DEADLINE: SUBMISSIONS MUST BE POSTMARKED BY MARCH 31, 2024

The Jon Gjerde Prize is given annually by the Midwestern History Association to the author(s) of the best book in Midwestern history published during the previous calendar year (2023). The prize is named for the late historian of immigration and ethnicity, who made significant contributions to the historical understanding of American history, especially the history of the people of the Midwest. Born in Waterloo, Iowa, Gjerde earned his BA from the University of Northern Iowa and his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota. He held the Morrison Professorship in American History and American Citizenship and then served as a dean at the University of California-Berkeley. His most important publications include The Minds of the West (1999), From Peasants to Farmers (1989), and Catholicism and the Shaping of Nineteenth-Century America, with S. Deborah Kang (2012).

Preference will be given to books that go beyond state history to contribute to a larger knowledge of the region. Publishers are invited to submit books for consideration, and members of the MHA are invited to submit nominations.

Submission Procedures

Complete this submission form, and mail one book to each of the three committee members. Submissions must include the name and contact information of the book’s author(s), as well as publication information (title, publisher, ISBN if known, and publication date), and be postmarked no later than March 31, 2024.