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The Grateful American Book Prize Accepting Submissions for 2022

Authors and publishers may submit entries via the online submission form

History Matters
May 16 to May 31, 2022

Linda Brown, an African American child from an interracial area of Topeka, KS, fired up one of the most crucial...

Patriotic Pick for May 2022

“The War for America, 1775-1783”
by Piers Mackesy

Suggested by Andrew O’Shaughnessy, Saunders Director of the Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies at Monticello

History Matters
May 1 to May 15, 2022

Showing our children that their past is prelude to their future

Patriotic Pick for April 2022

“This Hallowed Ground”
by Bruce Catton

Suggested by Ryan Cole, author of Light-Horse Harry Lee: The Rise and Fall of a Revolutionary Hero

Judges Gear Up for the 2022 Grateful American Book Prize

The award is given annually to authors who have created outstanding works of historical fiction, biography, and/or non-fiction, for seventh...

WETA and the Grateful American Book Prize and Foundation announce a new partnership

The partnership helps young learners enhance their reading skills, and embrace a love of history.

Grateful American Foundation Partners with WETA’s AdLit

The partnership will support Grateful American Book Prize winning author interviews, the development of instructional resources, and the relaunch of...

Interview with 2021 Grateful American Book Prize Winner

Ground Zero author Alan Gratz says, “the most emotionally difficult book I've ever written.”

Alan Gratz, author of the best seller, Ground Zero, wins the 2021 Grateful American Book Prize

Chris Stevenson’s "The Cannon of Courage" and Michaela MacColl’s "View from Pagoda Hill" receive Honorable Mention

Call to Action to State Humanities and Jurisdictional Councils

The Grateful American Book Prize is accepting submissions for 2021. The award is given annually to authors who have created...

Judges accepting entries for 2021 Grateful American Book Prize

The Grateful American Book Prize is accepting submissions for 2021. The award is given annually to authors who have created...