Michael Shaara Award for Excellence in Civil War Fiction

The Michael Shaara Award for Excellence in Civil War Fiction is an annual literary award awarded to the writer of a work of fiction related to the American Civil War. The award was started by Jeffrey Shaara and named for his father, the writer of historical fiction Michael Shaara.[1]

The $5000 was first awarded in 1997, at the United States Civil War Center. In 2004, it moved to the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College.[2]

Award winners

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "The Michael Shaara Award for Excellence in Civil War Fiction". Louisiana State University. http://www.cwc.lsu.edu/shaara.html. Retrieved 9 August 2011. 
  2. ^ "About the Michael Shaara Prize". Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College. http://www.gettysburg.edu/civilwar/prizes_andscholarships/michael_shaaraprize/about_themichaelshaaraprize.dot. Retrieved 9 August 2011. 
  3. ^ a b "Previous Winners". Louisiana State University. http://www.gettysburg.edu/civilwar/prizes_andscholarships/michael_shaaraprize/previous_winners.dot. Retrieved 9 August 2011. 
  4. ^ a b c d e "Michael Shaara Prize". Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College. http://www.gettysburg.edu/civilwar/prizes_andscholarships/michael_shaaraprize/. Retrieved 9 August 2011.