Awards & Recognition
Princeton University Press books have won numerous awards, including six Pulitzer Prizes, five Bancroft Prizes, three National Book Awards, and hundreds of major awards from academic organizations. Dozens of Press authors have been awarded the most prestigious academic prizes in the world, including the Nobel Prize in economics, physics, chemistry, medicine, and literature, the Fields Medal, and the Holberg Prize. To inquire about our awards program, including for nomination calls and author requests, please contact Steve_Stillman@press.princeton.edu.
Nobel Prize–Winning Authors
Browse Awards & Recognition
James Peebles, Co-Winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics
Finalist for the PROSE Award in Cosmology and Astronomy, Association of American Publishers
Finalist for the PROSE Award in Cosmology and Astronomy, Association of American Publishers
One of Amazon's Best Books of 2020 in Business and Leadership
Honorable Mention for the Distinguished Scholarly Publication Award, Consumers and Consumption Section of the American Sociological Association
Honorable Mention for the Distinguished Scholarly Publication Award, Consumers and Consumption Section of the American Sociological Association
Zena Hitz, Winner of the Hiett Prize in the Humanities, The Dallas Institute
Seminary Coop's Notable Books for 2020
A London Lyceum Top Book of the Year
Seminary Coop's Notable Books for 2020
A London Lyceum Top Book of the Year
Finalist for the National Jewish Book Award in American Jewish Studies
Finalist for the Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature, Jewish Book Council
Finalist for the Jordan Schnitzer Award in Social Science, Anthropology, and Folklore, Association for Jewish Studies
Finalist for the Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature, Jewish Book Council
Finalist for the Jordan Schnitzer Award in Social Science, Anthropology, and Folklore, Association for Jewish Studies
Honorable Mention for the Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for French and Francophone Studies, Modern Language Association
Honorable Mention for the Stein Rokkan Prize, European Consortium for Political Research and the International Science Council
Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in History
Winner of the Henry Adams Book Prize, Society for History in the Federal Government
Winner of the PROSE Award in North American History, Association of American Publishers
Honorable Mention for the Theodore Saloutos Book Award, Immigration and Ethnic History Society
Finalist for the Shapiro Book Prize, The Shapiro Center for American History and Culture at The Huntington
Winner of the Henry Adams Book Prize, Society for History in the Federal Government
Winner of the PROSE Award in North American History, Association of American Publishers
Honorable Mention for the Theodore Saloutos Book Award, Immigration and Ethnic History Society
Finalist for the Shapiro Book Prize, The Shapiro Center for American History and Culture at The Huntington