Book Receives Award From the College Art Associations
The Gernsheim Collection by Roy Flukinger was awarded the Alfred H. Barr Jr. Award for Smaller Museums, Libraries, Collections, and Exhibitions by the College Art Association. Congratulations to the author.
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Book Receives the Conference on Latin American History's Bolton-Johnson Prize
Feeding the City by Richard Graham was awarded the Bolton-Johnson Prize for Best book in English on Latin American history published in the previous year by the Conference on Latin American History. Congratulations to the author.
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In Memoriam: Andrew H. Price
We were saddened to learn of the death of Andrew H. Price, author of Venomous Snakes of Texas. We extend our sincerest sympathies to his friends and family.
Book Receives Writers' League of Texas Book Award
Before Brown by Gary M. Lavergne was awarded the award for best work of non-fiction by the Writers' League of Texas. The Writers' League of Texas Book Awards recognize outstanding published books each year in five categories, Nonfiction, Fiction, Poetry & Literary Prose, Children's books (long works) and Children's books (short works). Congratulations to the author.
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Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at 7:00 PM
Author Gary Lavergne Speaks at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum
The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum hosts a panel discussion exploring the critical issues of integration and race relations as seen in law, education, and sports in Texas. The discussion, which includes panelists Gary Laverne, author of Before Brown: Heman Marion Sweatt, Thurgood Marshall, and the Long Road to Justice, and Robert Brown, current Board Chair for the Prairie View Interscholastic League Coaches Association, will address two historical moments within the struggle for racial equality in Texas and their continuing importance in the state today.
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Book Wins James Beard Foundation Award
Oaxaca al Gusto by Diana Kennedy has received the 2011 James Beard Foundation Award for Cookbook of the Year. Congratulations to the author!
Book Receives Texas Institute of Letters Award
Before Brown by Gary M. Lavergne was awarded the Carr P. Collins Award for best work of non-fiction by the Texas Institute of Letters. Congratulations to the author.
Books Win TSHA Awards
March 2011: Two UT Press books received awards from the Texas State Historical Assocation at their annual meeting. Before Brown, by Gary Lavergne, received the 2010 Coral Horton Tullis Memorial Prize for Best Book on Texas History. Texas Through Women's Eyes, by Judith McArthur and Hal Smith, received the 2010 Liz Carpenter Award For Research in the History of Women. Congratulations to the authors!
Book Receives Popular Culture Award
February 2011: Alison Macor's book Chainsaws, Slackers, and Spy Kids received the Peter C. Rollins Book Award from the Southwest Texas Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association. Congratulations to the author!
Author Receives Texas Cultural Trust Council Award
February 2011: UT Press author James Drake has been named a winner of The Texas Medal of Arts Awards for Visual Arts. The awards are given by the Texas Cultural Trust Council. Congratulations to Mr. Drake on this honor!
Two Books Receive Fehrenbach Award
 
Feburary 2011: Two UTP books received the T. R. Fehrenbach Book Award from the Texas Historical Commission: Quixote's Soldiers, by David Montejano, and Freedom is Not Enough, by William Clayson.
Book Receives Honorable Mention in NACCS Book Award Competition
Feburary 2011: Your Brain on Latino Comics, by Frederick Aldama, received an honorable mention in the National Association for Chicana/Chicano Studies book award competition.
Book Receives ALAA Award
Feburary 2011: In the Palace of Nezahualcoyotl, by Eduardo de J. Douglas, was a co-winner of the Association for Latin American Art Book Award.
Book Receives PROSE Award
Making the Scene, by Oscar G. Brockett, Margaret A. Mitchell, and Linda Hardberger, has received the American Publishers PROSE Award in Music & the Performing Arts.
Book Receives Award from NACCS
David Montejano's book Quixote's Soldiers has received the 2011 Tejas Foco Book Award from the National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies. Congratulations to Professor Montejano!
Author Receives Award from College Art Association
Luis Camnitzer has received the Frank Jewett Mather Award from the College Art Association for his work in art criticism, including his recent book On Art, Artists, Latin America, and Other Utopias. Congratulations to Professor Camnitzer!
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