined the faculty of the University of South Florida in 1977. He is the co-founder of the Florida … Continue reading Author Gary Mormino Wins Florida Lifetime Achievement Award
Awards Announcement: Our Authors’ Recent Wins
The University Press of Florida proudly presents our most recent award-winning titles and authors! . Russell K. Skowronek has received the 2015 California Mission Studies Association Norman Neuerburg Award, given in recognition of outstanding contributions towards the study and preservation of California's missions, presidios, pueblos, and ranchos. Skowronek's recent work, Ceramic Production in Early Hispanic California, … Continue reading Awards Announcement: Our Authors’ Recent Wins
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. The more than 200 submissions for the 2014 awards were selected by juries of three members. We are pleased to announce our six award-winning titles. . … Continue reading 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! For The Maroons of Prospect Bluff and Their Quest for Freedom in the Atlantic World, Nathaniel Millett has received two new awards: the Alpha Sigma Nu Book Award in the field of history and the Gulf South Historical Association Michael V.R. … Continue reading Awards Announcement: Our Authors’ Recent Wins
UPF Books and Authors Win Seven Awards
We’re proud to announce recent award-winning books and authors from the University Press of Florida. Henry Knight’s Tropic of Hopes: California, Florida, and the Selling of American Paradise, 1869-1929, winner of a gold medal in the Florida Book Awards, is now also co-winner of the British Association for American Studies Arthur Miller Centre First Book Prize. … Continue reading UPF Books and Authors Win Seven Awards
Three UPF Books Win Florida Historical Society Awards
Congratulations to UPF authors Daniel L. Schafer, Nathaniel Millett, and Robert Cassanello! Their new books will receive a total of four awards during the annual meeting of the Florida Historical Society in May. The Charlton Tebeau Award for a general-interest book on a Florida history topic and the Stetson Kennedy Award for a book which casts light … Continue reading Three UPF Books Win Florida Historical Society Awards
Congratulations to the winners of the 2013 Florida Book Awards!
The Florida Book Awards are given every year to the best work written by Florida authors and about Florida culture. Chosen by three-member juries in nine categories, the awards are coordinated by the Florida State University Libraries. We are excited that five books published by the University Press of Florida are among the winners this year, alongside … Continue reading Congratulations to the winners of the 2013 Florida Book Awards!
Recent Award Winners!
CONGRATULATIONS TO THESE RECENT AWARD WINNERS! Orlando Weekly picked Field to Feast: Recipes Celebrating Florida Farmers, Chefs, and Artisans as winner of the Best of Orlando 2013 awards in the "Best Locavore Love" category. "The coolest part about cooking up any of the Field to Feast recipes," says Orlando Weekly, "is that you can find … Continue reading Recent Award Winners!
Award Winners!
Congratulations to Michele Wehrwein Albion, author of The Quotable Henry Ford and winner of the 2013 Henry Ford Heritage Association Book Award! The award is given to those who exemplify the HFHA mission statement: "To foster interest in the life and accomplishments of Henry Ford, and to preserve and interpret the landmarks associated with his … Continue reading Award Winners!
Award-Winning Books
Congratulations to recent University Press of Florida award winners! You can learn more about each of these books by clicking on the title.Florida Historical SocietyThe Florida Historical Society book awards were presented in late May at the 2013 FHS annual meeting. Among the winners were two UPF authors: Robert Kerstein's Key West on the Edge: Inventing … Continue reading Award-Winning Books
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