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It is the policy of the OAH to honor those applicants who submit their applications on or before the stated deadline date. Applications that are not received by close of business on the deadline date will not be considered. The deadlines provided refer to the dates by which each award or prize committee member should receive a copy of the submission to be considered. Bound page proofs may be used for books to be published after the deadline for each book award and before January 1 of the following year. If a bound page proof is submitted, a bound copy of the entry must be received no later than January 7 of the year in which the award or prize is given. Bound page proofs not followed with a bound copy of the book will not be considered. If a book carries a copyright date that is different from the publication date, but the actual publication date falls during the correct time frame, making it eligible, please include a letter of explanation from the publisher with each copy of the book sent to the committee members.

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Ray Allen Billington Prize

The current competition is now closed. Updated information will be available by May 2013.

Ray Allen BillingtonThe Ray Allen Billington Prize is given biennially by the Organization of American Historians to the author of the best book about American frontier history, which is defined broadly to include the pioneer periods of all geographical areas, and comparisons between American frontiers and others. Ray Allen Billington was president of the OAH (1962–1963).

Each entry must be published during the two-year period January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2012.

The prize will be presented at the 2013 OAH Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California, April 11–14.

Submission Procedures

One copy of each entry, clearly labeled “2013 Ray Allen Billington Prize Entry,” must be mailed directly to the committee members listed below. Each committee member must receive all submissions by October 1, 2012.

Bound page proofs may be used for books to be published after the submission deadline and before January 1, 2013. If a bound page proof is submitted, a bound copy of the book must be received by each member of the committee no later than January 7, 2013. (Please see “Submission Policy” at right.)

If a book carries a copyright date that is different from the publication date, but the actual publication date falls during the correct timeframe making it eligible, please include a letter of explanation from the publisher with each copy of the book sent to the committee members.

The final decision will be made by the Ray Allen Billington Prize Committee by February 1, 2013. The winner will be provided with details regarding the OAH Annual Meeting and awards presentation, where s/he will receive a $500 cash award and a plaque.

Ray Allen Billington Prize Committee

Michael J. Lansing (Committee Chair)
Augsburg College
Department of History, CB 180
2211 Riverside Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55454

Matthew Klingle
Bowdoin College
c/o Department of History
24 Hubbard Hall
9900 College Station
Brunswick, ME 04011-8499

Colleen O’Neill
Utah State University
Department of History
0710 Old Main Hill
Logan, UT 84322-0710

List of Past Winners