Pritzker Literature Award

The Pritzker Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing

Awarded for| Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing
Sponsored by| http://www.tawanifoundation.org/LTA/
Date| Annual
Country| United States
Presented by| Pritzker Military Museum & Library
Reward(s)| $100,000
First award| 2007
Website| http://www.pritzkermilitary.org/explore/pritzker-literature-award/

The Pritzker Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing (formerly Pritzker Military Library Literature Award 2007-2013) is a literary award given annually by the Pritzker Military Museum & Library.[1] First awarded in 2007, it is a lifetime achievement award for military writing, sponsored by the Tawani Foundation of Chicago.[2] The prize is valued at $100,000,[1] making it one of the richest literary prizes in the world.

## Honorees

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* 2007 (2007): James M. McPherson[3][4]
* 2008 (2008): Allan R. Millett[5][4]
* 2009 (2009): Gerhard Weinberg[6][4]
* 2010 (2010): Rick Atkinson[7][8][9]
* 2011 (2011): Carlo D'Este[10][11]
* 2012 (2012): Sir Max Hastings[2][12]
* 2013 (2013): Tim O'Brien [13][4]
* 2014 (2014): Antony Beevor[14][15]
* 2015 (2015): David Hackett Fischer[16]
* 2016 (2016): Hew Strachan[17][18]
* 2017 (2017): Peter Paret[19][20]
* 2018 (2018): Dennis Showalter[21][22]
* 2019 (2019): John H. Morrow Jr. [23][24]
* 2020 (2020): David M. Glantz [25][26]
* 2021 (2021): Margaret MacMillan[27]
* 2023 (2023): Craig L. Symonds[28]

## References

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1. ^ a b Pritzker Military Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing Archived 2011-07-04 at the Wayback Machine, official website.
2. ^ a b "Britain's Max Hastings wins $100K military writing prize". CBC News. June 19, 2012.
3. ^ "Award to be Presented at October 6, 2007 Gala in Chicago". Pritzker Military Library. July 16, 2007. Archived from the original on April 2, 2012. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
4. ^ a b c d Candace Jordan (November 29, 2013). "Military Museum salutes Pritzker winner". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
5. ^ "$100,000 Award to be Presented at October 4, 2008 Gala in Chicago". Pritzker Military Library. June 23, 2008. Archived from the original on October 22, 2013. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
6. ^ 2009 award Archived 2013-07-02 at the Wayback Machine, official website.
7. ^ 2010 award Archived 2011-10-07 at the Wayback Machine, official website.
8. ^ Aaron Leitko (June 22, 2010). "Rick Atkinson has won the 2010 Pritzker Military Library Literature Award". Washington Post. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
9. ^ Elizabeth Taylor (November 23, 2010). "Atkinson wins Pritzker Military Library Award". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
10. ^ "Award to be Presented at October 22, 2011 Gala in Chicago". Pritzker Military Library. June 21, 2011. Archived from the original on October 22, 2013. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
11. ^ Courtney Crowder (June 21, 2011). "Historian wins $100,000 Pritzker literary prize". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
12. ^ "Max Hastings Receives 2012 Pritzker Military Award". Publishers Weekly. Jun 19, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
13. ^ "Award announcement 2013". Pritzker Military Library Literature Award. 25 June 2013. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
14. ^ "Award announcement 2014". Pritzker Military Library Literature Award. November 8, 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
15. ^ "Antony Beevor wins 2014 Pritzker Military Museum Library Literary Award". Penguin Books. June 26, 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
16. ^ "David Hackett Fischer". pritzkermilitary.org.
17. ^ "Hew Strachan". pritzkermilitary.org. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
18. ^ Natasha Onwuemezi (June 21, 2016). "Strachan wins $100k Pritzker Award". The Bookseller. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
19. ^ "Peter Paret". pritzkermilitary.org. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
20. ^ "93-year-old author wins $100,000 Pritzker military writing award". Chicago Tribune. June 21, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
21. ^ "Dennis Showalter". pritzkermilitary.org. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
22. ^ Debbie Kelley (June 26, 2018). "Longtime Colorado Springs professor and military historian wins prestigious lifetime achievement award". Colorado Springs Gazette. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
23. ^ "Pritzker Military Museum & Library Announces 2019 Literature Award Recipient". Cision PR Newswire. June 9, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
24. ^ "Military Historian John H. Morrow Wins $100,000 Award". The New York Times. The Associated Press. July 9, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
25. ^ "Pritzker Military Museum & Library Announces 2020 Literature Award Recipient". globenewswire.com (Press release). July 22, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
26. ^ "Glantz Wins 2020 Pritzker Literature Award". Publishers Weekly. July 22, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
27. ^ Kiser, Chloe (22 June 2021). "Pritzker Military Museum & Library bestows its Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing to Author Margaret MacMillan". Daily Herald. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
28. ^ "Former Naval Academy professor Craig L. Symonds wins prestigious Pritzker museum lifetime achievement award". Capital Gazette. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.

## External links

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* The Pritzker Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing, official website.
* 2010 Award Ceremony, video broadcast on C-SPAN (01:30:00), Oct. 21. 2010
* Discussion by two previous Pritzker Military Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement award winners, Rick Atkinson and Sir Max Hastings, on Sunday, February 3, 2013