The John Gilmary
Shea Prize
The Shea Prize at a Glance
The Shea Prize honors a book that has made the most “original and distinguished contribution” to the history of the Catholic Church.
Any book with a 2019 imprint date.
Annually
$1,500
Fall 2020
Complete the online form and have three hard-copy versions of your work available for postal mailing.
Submission deadline: June 15, 2020
About the Shea Prize
The John Gilmary Shea Prize is given annually to the author of a book, published during a preceding twelve-month period, which is judged by a committee of experts to have made the most original and distinguished contribution to knowledge of the history of the Catholic Church.
Any author who is a citizen or permanent resident of the United States or Canada is eligible. The award consists of $1,500.
Prize Committee
Stephen Schloesser, S.J.
Department of History
Loyola University Chicago
1032 W. Sheridan Road
Crown Center 515
Chicago, IL 60660
Una Cadegan
Department of History
University of Dayton
Humanities 400
300 College Park
Dayton, Ohio 45469 – 1540
A. Katie Stirling-Harris
SSH 3233
Davis, CA 95616
Submission Rules
The general rules for submission are:
- The book must have been published in 2019.
- The author must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States or Canada.
- The submitter must send a hard copy of the book to the each of the three award judges. Their contact and mailing information is provided on the submission form.
Submission deadline: June 15, 2020