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
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A New Statesman Book of the YearHonorable Mention for the Robert L Jervis and Paul W Schroeder Best Book Award, International History and Politics Section of the American Political Science Association
Honorable Mention for the Morris D. Forkosch Book Prize, Journal of the History of Ideas
Shortlisted for the Laura Shannon Prize, Nanovic Institute for European Studies
Finalist for the Foreword INDIES, Political and Social Sciences CategoryFinalist for the C. Wright Mills Award, Society for the Study of Social Problems
Winner of the Robert J. Bursik Junior Scholar Award, American Society of Criminology
Honorable Mention for the Herbert Jacob Book Prize, Law and Society Association
Winner of the Edwin H. Sutherland Book Award, Law and Society Division of the Society for the Study of Social Problems
Winner of the Best Book Award, Latino/a Section of the American Sociological Association
Honorable Mention for the Otis Dudley Duncan Book Award, Population Section of the American Sociological Association
Honorable Mention for the Thomas and Znaniecki Book Award, International Migration Section of the American Sociological Association
Winner of the C. Wright Mills Award, Society for the Study of Social Problems
Honorable Mention for the Charles Taylor Book Award, Interpretive Methodologies and Methods Section of the American Political Science Association
Winner of the Victor Villaseñor Best Latino Focused Nonfiction Book Award Bronze Medal, International Latino Book Awards
Winner of the Raúl Yzaguirre Best Political/Current Affairs Book Bronze Medal, International Latino Book Awards
BirdWatching Magazine Book of the Month
A Financial Times Best Book of the Year: Economics
A Times Literary Supplement Book of the YearA History Today Book of the Year
A Seminary Co-Op Notable Book of the Year
Shortlisted for the Alfred H. Barr Jr. Award, College Art Association
Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Awards, Criticism Category
Finalist for the PROSE Award in North American and US History, Association of American PublishersWinner of the Charles Tilly Best Book Award, Collective Behavior and Social Movements section of the American Sociological Association
Winner of the Mary Douglas Award, Culture Section of the American Sociological Association
A Financial Times Best Book of the Year: EconomicsA Marginal Revolution Best Non-Fiction Book
A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year
An American Birding Association Best Bird Book of the Year
Shortlisted for the Philip Abrams Memorial Prize, British Sociological Association