Marraro Book Prize Application Deadline is May 15

The Howard R. Marraro Prize is given annually to the author of a book that is judged by a committee of experts to be the most distinguished work dealing with Italian history or Italo-American history or relations that has been published in a preceding twelve-month period. It is named in memory of Howard A. Marraro (1879-1972), who was a professor in Columbia University and the author of more than a dozen books on Italian literature, history, and culture. In his last will Professor Marraro bequeathed to the Association a sum to be invested as a fund, the income from which would be awarded each year as a prize. The present amount of the prize is $1500. Any author who is a citizen or permanent resident of the United States or Canada is eligible.

Marraro made bequests to the American Historical Association, the American Catholic Historical Association, and the Society for Italian Historical Studies to allow each association to award a prize. The American Historical Association administers the competition for all three awards. See the list of past recipients. The general rules for submission are:

1. Each award will be given for the book or article deemed best by the committee, which treats Italian history in any epoch, Italian cultural history, or Italian-American relations. Entries must first have been published in English by a historian whose usual residence is North America.

2. Books or articles with an imprint of 2013 are eligible for the 2014 award.

3. Nominators must complete the online Data Collection Form for each book submitted.

4. One copy of each entry must be sent to each of the following committee members and clearly labeled “Marraro Prize Entry.” Electronic copies may be sent to committee members who have indicated they will accept them.

Please Note: Entries must be postmarked or transmitted by May 15, 2014, to be eligible for the 2014 competition. Entries will not be returned. Recipients will be announced at the January 2–5, 2015, AHA annual meeting in New York City.

For questions, please contact the Prize Administrator at [email protected], or call 202-544-2422.

Alison K. Frazier
Univ. of Texas, Austin
Dept. of History
128 Inner Campus Dr. B7000
Austin, TX 78712-1739

Borden W. Painter Jr.
110 Ledgewood Rd.
Hartford, CT 06107-3734

Dr. Valerie Ramseyer
Wellesley College
Department of History
106 Central Street
Wellesley, MA 02445
[email protected]