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The David J. Langum Sr. Prizes are American literary awards for historical fiction, biography and legal history. They have been awarded annually since 2001 by the Langum Charitable Trust.

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The Langum Prize for American Historical Fiction (or David J. Langum, Sr. Prize in American Historical Fiction) is awarded for historical fiction and given since 2003. [1] The prize is for $1,000 and is awarded annually at Wheeler Theater, Port Townsend, Washington, in conjunction with Centrum Foundation’s annual Writers Conference. [1] The trust asks publishers to submit titles over the course of the year. [1] Titles submitted are pre-selected by the trust based on what the trust believes would be appropriate for the prize. [1]

The David J. Langum, Sr. Prize in American Legal History or Biography (or Langum Prize for Legal History or Biography) is awarded for legal history or biography and given since 2001. [2] The prize is for $1,000 and is awarded annually at the Birmingham Public Library, Birmingham, Alabama. [2] The ceremony is sponsored by the Friends of the Birmingham Public Library and the Birmingham Public Library. [2]

Honorees

Past winners and honorees of the David J. Langum Sr. Prizes.

















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