James Fenimore Cooper Prize for Best Historical Fiction

James Fenimore Cooper Prize
Awarded for	Best in Historical fiction
Presented by	Society of American Historians
First awarded	1993
Website	sah.columbia.edu

The James Fenimore Cooper Prize is a biennial award given for the best Historical American fiction by the Society of American Historians. It is awarded in the odd-numbered years.

The prize has been awarded since 1993. It is given to honor a work of literary fiction that "makes a significant contribution to historical understanding, portrays authentically the people and events of the historical past, and displays skills in narrative construction and prose style" and that concerns American history. The prize, which is named for nineteenth-century American historical novelist James Fenimore Cooper, carries a cash award of US$2,000.

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